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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"Cultural activities"”.
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Time allocation to leisure activities in Spain: empirical evidence on individual involvement in sport and cultural activities
… algunos autores reconocen que las actividades culturales y deportivas presentan características comunes: así, el deporte y la cultura contribuyen al bienestar individual, pueden también favorecer el desarrollo personal, así como dar lugar a externalidades positivas en la sociedad. Por ello, los …
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Exploring the Experiences and Perspectives of Parents from Marginalised and Minority Backgrounds in Leicester City on Traditional British Arts and Cultural Activities, and Their Role in Shaping Children's Artistic and Cultural Participation
… has shown that early exposure to arts and cultural activities is critical for developing a range of key skills in children, including creativity, critical thinking, and communication. Different art forms—music, drama, dance, and visual arts— contribute uniquely to various aspects of …
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Combating traditional practices harmful to girls : a consideration of legal and community-based approaches
… continent. Different communities have different cultural practices they participate in. Children who form part of these communities are also expected to take part. Some of these practices are harmful to children. This is a human rights issue, given the clash between children’s rights and the …
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Race relations in schools: The effects of competition and hierarchy on education, sports participation, and standardized test scores
… of race relations: competition theory and the cultural division of labor perspective. Using the National Longitudinal and Educational Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) and multilevel model statistical procedures, support for both theories is found. I conclude that race relations in schools impact …
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Elevating Small Town Streetscape
… as a focal point for social interactions, cultural activities, and community engagement and fostering a sense of place.
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Fabulosas aventuras e desventuras: relato da reestruturação a Biblioteca do Centro Cultural Piollin (2011-2014)
… experience of “Biblioteca do Centro Cultural Piollin” between the years 2011 and 2014. Using the evidential method for research purposes, the history behind “Centro Cultural Piollin” and its main educational and cultural activities are introduced. It comprises the concept of Libraries …
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The Quiet Architecture
… for people reading, meeting others, and various cultural activities.
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地方上的天潢贵胄 : 明代山西宗室的生存策略与演变 = IMPERIAL LINEAGES IN LOCAL SOCIETY: STRATEGIES AND CHANGES OF THE MING PRINCIPALITIES IN SHANXI
… had a deep impact on Shanxi society and their activities revealed regional features and complexity. These three imperial lineages, as an important local group, were influenced by the different regional economy and culture and adopted different strategies in three areas: the marriage-network …
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困厄中的自我修辞： 新中国时期的丰子恺研究 = EXPRESSIONS IN DILEMMA:STUDIES ON FENG ZIKAI IN THE P.R.C. (1949-1975)
… socialist Chinese literary system, the roles and cultural practices of Chinese intellectuals were greatly affected by the immensely changed cultural policies and political environment. This dissertation launches an in-depth study on the competing expressions, textual strategies, and rhetorical …
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A History of the Mid-America Singers of Springfield, Missouri
… and its early settlement, a brief history of cultural activities in the city and in Southwest Missouri, a brief history of community choral groups in America and particularly in the Midwest, and the sequence of events that occurred since the inception of the Mid-America Singers in 1967 to …
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Communal Appropriation: Considerations of Heritage and Cultural Preservation
<p>While cultural appropriation is widely taken as a negative phenomenon that should be avoided, aspects of cultural appropriation are desirable for cultural preservation and heritage. These aspects can expand upon a museum's function by fostering an authentic connection to the community that would …
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Re-presenting the Waterfront: revealing the intersection of human and natural processes
… Virginia. Here the intermingled aspects from cultural activities over time and local, physical movement of land by water are assessed to be revealed and enhanced for the visitor's benefit, use, and connection with place. For it is the author's belief that the landscape and space can be …
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Spiritual detour : the North Cascades Nature Retreat and Meditation Center
… sustainable, higher densities, easier access to cultural activities etc.), it also often results in a separation of people from the natural environment. Urban dwellers are at risk of losing a connection with nature that is not only beneficial but essential to their existence as human beings.
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Impact of reserving forest on local communities: a case of Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest Reserves
… access to resources and changes in land tenure. Cultural activities have being affected by 77.5 percent and access to social services by 95 percent. Livelihoods of local people have deteriorating by 90 percent. Benefits can include direct revenue from environmental protection, and the maintenance …
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Shaping Streetscapes within the Complexities of Urban Informalities in the Cape Flats
… and enhance informal social and economic activities in Khayelitsha. Finally, the streetscape design strategies are tested in a design intervention that aims to accommodate informal social and economic activities and make use of place-making interventions to support livelihoods and …
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Exploring flexibility in stadium design
… sport venues attract a variety of social and cultural activities; consequently, such venues, particularly the stadiums, have regained their importance as city icons. In the past, Olympic Games have fostered the creation of "white elephants"- large numbers of elaborate stadiums and …
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Bridging across Nicosia's divide : from a "no man's land" to a shared public realm
… theories of the relationship between activities and the physical space and how the physical characteristics of space can shape image and identity, and consequently affect people's behavior. Drawing on these theories, a series of interventions within the Buffer Zone that will slowly …
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Vegetation survey of Namibia: conceptualisation and implementation of a nation-wide vegetation survey serving practical land management needs
… provision of opportunities for recreational and cultural activities (Butler and Oluoch-Kosura, 2006; Corvalan et al., 2005; Costanza et al., 1997; Daily, 1997). In order to provide these services, ecosystems need to function well and biodiversity is a key feature of well-functioning ecosystems. …
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Contemporary American sport, muscular Christianity, Lance Armstrong, and religious experience
… in contemporary American culture operating as a culturally influential activity where athletes reproduce muscular Christian ideology in unique ways. To illustrate this thesis, I use American cyclist Lance Armstrong as a case study. This work displays how the media depicts particular muscular …
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