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The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...cared more for the natural features than the historical facts of the landscape. The country was flat, and a raw green, as it should be in that raw air, under that dun sky, with sheep hardily biting the short tough pasturage under the imbrowning oaks and elms, and the olive-graying willows, beside the full, still streams scarce wetter than the ground they dreamed through....
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...care about it. [MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness. Mindfulness is about focusing on the present moment, whilst at the same time accepting your feelings, thoughts, and body sensations. But why does mindfulness matter? One: People have been doing mindfulness for centuries. Mindfulness is based on principles originating in Buddhist...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...adult learning has occurred at different levels, ie, personal, professional and philosophical. For example, when I recall my decision to ‘return to learn’, I am now aware of how personal and circumstantial factors at the time affected my access to learning opportunities. As I have already highlighted, I had taken advantage of education courses provided by my trade...
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OU Carbon Calculator FAQs
Nature & Environment

OU Carbon Calculator FAQs

...adults and children in the household? The calculator gives its results in terms of your individual or personal emissions, both direct and indirect. However, household income and a much consumption (eg, heating, vehicle use, the house itself, services like mortgage payments, and hence responsibility for their emissions) is usually shared. The result is emissions per person...
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53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Adults, with the wonderful Bobby Seagull from University Challenge. We’ve partnered with some well-known companies to deliver top-notch learning such as CISCO in our Internet of Everything free course and Money Saving Expert in MSE's Academy of Money. In the wake of heightened concerns over black lives, after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, and in light of the...
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...adults in lifelong learning, or children from disadvantaged backgrounds – are often assessed against generalised benchmarks that overlook their unique contexts (Baidoo-Anu et al., 2023; Solano-Flores and Nelson-Barber, 2001). In contrast, a ‘social approach’ emphasises the relational and structural factors influencing learning. It shifts the focus away from trying...
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The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...adult courts too, such as protecting the identity of under-18s (section 45) and even enabling lifelong anonymity for victims and witnesses under the age of 18 (Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999). Equally, article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (1950), incorporated into UK law via the Human Rights Act (1998), guarantees the right to respect...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...adult students, who hopes to use the Black History Month resources to make your teaching practice more inclusive for pupils and students from a black or minority ethnic background? Here are some quick tips from Anita Naoko Pilgrim on how you might approach that work...Multiculturalism This approach looks to acknowledge and celebrate diverse cultures, often by including...
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