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Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...becoming a ‘literate person’. In particular it looks at the way these debates and their implicit conceptualisations of literacy have the potential to both enhance and limit literacy engagement and learners’ participation in the world...This free course, Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice, explores some of the tensions and debates linked to the aim of...
Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share
Health, Sports & Psychology

Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share

...becomes unable to participate in decision-making about their health, the advance care plan can be used to inform the discussion and decisions that will be made, as underpinned and embedded in best interest decision-making (UK Public General Acts, 2005). It is therefore recommended that we discuss these differences in advance care planning and what we want with our...
Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation
Nature & Environment

Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation

...become extinct within the next 10 years, the problems of palm oil are not an isolated case of environmental destruction but expose a complex and coordinated system of ecological exploitation leading to a multitude of environmental effects ranging from species extinction to loss of biodiversity and climate change. Why banning the ad was political. Whilst Greenpeace often...
Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?
Society, Politics & Law

Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?

...become an iconic figure renowned throughout the world as a pioneer of the freedom of movement. In comparison, Williams’ story has largely been erased from history. His insistence that black people bear arms in order to defend themselves against violent racism led to his falling out of favour with the national leadership of the NAACP. On the run from the FBI between 1961...
Sea level rise | International case studies
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise | International case studies

...become the first country to disappear into the ocean.... Read more.... [A group of children in a Bangladesh slum] 2) Bangladesh Bangladesh is more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than many other nations for a range of reasons.... Read more... EXPLORE FURTHER: Read case studies in England to see how three coastal communities have adapted to the affects of sea...
Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic

...become more authoritarian which closes down space for the public as well as for civil society organisations to legitimately make claims.Societies across the globe have been facing increasing inequalities for many years, as growth has tended to polarise the gaps between rich and poor. At the same time, many countries’ leaders have become more authoritarian which closes...
The new politics of climate change
Nature & Environment

The new politics of climate change

...become more and more dangerous. The longer there is continued inaction the more difficult it will become to maintain climate change below the critical 1.5 degree threshold in future. This crosses into the territory where humanity will risk causing irreversible climate tipping points with catastrophic consequences to all life on earth including humans. With a cycle of...
How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?
Money & Business

How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?

...become imperative for companies holding information on EU citizens to implement control mechanisms to protect personal data in accordance with the EU’s strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines. GDPR, in essence, is about enhancing existing privacy protection. It will be enforced from May 25, 2018. Non-compliance with GDPR may lead to fines to the tune...