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Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...class room. … What I should have done actually is got the basic transcription done by a transcription service and then reviewed the transcription whereas actually I did it all myself … [You can] crowd source transcription and it is fast and it is cheap and it would have saved me a great deal of heartache. [EdD graduate] Points for you to consider: What techniques will...
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Article 2 mins
From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...classes after, they usually just get some sleep on the bus So, what I see here is that, everyone makes so many sacrifices, in order to make it. I feel very moved by that, seeing people trying so hard. Svetlana, in her late forties, who is Russian-Greek feels that the media and politicians …didn’t’ tell the truth when they did all this Brexit campaign.They blamed...
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Article 5 mins
Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge
Society, Politics & Law

Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge

...class, non-disabled norms that shape whose voices get heard and whose get dismissed (Tyack, 1974). This is precisely why some scholars describe autoethnography as ‘a radical democratic politics’ that creates space for conversations that can actually change things (Holman Jones, 2005, p. 763). Storytelling becomes a form of resistance. Patricia Hill Collins speaks of...
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...class and race injustices around who is incarcerated . It does little to address the questions over whether imprisonment is effective at rehabilitating people, and whether it is appropriate treatment for people who are, themselves, often the victims of serious abuse. If one of the key aims of mindfulness is cultivating kindness and compassion, what are the implications of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...class and we think about sexuality and we think about religion and how those things affect the way that I move through the world, affect the way people perceive me, affect the way I interact with systems, the way I interact with education, the way I interact with whatever, that it describes that experience. Video 7 Kym Oliver As you heard from Kym Oliver in the video,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...class differences, misogyny, stereotypes and outdated views. I felt a little shocked and wondered if it was the right sort of book to be reading to my daughter. It has pictures and a small boy as a protagonist. It was originally published as a book for children by an author considered to be a children’s writer. The writing and structure is simple. There are sections of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...de Janeiro’, includes references to Poseidon, Hermes, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Hercules, Artemis, Hephaestus and Zeus; and modern programmes such as the Rio 2016 Culture Festival remind us of Classical associations between sport, poetry, music, and prose composition. This course highlights the similarities and differences between our modern Games and the Ancient...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and socio-economic background. The values underpinning inclusive leadership also sit in contrast to the single, hero model of leadership. They are rooted in collaborative notions that seek to include those often left out of leadership-related activities. They seek to have greater influence than is associated with individual...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs