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The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...free course, The range of work with young people, identifies some features that we might use to describe the various settings where work with young people takes place. This encourages us to identify similarities and differences between settings. It then introduces some theoretical perspectives to help us review these settings and thus understand more about the experience...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...free course was written by Jonathan Rix and published in April 2023. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence)....
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...free course, Two concepts of freedom, looks at a positive and a negative concept of freedom, asking you to think carefully about how freedom is restricted by our place in society and how it can vary from state to state...What defines individual freedom in a civilised society? Philosophers have argued over such questions for centuries. This free course, Two concepts of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...free course was written by Miranda Dyson. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life...Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...free course is for you. Taking your first steps into higher education provides insights into how subjects are studied at university. This introduction to carefully selected materials helps you decide what you might want to study. You will be looking at three main areas: arts and humanities; the social sciences; and maths, technology and science...What is university study...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...free course, An introduction to public leadership, you will learn more about leadership in the context of public service provision, by public sector organisations, community and voluntary groups, and political bodies...Leadership has been studied for centuries, although its examination in modern times has largely focused on the work of senior executives in private sector,...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...free course, An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope, you will experience the study of minerals using a polarising microscope. While the study of minerals can involve electron or ion beam chemical analysis, the polarising microscope remains the prime tool for the study of rock thin sections and is the foundation of learning to recognise, characterise...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs