Essays about: "meaningful relationships"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 81 essays containing the words meaningful relationships.

  1. 1. Arvegods

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Anna Andersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Design; Armchair; Sustainable design; Locally-sourced resources; Handwoven linen fabrics; Repurposing; Personal narratives; Heritage; Sustainable practices.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Arvegods armchair which has its roots in the sustainable design tradition, is a journey through the eternal appeal of locally sourced materials. Bringing inspiration from the enduring bonds we create with treasured items, the user incorporate handcrafted linen textiles that evoke sentiments of love and workmanship from generations. READ MORE

  2. 2. Exploring foreign language teachers’ professional agency in Romanian Public Secondary schools.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Camelia Dragomir; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : teacher agency; ecological theory; foreign language teaching; accountability; professional development;

    Abstract : Aim: This research aims to explore how seven foreign language teachers in a few urban public secondary schools in Romania understand and enact their professional agency and how contextual factors support or constrain its achievement. The purpose is to understand the ways in which the participants’ teaching philosophies and experiences inform their awareness and achievement of agency, what they perceive as the available contextual resources within contextual constraints, and how that reflects in their beliefs and professional aspirations. READ MORE

  3. 3. MEANINGFUL OR MEANINGLESS? THE RELEVANCE OF INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS - A case study of the perceived importance of relationship enablers between the United Nations and the European Union

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sören Selander; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : informal relationships; social capital; trust; cooperation;

    Abstract : The special meaning of the UN-EU relations characterized not only by symbolic significance but also in terms of legitimization and especially growing financial importance, complemented by the findings of previous literature on business organizations underscoring the value of informal relationships, led me devote this thesis to the perceived importance of social capital in the UN-EU relations. In line with existing theories of social capital which argue that the interpersonal side of relationships can lead to advantages, pointing at the same time to some favorable conditions such as trust, obligations and expectations, and relational embeddedness that need to be fulfilled for a relationship to become meaningful, this study aims to analyze the perceptions of the individuals involved in the informal relationships between the UN and the EU on the relevance of these relational social capital conditions. READ MORE

  4. 4. Collaborative virtual instrument design : Exploring resonance, agency and affordance through a cooperative virtual instrument

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Paul Joseph Richard Evans; [2023]
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    Abstract : In this paper, through the process of designing and building a collaborative virtual musical instrument I explore users' sense of resonance and agency in relation to technology. With technology’s constant acceleration leaving many feeling alienated, this paper attempts to investigate technology’s potential for creating more meaningful resonant relationships. READ MORE

  5. 5. Enhancing Long-Term Human Motion Forecasting using Quantization-based Modelling. : Integrating Attention and Correlation for 3D Motion Prediction

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Luis González Gudiño; [2023]
    Keywords : Human Motion Forecasting; Long-Term Prediction; VQ-VAE; Quantization; 3D Human Motion; CMU MoCap Dataset; Transformer; Mänsklig Rörelseprognos; Långsiktig Prognos; VQ-VAE; Kvantisering; 3D-mänsklig rörelse; CMU MoCap Dataset; Transformer;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on addressing the limitations of existing human motion prediction models by extending the prediction horizon to very long-term forecasts. The objective is to develop a model that achieves one of the best stable prediction horizons in the field, providing accurate predictions without significant error increase over time. READ MORE