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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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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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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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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
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...system is vital to sprint performance because it can influence the rate and strength of muscle contraction. Having a greater understanding of the neuromuscular system is important to identify its contribution to speed and its opportunity for development. An overview of the neuromuscular contributions to speed are shown in Table 1. Table 1 Neurophysiological basis for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...systems of racial segregation and discrimination. This course discusses the key events in this campaign for social justice, drawing on a wide range of primary sources. In doing so, it assesses the achievements, shortcomings and revolutionary qualities of the civil rights movement...In this free course, The American Civil Rights Movement, you will learn about the mass...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture
Languages

Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture

...think it was more a question of my putting my mind to it and deciding that’s what I wanted to do. I think I’m better at some aspects of language than others. With French, for example, I’m very literary, I love literature, I did English and French at university, and so when I did French, the thing I really loved was the studying of French literature; but also the...
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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...think about environmental issues today. Visit the first article in this series here. Press play to hear Joe’s thoughts, or read the transcript below. Transcript Most population specialists now anticipate that human numbers will stabilise in the next couple of decades. They argue that a combination of economic development, and better access to healthcare and education,...
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