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Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...worked socially with friends may not be appropriate in the workplace. Consider who you will be talking to – what might their expectations be? A key starting point is to establish the purpose of the communication. For example, explaining a technical process might require a different communication style to mediating an argument between disgruntled colleagues. Activity 3...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...social contract for education’ sets out an invitation to all education stakeholders to participate in policy discussion, research and innovation to transform education...[Paper illustration - lots of hands reaching for the world in the sky] We all are called to engage in a dialogue based on two fundamental principles: the right to quality education throughout life, and...
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Article 5 mins
Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship

...social engineering as a means of deciding who could be a citizen. Gurus and Citizens Dr Aya Ikegame argues that religious gurus who act as providers of social care and justice represent a form of ‘citizenship’ as they successfully administer support to the community where the state is inadequate. Sexual Citizens and Orientalism Dr Leticia Sabsay’s research focuses...
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Are selfies a terrible thing?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are selfies a terrible thing?

...social norms encourage women to embrace these beauty standards by, for example, pursuing a “natural look” through cosmetic enhancement and dieting. Our social values promote these body ideals and as such women and young girls are encouraged to believe that their bodies are an ongoing betterment project. They are continually under pressure to “improve” their...
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Video 5 mins
Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
History & The Arts

Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools

...social, cultural, political and economic afterlives of slavery within the present. I find the way that this history connects people, places, and ideas over time fascinating – it gives meaning to the work, even if that meaning can sometimes be difficult and complicated to grapple with. 4. What is your research project about? My most recent project focuses on the teaching...
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Article 5 mins
Cider: The new politics of food
Society, Politics & Law

Cider: The new politics of food

...social problems such as binge drinking, how can a small artisan cider maker take cider away from the streets and back onto the restaurant table? The humble apple - and cider, one of it's most pleasurable products lie at the heart of a new politics of food activism while the decline of the British apple orchard reveals a much wider significance to our understanding of...
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Video 11 mins
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Education & Development

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

...social responsibility At the bottom of the list you'll find a selection of badged courses. These courses take 24 hours to complete and provide a free digital badge on completion which you can download, display and share as a mark of your achievement. The badges are not accredited by the Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate and provide evidence of your...
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Article 5 mins
Negotiating trade deals
Money & Business

Negotiating trade deals

...work?” There are also larger questions about current free trade agreements. In particular, many object to their benefiting of corporations and political elites. It reflects a broader global “race to the bottom” where countries compete with each other for business investment through reducing their social welfare, taxes and labour as well as environmental regulations....
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Article 5 mins