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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...DE: International Reading Association, pp.151–167. Hempel-Jorgensen, A., Cremin, T., Harris, D. and Chamberlain, L. (2018) ‘Pedagogy for reading for pleasure in low socio-economic primary schools: beyond “pedagogy of poverty”?’, Literacy, 52(2) Hudson, A. K. and Williams, J. A. (2015) ‘Reading every single day: A journey to authentic reading’, The Reading...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...de Villiers, 2000). Autistic people with pronounced language problems are more likely to fail false belief tasks, possibly suggesting that language difficulties cause ToM difficulties rather than the other way round. With much greater awareness of literal-mindedness these days, organisations like the National Autistic Society advocate clear, straightforward language for...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...to create a system or chain of information, contacts and support’ (De Janasz et al., 2009, p. 328). This definition highlights the benefits of belonging to networks. They provide the three key ingredients that a returner needs when looking for a job or re-establishing a career – ‘information, contacts and support’. Returners often say that they don’t have any networks and it is true that it can be hard to keep ......
Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...de Gruyter. Collinson, D. (1994) ‘Strategies of resistance: Power, knowledge and subjectivity in the workplace’, in J. Jernier, D. Knights and W. Nord. (eds) Resistance and power in organizations. London: Routledge, pp. 25–68. Gagnon, S. and Collinson, D. (2017) ‘Resistance through difference: The co-constitution of dissent and inclusion’, Organization Studies,...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...modes of thinking, feeling and doing. Important in this process of generating new ways of doing, thinking and feeling is the emergence of new leaders – people who are empowered to act. The academic term for the capacity to act is ‘agency’. Leadership is a practice that involves developing and unleashing people’s capacity to act in and against power. This acting...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Risk management

...mode of failure’ controls that rely on people are normally the least effective controls that are directive should not be the sole prevention for high-impact risks...Session 8: Risk specialisms: 3 Project risk management - Much is made of risk management in projects but in essence good risk management is the same whether performed in projects, operations, compliance or...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...de facto law for business’ (KPMG, 2011, p. 2), it still remains a voluntary approach...Environmental management and organisations: 15.1.2 Drivers - Whilst organisations usually have a choice, adopting and maintaining a voluntary code or similar standard may be in an organisation’s interest – perhaps to demonstrate good and responsible practices. In the case of...
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...modes of teaching in response to COVID-19 restrictions. A guide to higher education in Wales Future Trends Report Wales 2021: Narrative summary University Responses to COVID-19 | StudentCrowd Then consider the impact of hybrid working for the wider community on: the economy and business towns and city centres issues affecting the workforce, and skills health (physical and...