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A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...style, and makes frequent use of archaic and perhaps even Biblical language, including ‘thine’, ‘thou’, and ‘seekest’. The substance, however, is certainly largely in line with the expressive individualism and subjective seekership of the baby boomers. First, there is a clear emphasis on gender equality, something which many women in the 1960s sought, though...
Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...profile events in the 1980s, where the legitimacy of the police and the way they were conducting themselves was called into question. Events included the 1981 Brixton Riots in South London, police corruption, the treatment of people detained in custody and miscarriages of justice with police concocting false confessions. This meant that a greater need for ‘procedural...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...et al. (1986). Once the problem is defined, the members of the group independently and silently write down as many ideas as possible over a set period of time (typically an hour or so). Then the group comes together in order to discuss the ideas. As with brainstorming, criticism and debate are discouraged although members can ask for clarification of ideas. In the next...
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...style and content, and to see whether you are going to find the course and the issues it raises interesting; in short, to get an overview. There is nothing wrong with this at all. You will find as you read through it, though, that the course covers a wide range of topics. In part this is because the authors takes a broad view of 'Technology'. We see it as the application...
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...profile in the UK’s political and economic system? Is London a driver of economic growth and cultural creativity across the UK, or does it undermine the potential of growth and creativity elsewhere? How would you describe those who live in London? How would you describe London as a place you know from the inside or know of from the outside? Feedback Your responses to...
Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...et al. (2009, p. 5), the modern corporation has all five of the following characteristics: separate legal personality limited liability of its shareholders centralised delegated management under a board structure transferable shares (in the case of listed companies: freely tradable shares) absentee investor ownership. You will look at these each in turn next...Companies...
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...et al. (2022), bydd diwylliant hybrid yn gweithio dim ond os ydych chi’n trin pawb fel eu bod yn gweithio o bell. Mae hyn yn sicrhau bod pawb yn cael yr un wybodaeth, adnoddau a chyfleoedd i lwyddo, ac nid yw’n wahanol yn ôl lle maent yn eistedd a pha un ai a ydynt yn gweithio wrth ddesg yn y swyddfa, yn gweithio wrth sawl gweithfan mewn ardal gydweithio, neu...
Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...Absolutely. Martin Hope to meet up with you sometime soon. Thanks guys. Read McAuley et al. (2010), The MOOC Model for Digital Practice. This is a lengthy report so if you do not have time to read it all focus on the Executive Summary and the section entitled ‘Gaps in knowledge about MOOCs’. Read Weller (2012b), MOOCs Inc. Before we examine MOOCs in more detail, briefly consider if the MOOC approach could be adopted in ......
Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs