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Charting new reading research directions
Education & Development

Charting new reading research directions

...adults wonder whether print or digital books are better for children. What does the research say? Natalia Kucirkova: Numerous studies have compared print and digital books, but what really matters is why, how, and what children read. It is now widely acknowledged that comparing print books with digital books is akin to comparing apples and oranges, especially since...
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Melanoma: an emerging concern
Health, Sports & Psychology

Melanoma: an emerging concern

...adult population. While it is commonly associated with older adults, recent trends indicate a worrying increase in the incidence of melanoma among teenagers and young people. It is still very rarely seen in children. Epidemiology and risk factors There are three main types of skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and cutaneous melanoma...
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Autism quiz text
Health, Sports & Psychology

Autism quiz text

...adults. However, in some cases the pattern and severity of symptoms changes radically. The adult may become much less affected by certain symptoms, though social difficulties are likely to continue. 12. People with autism all have below average intelligence Is the answer TRUE, FALSE or DEBATABLE? Answer... FALSE While some children and adults on the autism spectrum have...
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Young people making their own media
Education & Development

Young people making their own media

...adults write stories about them, often without their involvement. These are, quite often, sensationalised portraits of youth, which may focus on the risky or exciting. Young people may or may not find these good reflections of their own lives, or the lives they would like to have. The internet and social media, though, have brought new opportunities for young people to...
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How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...adults, do both see race and act differently because of it. For this reason, it is important then to understand how children conceptualise the idea of race and where they learn their responses to it. Studies have suggested that it is white parents who are most likely to take the colour-blind approach when discussing differences with their children; using phrases like...
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Intermediate French: 14 July
Languages

Intermediate French: 14 July

...de la Bastille) in 1789...This free course, Intermediate French: 14 July, is taken from Ouverture, a language module that concentrates on French as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through authentic printed, audio and video materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...de tourisme, l’hôtel de ville will all normally be found in large towns or cities. You will usually see la gendarmerie, le syndicat d’initiative and la mairie in smaller towns or villages, although this distinction is becoming less pronounced. La police nationale and la gendarmerie are both police forces, but they serve different government ministries and in theory...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?
Science, Maths & Technology

Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?

...adult body cell. What was special about Dolly is that her “parents” were actually a single cell originating from mammary tissue of an adult ewe. Dolly was an exact genetic copy of that sheep – a clone. Dolly captured people’s imaginations, but those of us in the field had seen her coming through previous research. I’ve been working with mammalian embryos for...
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