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Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...changed a lot. I worked part-time for a period. Things became more difficult for me in school. I had to cut my hours and eventually I finished working. Everything changes completely when you're on dialysis because you're tied to the hospital on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It's quite a strain to be honest. It's been an enormous change for me to go from a very busy...
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...changes in skills and/or knowledge that can be directly attributed to the training intervention. Formal assessments, qualifications and exams are all examples of measuring achievement at this level of evaluation. Level 3 – behaviour Behaviour refers to the successful application of learning – that is, the transition from the classroom to the workplace. Level 3...
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...changing and evolving to meet the needs of the market. For many this constant change makes it an exciting profession, as summarised here by Ian Hunter, Head of Marketing at Fujitsu Services. What excites me most about marketing? Working in marketing means that you are in a privileged position, working across all parts of a business at all levels, for the good of the whole...
The impact of Brexit on British wages
Money & Business

The impact of Brexit on British wages

...changed dramatically. The election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 started a trend that continues to the present of supporting privatisation, less establishment worker’s rights and a decrease in Union with the aim of enhancing competitiveness. New Labour also adopted this “pro-business” perspective under the leadership of Tony Blair, despite the institution of some new...
Does Brexit mean another Scottish Independence vote?
Society, Politics & Law

Does Brexit mean another Scottish Independence vote?

...in a year or two, but it isn’t right now – according to the latest poll, even a so-called hard Brexit in which the UK leaves the European single market would not be enough to give the yes side a decisive lead. Sturgeon may yet have to choose to pursue a referendum in circumstances she would clearly prefer to avoid: before the polls change in her favour....
Methods in Motion: Becoming relativist
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Becoming relativist

...changes have played an increasingly important role in the conceptual apparatus and analytic methods of European philosophers. This is relevant today, and reflecting on the question of knowledge may be pertinent to the Methods In Motion (MiM) perspective. Nietzsche is perhaps one of the first modern thinkers to argue that the traditional ideal of stable and absolute (i.e....
How can Theresa May escape from the Fixed Term Parliaments Act?
Society, Politics & Law

How can Theresa May escape from the Fixed Term Parliaments Act?

...changed by the divisions within Westminster over Brexit. In her speech, she singled out Labour and the Liberal Democrats, as well as the House of Lords: “In recent weeks Labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the EU. The Liberal Democrats have said they want to grind the business of government to a standstill, the SNP say they vote...
Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)

...changed in a few minutes, and complete operating heads for the production of entirely different assemblies can be fitted in approximately 10 min. The holding fixture for the components can be used as parts inspection fixture, since it locates the parts in the exact relationship required in the final assembly. Solidification time is in the order of milliseconds, and...