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The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...world is and how the child should be readied for living in it.’ (Bruner, 2000, p. xi) This quote from the renowned psychologist Jerome Bruner is helpful for thinking about the connection between culture and childhood, as it highlights that child-rearing is not the same everywhere. What children experience in their families, the learning that they participate in, will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Investigating psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating psychology

...world we perceive is a reality that exists outside of ourselves. True False a. True b. False The correct answer is a. Answer The natural attitude is the everyday, common-sense view of the world. What phenomenologists do is to question and suspend the natural attitude, and hence concentrate on the experience itself, as it is lived. To focus on experience, it is helpful to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Children’s wellbeing and creativity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children’s wellbeing and creativity

...world around you recognising that you deserve just as much as everyone else. SARAH N: My name is Sarah Noble, and I’m the Group Support Manager at Plus Forth Valley. I think wellbeing encompasses a whole range of things for both young people and staff. What different people need for their wellbeing is very individualised. So, for some of our young people, what promotes...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...world, but also as a means to radically improving health and educational outcomes, addressing long-standing challenges in medicine, science and engineering, and protecting political freedoms and promoting economic stability. On the other hand, there are as many – if not more – voices warning that these new technologies are already severely and negatively impacting...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...World' or 'developing countries'. The 19th century heralded a large increase in energy use in what were to become industrialised countries (Figure 1.1), particularly the use of coal. Homes and other buildings were heated; factories and railways were powered by steam engines (Figure 1.2); mining and chemical industries developed and agriculture became more mechanised. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...world...Waste management and environmentalism in China: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify some of the environmental impacts of economic growth understand some concepts to more sustainably manage waste and resources identify some of the emerging social responses to China’s environmental problems assess your own waste...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding Alice
History & The Arts

Understanding Alice

...world. It has been translated into most languages including Esperanto and Latin, adapted for stage, film and television multiple times, and illustrated by countless artists, from John Tenniel and Salvador Dali to illustrators in the Disney studio. Alice has also been turned into many game-related products including puzzle books, board games and sophisticated computer...
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Article 10 mins
What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...world. Could you explain a little bit about your role and the various elements involved in the creation of a work of fiction? JONNY GELLER: Well, a literary agent primarily is there to discover new talent and exploit the rights derived from the copyright in that work. So we go out and find, we sift through the thousands that are sent to us and of course we also manage the...
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