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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...account of his expedition to South America, Alexander von Humboldt (pictured in Figure 2) commented that "there, the different climates are ranged the one above the other, stage by stage, like the vegetable zones, whose succession they limit" (von Humboldt 1845–1858). [Portrait of Karl Alexander von Humboldt] Figure 2. A portrait of Alexander von Humboldt. Although the...
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A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...account for the origin of man, but divine intervention had been required. Herbert Spencer, a philosopher, was also an influence in evolutionary theory during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. He popularised a number of slogans, including "survival of the fittest" which was taken up by Darwin in later editions of Origin of Species. Spencer’s ideas...
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Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...account, and with which their status as citizens could be legally regulated. This does not (yet) exist in the international system. Activity 2 Go to the Weblinks below to find the statements from the UN, the OECD and the ILO about the ethical aspects of business activity. UN ‘Global Compact’ OECD ILO Discussion Given that ‘global corporate citizenship’ remains an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...account. Avner Ziv, who has written numerous books about humour, explores this theme extensively. As he writes in Personality and Sense of Humor, “comedy and satire possess a common denominator in that both try to change or reform society by means of humor. The two forms together constitute the best illustration there is of the social function of humor.” You don’t...
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Working with diversity in services for children and young people
Education & Development

Working with diversity in services for children and young people

...account their intersecting identities. Can you think of an example of something that the practice setting with which you’re most familiar could do?...Working with diversity in services for children and young people: 4 Reflecting on diversity - Activity 4 provides time for reflection on your own experiences relating to diversity in relation to children and young people,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...account of this. Write down what happened to make you distressed; describe your emotions at the time; recall what helped and what made things worse; and explain how you eventually resolved your distress. At the time, what did you need from your manager/organisation? Was this need met? Your reflective account is for your own private use, unless you choose to share it with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...accounts suggests that listeners in pre-recording eras heard a much less eclectic mixture of styles than we do today. We hear music in a great variety of places – for example, in shops, restaurants, bars, on television, in the car, at home, at concerts, etc. – so we are likely to be familiar with the sound of a range of, for example, popular music as well as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...account for pupils developing musically without any formal music education. (Philpott and Spruce, 2007, p. 30) Spruce (2007) describes it as like coming to ‘know’ a particular wine. One’s knowledge ‘about’ a particular wine might be that it comes from the Bordeaux region of France, that it results from the blending of particular types of grape and comes from a...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs