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Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Research Director for 3 years. Following this, Wendy emigrated to New Zealand in 2003 to introduce systems thinking and reflective practice to a lot of policy influencing and trans-disciplinary staff and projects in the Institute for Environmental Science and Research, based in Christchurch. In 2011, Wendy returned with her family to the UK. “Nowadays I work as a...
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What counts as professional learning?
Education & Development

What counts as professional learning?

...research project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning...This session was based on a research project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning. The final report raised 5 key questions: What is the role of online professional learning for...
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Sea level rise | International case studies
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise | International case studies

...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 level rises. Too see how your local area might be affected, follow this link to the...
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What is sleep paralysis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is sleep paralysis?

...researchers are slowly getting closer to unravelling its mystery. [The Nightmare by Johann Heinrich Füssli] The Nightmare by Johann Heinrich Fussli Hallucinations and risk factors Sleep paralysis episodes typically occur either early in the night, as someone is falling asleep, or towards the end of the night, as someone is waking up. There are three categories of...
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Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...children to develop musically, to help them become aware of the rich variety of music in society and the many ways in which it is practiced, and then to help them become fluent and knowledgeable in some of these practices themselves. This means challenging young people’s conceptions of what music is and what it means to be musical but also challenging our own...
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Why do American parties hold conventions?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do American parties hold conventions?

...children, husband and parents – a powerful tactic to quickly make herself seem familiar and sympathetic, a humble Alaska “hockey mom” with a son fighting in Iraq. But the speech is best known for one of those memorable soundbites that find a permanent place in the political lexicon. There is but one difference, said Palin, between a hockey mom and a pit bull:...
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Honour thy vulnerable witnesses
Health, Sports & Psychology

Honour thy vulnerable witnesses

...research has revealed the risks of relying on such testimony and how careful the police must be when questioning witnesses. [A man face's with facial recognition.] Why should that matter to people? Members of the public could get involved in police investigation procedures either as suspects or witnesses who have experienced an event and might be able to relay information...
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Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh
History & The Arts

Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh

...children’s literature expert Peter Hunt notes, they are “part of British culture, passing from generation to generation”. One element of the incredible success of the Pooh books is that they reflect ideas about childhood that emerged in what is widely known as the “golden age” of children’s literature, spanning from the mid-19th century to World War I. The...
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