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Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...technologies are changing and poorly understood; alliances, preferences and perceptions are changing; problems, solutions, opportunities, ideas, people and outcomes are mixed together in a way that makes interpretation uncertain and their connections unclear. (March, 1982, p. 168) The garbage-can metaphor describes the messy, complex and disordered way in which, at a...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...education and political science at University of California, Berkeley. García Bedolla’s research interests center around the civic engagement, community activity, and educational success of ethnoracial groups in the United States. She is author of Latino Politics. [Donald Trump] Donald Trump: If he's not invited to the party, he might go alone Trump issues a warning...
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Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...education, or to the writing of a book. I ought to know why I should do that. So long as I did not know why, I could not do anything, I could not live. Amidst my thoughts of farming, which interested me very much during that time, there would suddenly pass through my head a question like this: ‘All right, you are going to have six thousand desyatinas of land in the...
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Article 15 mins
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...educate themselves in the realities of racial discrimination against various groups and about the various aspects of individual and institutional racism, that is radical discrimination that has become established as normal behaviour within a society or organisation. If we can acknowledge that racial prejudice and discrimination exists within the systems of our society and...
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Article 10 mins
Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...education to be accessible to and affordable for all Americans. Although Sanders is 74, his support base currently consists mainly of young people, only 20% of whom voted in the 2014 elections. This is a major electoral constituency which the Republicans have simply ignored, and which other Democratic contenders including Hillary Clinton have failed to attract in large...
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Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...technology, or are a voracious reader, curious and knowledgeable about many topics, but given to procrastination. It is useful to spend some time thinking about what is required and which skills you need to focus on developing if you are thinking of a career in translation. You may have struggled to identify five top skills and that’s because all of them are really...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...education, defence, and so on) and oversees the collection of taxes (such as Income Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise duty on petrol). When the government uses these spending and revenue raising activities to stabilise the economy, this comes under the purview of fiscal policy, which is the main focus of this section. It should be emphasised that the role of fiscal...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...educators and leaders working with young people in both formal and informal educational settings. The course will provide practical guidance and resources for running workshops for young people between the ages of 13 and 18 to stimulate reflection on religious diversity. Young people and religion: creative learning with history presents conclusions from a major European...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs