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Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...systems, and the inherent civil liberty concerns. Cities - what are they? Anti-urbanism in British culture. Creating urban citizenship at the end of the nineteenth century through the development of public spaces. Successful Cities The importance of egalitarianism in cities and how this is or is not reflected in town planning. De-industrialisation and Cities Attitudes to...
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...think ‘being healthy’ means? In order to hear a child’s views, take a look at the thoughts of 8-year-old Oscar. Activity 1 Terms Timing: 5 minutes Take a few minutes to think of words or terms that you’re aware of that relate to children’s health. Make some notes in the response box below. Discussion You may have come up with words such as health, health...
Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story
Society, Politics & Law

Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story

...system, where girls were taught different subjects from boys, and reading books mostly featured male protagonists with women usually shown in domestic roles (Haralambos and Holborn, 1991, p. 284). These roles were accepted as correct and reinforced by society. They were restrictive for all genders and very difficult to challenge, as to go against the norm could bring...
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...system. They serve as the basis for: Classifying actual costs incurred. Preparing budgets for planned costs. Comparing actual costs with budgeted costs (for management control purposes). In addition to cost centres, there are several other types of centres: responsibility centres profit centres revenue centres. You can read more about the types of centre in the...
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...think about institutional development. This course presents you with three widely accepted ways of seeing institutions: Institutions as rules and norms: We will look at the differences between institutions and organisations, and how they relate to each other. The course also suggests that, if institutions are seen as rules governing social life, then it seems appropriate...
Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Stories of Change

Video interviews capturing the thinking of key players in the climate change and energy debates at a critical time.
School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...systems around the world do not have geography with the status of a separate subject. Schools in England and Wales are different. Here, geography is a national curriculum subject (5–14 years) and the former Minister for Schools (Stephen Twigg) has asserted the subject's importance in several speeches in 2004. For example, he says: ‘The unique contribution of geography...