Anemic children do not look very different from others, but they often become lethargic and have a reduced capacity for learning.

CNN: CHILDREN OF THE CRISIS

In another cut of the data, we recently ranked the findings on four criteria to find the Friendliest Countries: ability to befriend locals, success in learning the local language, capacity for integrating themselves into the community, and ease in which they fit into the new culture.

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An integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for symbolic thought and social learning.

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Support capacity building for the sustainable development of quality learning materials.

UNESCO: 2012 PARIS OER DECLARATION

Design, implement and evaluate capacity-building courses on, including distance learning and training of trainers, where appropriate, and assist intersectoral cooperation and, in particular with UNESCO Chairs, contribution in support of efforts to promote a human rights-based approach (HRBA) in UNESCO's programmes.

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Mason, who has professionally never worked for anyone else but himself in a fulltime capacity, attributes much of his entrepreneurial success to learning by trial and error at ThePoint.

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But access and capacity are not the goals driving what I am referring to here as connected learning.

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It suggests learning from European neighbours by relying less on volatile market pricing, expanding Britain's storage capacity and putting an obligation on gas suppliers to secure supply.

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This begs another question, which is that if the federal government is going to be severely hampered in its ability to run a prize that helps districts build capacity for innovation, why not instead run prizes that reward actual improvement in student learning after it has been done?

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Most importantly, they also indicate the capacity of ECE programmes to mitigate the distressing effects that socially disadvantaged environments have on child development and learning.

UNESCO: Family Literacy Programmes (FLPs)