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Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...system. If we were able to do so, there might well be a chance that we could improve the situation for carers as well as patients as they found themselves entering the hospital system through A&E when sadly the patient was nearing the end of their life. Walking the Walk: using carers to improve sites of care [A woman walking up stairs] Close-up of a person’s feet as...
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A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
Health, Sports & Psychology

A matter of life and death: inequalities in healthcare for Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities

...systemic and institutional racism in health and social care services, education and the criminal justice system, to name a few. Stereotypes abound regarding Black and minority ethnic people in relation to how pain is experienced, which are based on myths that have been perpetuated from the days of transatlantic slavery and ‘race science’ where Black bodies had been...
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Deregistering from school: understanding experiences and rebuilding trust
Education & Development

Deregistering from school: understanding experiences and rebuilding trust

...system Bullying Children’s mental or physical health Children’s school attendance difficulties Unsupported special educational needs School exclusion and ‘off-rolling’ No school place available. My recent article reports on UK research with 99 home-educating families. Children had originally enrolled at school and been expected to remain in mainstream formal...
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Perceptions of corruption
Science, Maths & Technology

Perceptions of corruption

...index? video. Copyright 20 September 2012 Transparency International: the global coalition against corruption. Used with permission. For more information, visit Transparency International. Data from the UN Development Programme Data Public Explorer tool What do you think about the subjects discussed in this film? Use our Comments facility below to share your views...
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Video 5 mins
To lie or not to lie?
History & The Arts

To lie or not to lie?

...think about your moral responses to different lies...This content is associated with The Open University's Arts and Humanities (Philosophy) qualification. [To lie or not to lie cartoon game image.] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or...
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Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...think about how birth is a lottery...Week 1: What do we mean by a lottery of birth?: 1 The world’s 7 billionth baby - On the occasion of the birth of the world’s 7 billionth baby in 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged the world to recognise the moral and pragmatic obligation to do the right thing for that baby. [Described image] Figure 2 The world’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
About Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

About Earth In Vision

...think through the potential of these archives as a digital resource that will be attractive across many areas, from teaching and learning to amateur media production and consumption and indeed for a range of activities that we may not yet perceive. We have asked a range of ‘digital citizens’ about how they would use such archives, and what tools they think they would...
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Article 5 mins
FGM prevalence and healthcare planning
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM prevalence and healthcare planning

...systems can lead to under-reporting if women and girls perceive consequences for themselves, their families and communities. Methods for collecting FGM data vary across countries and organisations, creating methodological limitations. Data about FGM in migrant populations is generally not collected in a census. Therefore, FGM prevalence rates are extrapolated from the...
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