…Open and Distance Learning, November 2011, Vol. 12, No. 7, 74-93. Abstract: “This paper examines how emergent technologies could influence the design of learning environments. It will pay particular attention…
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…placed in camps. In multivariate analyses, urban environments were associated with better physical health for refugees, compared to camp environments. In addition, refugees’ perceptions of their environment, particularly feeling safe…
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…61% said it’s “very important” to provide more on climate change and the environment. The three other highest-rated topics were health, education and understanding how to gauge the quality of…
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…the nearest supermarket, supercenter or large grocery store, according to the agency. The agency also has a Food Environment Atlas, which examines how factors such as store or restaurant proximity,…
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…assess how humans are coping in this highly connected environment and how “chronic multitasking” may diminish our capacity to function effectively. In 2009, a Stanford University study published in the…
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…of synaptogenesis and high environmental sensitivity or plasticity,” the scholars write. “We tested this hypothesis by examining the timing of changes in the magnitude of genetic and environmental influences on…
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…Abstract: “Should individuals on American college campuses be permitted to carry concealed weapons? This issue positions second Amendment liberty guarantees against personal safety concerns and learning environment interests. Current policy…
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…modes of delivery and business models for monetizing content. Questions remain, as users’ habits continue to develop in a fluid environment. These include: Will a mobile news future mean a…
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…environment that creates an urban society. Despite a panoply of researchers studying cities, research on urbanization has not focused on the process and its intersection with other environmental systems.” Below…
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…limits of this continue to be tested in the courts and many aspects of the Communications Decency Act provision are not entirely settled. But it remains the case that the wide-open environment that…
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