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Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...based on the biopsychosocial model of health and will see how these three aspects of health often overlap....Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development: Introduction - Welcome to this free course on child and adolescent biological, psychological and social health. This course is primarily aimed at people working in health and social care...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...De Sautoy. Which of the above might they give as their primary reason for why people should learn mathematics? Use your preferred search engine to find out something about these two people and to explore further. Now consider your own motivation. Why do you think that students should spend time learning mathematics? Try to give an honest answer. Should they spend so much...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...based around their major software systems. Changing these may require a costly company-wide reorganisation to reflect the new software systems more accurately. There is also the issue of maintaining continuity of service during the changeover and the risk that the new and therefore unknown system may not work – in contrast, the legacy system is a known quantity. There...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Are businesses just leaping on transgender trends to turn a profit?
Society, Politics & Law

Are businesses just leaping on transgender trends to turn a profit?

...based around a minority identity don’t make sense if they are not also anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-state violence and anti-misogynist. Intersectionality is often dismissed as an unending list of petty -isms, but the reality is that in practice, more than name, it's the only genuine way to contain everyone within visions of freedom. Otherwise, as activist and...
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Article 5 mins
The 'what now Wednesday' after the Super Tuesday before
Society, Politics & Law

The 'what now Wednesday' after the Super Tuesday before

...based on his criticism of the establishment, his pleas for common sense, and his appeal to individuals – small donors. Who else in the race purports to represent the same ideals? Donald Trump. True, Trump and Sanders could not be more different on their views on immigration, wealth inequality, race relations or, indeed, what “common sense” actually is. But so far,...
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Florida just wants it over
Society, Politics & Law

Florida just wants it over

...base white supporters and making special, if probably futile, appeal to African American and Hispanic voters. Bill Clinton was in Gainesville, then Kissimmee. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine was also in the state, taking in Fort Myers and Sarasota before jamming awkwardly with Jon Bon Jovi in St. Petersburg on Saturday night. Right to the bitter end, both...
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Article 5 mins
Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences
Society, Politics & Law

Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences

...based system won’t be as economically efficient or socially just as the theories suggest. Yet sometimes in practice, cyclical preference seems perfectly rational. When choosing among election candidates, I might prefer Gottabee Wright to Hardy Lefte, and think both of them more worthwhile than third candidate Strickland Centre. But if confronted with the binary choices,...
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Article 10 mins
Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing
History & The Arts

Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

...based: the wealthy resort owners and their guests tolerate the white working-class staff while they support civil rights and international protests. Not only does Naish interpret the film from a historical perspective, his commentary also decodes the film though a twenty-first-century lens, as shown when he describes Neil as ‘mansplaining’ during a conversation with...
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