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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

...become the book Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK began on WhatsApp. As my academic colleague Claire and I shared yet another voice note conversation that had me nodding in recognition and the typed response of ‘same’ pinging through each of our phones, we began to realise something profound. This was knowledge. In our book, I...
HR at the heart of the productivity shift
Money & Business

HR at the heart of the productivity shift

...pass the proverbial 'hot potato' onto middle managers who do the same to the employees they supervise. It is a vicious cycle where everyone is on the defensive, creating a culture of pointing the finger, instead of constructive problem solving and engagement with work. Read more: When all that we count becomes all that counts: HR at the heart of the productivity shift...
Systems explained by Peter Checkland
Money & Business

Systems explained by Peter Checkland

...become increasingly connected and the interactions between peoples have increased, traditional ways of operating have no longer sufficed. Through no clearly discernible reasons, projects overran budgets, communications systems between people broke down, and it became increasingly obvious that the human factor was playing a large role in these problems. Many of the early...
Showing the way they went
Science, Maths & Technology

Showing the way they went

...become a popular celebration treat. But do they really just drift with the wind? Investigate the meticulous planning needed for round-the-world flights. Learn how journeys are monitored and measured, and discover how pilots merge mathematics and geography while high above the ground. This material forms part of the course MU120 Open mathematics... Showing the way they...
Investigating addiction
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating addiction

...become addicted and a discussion of the long term effects. The addiction files Brian is an alcoholic on a journey to find out why he became an addict. Social influences on addiction Brian's social experiences are very different to that of his sister, Ann. Could that be a reason for his addiction? Psychological influences on addiction Brian and Ann are assessed by...
Art history: modern and contemporary
History & The Arts

Art history: modern and contemporary

...becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour. Abstract Expressionism in New York 2 Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael Corris and artist Lawrence Weiner in conversation. Salcedo installation Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This...
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...student has said: I am never quite sure that I have understood what the figures mean. I tend to skip over the graphs or charts that I come across, hoping that I can get the information I need from the text. This is one course in a series of Student Toolkits; there are (or will be) others to help you with such things as effective use of English, essay writing, revision and...
Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...becomes harder to achieve. A level of mutual understanding is necessary to allow effective collaboration to take place and the project to progress. Mutual understanding can be fostered by the use of suitable collaboration and communication tools, and therefore the evaluation and choice of the most appropriate available tools is an important activity for the virtual...