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Discovering development management
Money & Business

Discovering development management

...public, private, individuals, groups), fields (e.g. social, political, health, environment) and levels (e.g. local, national, global). Difference refers to interested parties coming to development management with their own histories that diverge on the basis of their interests, values, agendas, cultures and access to power. Emergence refers to the way development...
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

...public finances?...[migration is not a crime paddington] The recent vote in the House of Commons not to guarantee the rights of EU citizens resident in the UK refreshed concerns among many European citizens who had, perhaps not felt compelled to worry much about their position in UK society before last year’s BREXIT referendum. Yet in the aftermath of the Brexit vote,...
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...publications/inclusive-britain-update-report/inclusive-britain-update-report Guarino, C. M. and Borden, V. M. H. (2017) ‘Faculty service loads and gender: Are women taking care of the academic family?’ Research in Higher Education, 58(6), pp. 672–97. Hamilton, B. and Manias, E. (2006) ‘‘She’s manipulative and he’s right off’: A critical analysis of...
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...health services, people with learning disabilities, and people with physical disabilities, and also old people. So really, we cover a wide spectrum. Predominantly, nine times out of 10, we work on our own. We work through the night, which means that we have to prioritise work. We have to do assessments and investigations. And so there's a lot of responsibility and...
Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...public imaging, it is beyond the public imagination. They are not fully participating members of our society, they are not part of any powerful groups, they are not visible simply. Whilst many indigenous peoples like from Australia where I come from, indigenous Australians, Aboriginal Australians didn’t get the vote until 1967. In many ways people aren’t even aware...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...public to understand and use. Whatever the reason for the change in the law, policy research provides the information or evidence to support the proposal, which makes it more persuasive and authoritative. This course will explain how to carry out effective policy research, including designing your methodology, researching ethically, collating your data, analysing it and...
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...public services of health, social services and education have insights into the diverse roles and distinctive contributions of teaching assistants across the UK be able to identify some of the skills that teaching assistants use to provide effective support and that contribute to productive teamwork be reflecting on the value of the work of teaching assistants and on the...
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...public of Ireland. While this momentous change afforded LGBTQIA+ people freedom from criminalisation the wider inequalities experienced by this community remained largely invisible. In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement raised the possibility of a new inclusive Northern Ireland that was progressive and celebrated diversity, and to the surprise of many this included people of...