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Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...workings of a simple economy shown in Figure 1. [Described image] Figure 1 The circular flow of income in a simple economy. In an economy, firms use labour performed by households to produce goods and services. This is a flow of resources from households to firms as shown by the green arrow in Figure 1. Economic resources are also transferred from households to firms as...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...work or not? The jury may still be out. If you conduct studies, for example, where the people who are assessing depression are not aware of whether the person is doing exercise or not, then those studies don't show as strong an effect. Dr Gaynor Parfitt - Exercise Psychologist, Exeter University: There's also been some dose response research that's shown that, if we...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A Support Net: Can you help someone in need?

...work support, and student services. Additionally, below is a list of useful resources and helplines: Mind's information and support pages Call the Samaritans on 116 123, for free or look at the other ways of contacting them. The NHS Mental health - live well pages The NHS overcoming addiction pages This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection'...
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Activity 20 mins
Folkestone
Education & Development

Folkestone

...works and what the risks are. French as you can stand on the cliffs in Folkestone and see Boulogne in France on the other side. France and England are linked by the Channel tunnel and regular ferry services, so learning the language would come in handy if she decided to visit France. Key political issues in the town including Brexit and people crossing the border. [Banner...
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Article 5 mins
Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive

...work-in-progress. [A selection of photographs from our meetings.]A selection of photographs from the meetings. [A selection of photographs from our meetings.]A selection of photographs from the meetings. Download the archive (PDF, 37MB)[Image link to download of full archive in a PDF file] Acknowledgements With thanks to project photographer Marie Therese Hurson, Stills...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to operations management
Money & Business

Introduction to operations management

...work by looking at their internal functions (operations management, human relations, finance and marketing). You will also learn about the external environment for businesses and how the economic and political context helps shape how businesses respond to global challenges...Introduction to operations management: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Jack Perks - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Jack Perks - Earth in Vision

...work for many conservation groups like the Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and WWF supplying images and footage of fish. Based in Nottingham, he now works all over the country particularly the Peak District and Urban Rivers. Transcript Earth in Vision Project My name is Jack Perks and I’m an underwater and wildlife cameraman and photographer. How I got interested in the natural...
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Video 30 mins
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...working within the Welsh education system, but the messages about the principles of effective mentoring and coaching and the important role mentors have as teacher-educators within the school-based context remain the same across education systems. The course will aid your understanding of the role of a mentor supporting a beginner-teacher as they progress along a...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs