78 research outputs found
Projected impacts of climate change and increased atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations on biodiversity and ecosystem processes (republished from Arneth et al 2020 under a CC BY license, with permission from contributing author Almut Arneth, November 2022).
No full textProjected impacts of climate change and increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations on biodiversity and ecosystem processes (republished from Arneth et al 2020 under a CC BY license, with permission from contributing author Almut Arneth, November 2022).</p
Cultural learning through drama tasks: An action research approach
No full textAnja Jäger (2011): Kultur szenisch erfahren. Interkulturelles Lernen mit Jugendliteratur und szenischen Aufgaben im Fremdsprachenunterricht. Frankfurt/Main et al.: Peter Lang ISBN 978-3-631-61155-5 Teaching a language is a complex endeavor. Promoting cultural learning seems to be an even more sophisticated teaching challenge. The question of how to research multilayered processes of subtle cultural learning in a foreign language classroom setting has not yet been adequately answered – much rather (and despite DESI) it still remains an unexplored island in what appears to be a much more cultivated land, namely that of foreign language research. In her study “Kultur szenisch erfahren” Anja Jäger has opted for a research design which sets out to explore intercultural learning from the inside out as a teacher-researcher. The author is a middle school teacher herself who has had a number of years of teaching experience under her belt, before she embarked on an action research project. Anja Jäger, thus, knew the field under investigation very well when she started to illuminate the following questions: Which kind of drama tasks are especially suitable in order to develop intercultural communicative competences in English foreign language learners and under which teaching conditions do the tasks unfold their potential most ..
Why trying to keep the Germans close on EU competences is risky for Britain. EPIN Commentary No. 13, 3 December 2013
No full textA new Commentary published by the European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN) offers an interesting piece of advice to the UK if it is to succeed in winning over Germany on EU reform. The author, Almut Möller, asserts that the UK needs to understand how Germany’s federal system, with its intricate balance of competences between the various levels, is an integral part of modern Germany and key to the country’s thinking on Europe
Resource sustainability: Practices and promises : a document submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degrees of Master of Science (Natural Resources) and Master of Science (Water Resources Management) ...
No full textTania E. Hurie, Melissa M. Nagel, Jennifer E. Puntenney, Nompumelelo Tshabalala, Tara E. Ward, Wendy A. Woods, with Almut Beringer, Nandita Jain.; Thesis equivalent (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1989
In search of the sacred: a conceptual analysis of spirituality
No full textA conceptual analysis of spirituality reveals "the sacred" to be fundamental to understanding spirituality, discusses the two notions of broad and specific spirituality, considers modes of human consciousness and functioning that make spiritual experience possible, and alerts experiential educators of the implications of venturing into spiritual experience and spiritual/religious education. (Contains 50 references.) (Author/TD
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Beitrag zur Frage der „Kaltluft-Kaskade" an Fenstern
No full textDie im Winter von den kalten Fensterscheiben herabfallende kalte Luftschicht kann - gemeinsam mit der Auswirkung von Undichtigheiten am Fenster - zu unangenehm starken Zugerscheinungen im Raume - besonders in Bodennähe - führen. Sie verursacht dann Unbehagen. Die Versuchsergebnisse lassen erkennen, daß diese „Kaltluft-Kaskade" beim Einfachfenster für einen sich in Fensternähe aufhaltenden Menschen zu gesundheitsschädigenden Teil-Abkühlungen führen kann. Durch Doppelscheiben wird dieser physiologisch nachteilige Einfluß stark gemildert, durch Drei- und Mehrfachscheiben behoben
Spinal cord injury and outdoor experiences
No full textAnecdotal evidence from spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation clients suggests that nature experiences and outdoor pursuits are valued ingredients in a SCI rehabilitation program, in particular for those individuals who were outdoor enthusiasts pre-injury and/or who sustained their injury during outdoor pursuits. Model SCI centres in North America offer outdoor activities as components of SCI rehabilitation. A literature review on the effects and dynamics of nature experiences and outdoor pursuits in SCI rehabilitation and adjustment reveals a lacuna of empirical research in this area. Studies on leisure and recreation following SCI offer insights into how nonvocational rehabilitation activities assist functional independence, quality of life, and community re-integration. Systematic research is needed to ascertain the value and contribution of outdoor experiences in SCI rehabilitation; further, research is needed to document how contact with 'blue-green nature' may assist in the identity reconstruction process and in adjustment to life with a physical disability.PT: J; CR: BERINGER A, 2000, 2 INT ADV THER C AUG BROWN M, 2002, TOPICS SPINAL CORD I, V7, P83 BROZLY H, 1987, STORIES SICKNESS CALDWELL LL, 1994, ANN THERAPEUTIC RECR, V5, P13 CARLSON D, 2002, TOPICS SPINAL CORD I, V7 CARPENTER C, 1994, PHYS THER, V74, P11 COYLE CP, 1990, THERAPEUTIC RECREATI, V24, P64 COYLE CP, 1993, THERAPEUTIC RECREATI, V27, P239 COYLE CP, 1994, REHABIL PSYCHOL, V39, P95 CUSHMAN L, 1991, J REHABIL, V57, P35 DATTILO J, 1998, THERAPEUTIC RECREATI, V32, P13 DIJKERS M, 2002, TOPICS SPINAL CORD I, V7 DUFF K, 1994, ALCHEMY ILLNESS FOUGEYROLLAS P, 2002, TOP SPINAL CORD INJ, V7, P1 FRUMKIN P, 2001, AM J PREV MED, V20, P234 GOLDSTEIN M, 1996, THESIS NEW YORK U GORDON WA, 1997, AM REHABILITATIONM, V23, P11 HANNAFORD S, 1985, LIVING OUTSIDE INSID HENDERSON KA, 1994, THERAPEUTIC RECREATI, V28, P73 HENDERSON KA, 1995, RES Q EXERCISE SPORT, V66, P151 KAHN PH, 2002, CHILDREN NATURE KENDALL E, 1998, J REHABIL, V64, P16 KIDNER DW, 1994, ENVIRON ETHICS, V16, P359 KLEIBER DA, 1995, J LEISURE RES, V27, P283 LAUWERS V, 2003, PARASAIL VISION QUES LEE Y, 1993, THERAPEUTIC RECREATI, V27, P200 LEE Y, 1996, J PHYS ED RECREATION, V67, P64 LEE Y, 1996, LEISURE SCI, V18, P209 LEE Y, 1999, THERAPEUTIC RECREATI, V33, P122 LYONS RF, 1987, J LEISURABILITY, V14, P4 LYONS RF, 1991, ADV PERSONAL RELATIO, V3, P233 LYONS RF, 1993, CANADIAN J REHABILIT, V6, P256 LYONS RF, 1995, RELATIONSHIPS CHRONI MACDONALD W, 1999, ONE STEP MCAWEENEY MJ, 1996, J REHABIL, V62, P29 METZNER R, PLACE STORY BIOREGIO MONTGOMERIE A, 1999, ABILITIES, V39, P46 MOORE T, 1991, CRY DAMAGED MAN MURPHY RF, 1987, BODY SILENT NELSON AL, 1990, SCI NURS, V7, P44 NELSON AL, 1990, THESIS U FLORIDA NOREAU L, 2002, TOPICS SPINAL CORD I, V7 NOSEK MA, 2001, J REHABIL, V67, P20 OSKAMP S, 2000, AM PSYCHOL, V55, P496 PASEK PB, 1995, AM J OCCUPATIONAL TH, V50, P24 ROHE DE, 1996, TOPICS SPINAL CORD I, V2 SACKS O, 1984, LEG STAND SACKS O, 1985, MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS SACKS O, 1990, AWAKENINGS SEYMOUR W, 1989, BODILY A LTERATIONS SEYMOUR W, 1998, REMAKING BODY REHABI SHIRADO O, 1995, AM J PHYS MED REHAB, V74, P408 SPENCER J, 1995, AM J OCCUP THER, V49, P53 STERN PC, 2000, AM PSYCHOL, V55, P523 STILGOE JR, 2001, AM J PREV MED, V20, P243 TAYLOR LPS, 1996, AM J OCCUP THER, V50, P39 TRIESCHMANN R, 1988, SPINAL CORD INJURIES TRIESCHMANN RB, 1992, PARAPLEGIA, V30, P58 WEBRE AW, 1990, CANOEING KAYAKING PE WELLMAN MR, 1996, CLIMBING BACK WINTER DDN, 2000, AM PSYCHOL, V55, P516; NR: 61; TC: 1; J9: INT J REHABIL RES; PG: 9; GA: 809XESource type: Electronic(1
On adventure therapy and the natural worlds: respecting nature's healing
No full textThe anthropomorphic paradigm in psychology and psychotherapy has prevented nature from being considered a factor in the curative relationship in adventure therapy. The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions are credited instead to human factors such as program design and facilitation. A paradigm shift is needed in adventure therapy to accept and honor the healing powers of nature. (Contains 50 references.) (TD
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