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Rwanda: an open and shut case?
Society, Politics & Law

Rwanda: an open and shut case?

...system had significant deficiencies; for example, a shortage of interpreters for those who did not speak French or English. Moreover, members of the refugee status determination committee, it was argued, lacked sufficient expertise and training in asylum law. These issues had resulted, the court heard, in a real risk of genuine asylum seekers being ‘refouled’ by...
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Article 5 mins
What is Critical Race Theory?
Education & Development

What is Critical Race Theory?

...systemic racism operate and manifest in people’s lives and in society is Critical Race Theory (CRT) (Bonilla-Silva, 1997; Ladson-Billings, 1998; Solorzano and Yosso, 2000; Delgado and Stefancic, 2001; Gillborn, 2008). [Police officer speaking to protesters with homemade placards at Anti-racism and black lives matters protest rally demonstration] CRT is a social...
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Article 10 mins
What is child-led research and why is it important?
Education & Development

What is child-led research and why is it important?

...think of a topic you want to explore, create a question you want to answer, decide how to get information to help you answer it, get the information, then analyse it and tell other people what you find out. Research led by children and young people is the process of learning about and doing research into something that is relevant to their own lives. There are many...
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Article 10 mins
Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
History & The Arts

Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English

...think. Philip Seargeant delves into the fascinating linguistics of expressing gratitude. ...This content is associated with The Open University's BA (Honours) English Language qualification. [Bright pink thank you note with yellow words in an orange envelope.] The practice of saying ‘thank you’ – of expressing gratitude to someone for an act of kindness – is a...
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Article 5 mins
Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...think about the impact of biography on personal lives. consider the role of relationship in social work practice. consider the importance of context in social work practice...Perspectives on social work: Individual stories: Video interviews - Allow 45 minutes As you watch the videos, jot down the different life experiences of the speakers. When you have watched the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...think of the economy as a system, then each activity area or sector within the economy could have a direct or indirect positive spill-over effect on other activity areas or sectors. Such spill-overs may be created because, for example, an investment in a given activity area, say sector A, may encourage investment in another activity area, say sector B, which provides...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Is Donald Trump ignoring the lessons of Deepwater Horizon?
Nature & Environment

Is Donald Trump ignoring the lessons of Deepwater Horizon?

...System and other regulations. In April 2016, BSEE issued a new well control rule that required standards for design operation and testing of blowout preventers, real-time monitoring and safe drilling pressure margins. Prior to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the oil industry had effectively blocked adoption of such regulations for years. About-face under Trump President...
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Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...think about the pictures you keep in your ‘mind's eye’. Now think about the Vietnam War for a few seconds. Try to recall what images you associate with that period. It may be that you are too young to recall anything about the time; you may remember it all too vividly. It really does not matter too much for this exercise. Just see what images come into your mind when...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs