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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

...education, especially for women in the Global South, has brought down birth rates and that population will stabilise within a couple of decades. The ‘population bomb’ argument that the BBC’s documentaries had helped to spread has proven far too simplistic. Perhaps worse, it also proved an obstacle to progress in international environmental politics for a long time,...
We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover
History & The Arts

We shouldn’t judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by its cover

...Education, Vol. 22 No. 1 March 1991:pp59-73) examines the concerns that Dahl’s work is too violent, sexist and even racist (consider Wonka’s slurs about his highly racialised workforce) for modern children. Penguin’s cover was definitely provocative – but if it gets a generation of adults to re-read the book it will be an effective one. Leafing through it again, I...
Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are synthetic drugs such a problem for the UK's prisons?

...around both drug supply and demand. But it is also essential that there are moral education campaigns that raise awareness about both the harms of taking drugs and the inherent harms of prison itself. Only then will we be able to talk about dealing with drug taking in places of safety. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...educators, the media, teachers, girlfriends, boyfriends, and others need to be part of the process of reinforcing positive, equitable, unrestrictive ideas of manhood. Our discussions present a similarly complex picture. They confirm the importance of listening to young men’s own perspectives on their lives and demonstrate that they need support in resisting pressures to...
How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility
Society, Politics & Law

How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility

...education and future employment. Changing migration Third, we can also see that synchronicity between individual biography, family time and broader socio-political contexts is essential. When people's lifecourse is in tune with opportunities to migrate, access employment opportunities and combine this with raising families, they can build their cultural, social and...
Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

...Education UK (раніше RSN) дає змогу молодим біженцям будувати позитивне майбутнє, досягнувши успіхів у освіті. Інформація про освіту - Irish Refugee Council. Мовна підтримка для дорослих біженців - A Council of Europe Toolkit. Юридичні...
Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...educational posters about the benefits of reading or workbooks. Mothers dutifully seemed to bring their children to that library, too, but – maybe in a point of difference from the Sydney tiger mothers I described above – had little interest in engaging with children’s literacy practices themselves. Instead, they focused on their smartphones or chatted with other...
‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library
History & The Arts

‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library

...education exposed, or of being made fun of for their tastes in more popular literature, for example, were eased in this way. The librarians’ seat at their bedside, talking to the injured men as they tried to find out more about their interests and background so that they could make recommendations as well as meet requests, became an opportunity to enjoy conversation and...