2,340 search results
Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role

...impact. This too has its own cycle of grief for the loss of colleagues, the loss of the unknown and fear for some, that they may be next. Further Reading Kübler-Ross, E. (1970) On death and dying. London: Tavistock Publications. Rousseau, D. M. and Tijoriwala, S. A. (1998) ‘Assessing psychological contracts: Issues, alternatives and measures’, 695, pp. 679–695....
View article Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role
Article 10 mins
Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
History & The Arts

Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?

...public discourse about religions and to reduce religious forms of intolerance. It is important to recognise the extent to which this early scholarship was structured by white supremacy but also to acknowledge that other resources also inhabit these texts which can be put to work towards a reflexive, decolonial anthropology and sociology of religion. Suggested Reading List...
View article Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
Article 10 mins
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...health (if appropriate) □ Required motivation and social skills □ Required attitude or general approach to the work involved Check 5 – What are the working conditions? □ The physical environment □ The social conditions and work group context □ The economic conditions including funding and pay Check 6 – Who should be consulted about the analysis? □ Check...
View course Human resources: recruitment and selection
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
History & The Arts

A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial

...public house of considerable size standing near the crossing of four roads; a substantial parsonage-house, hidden in trees; and a hall neither attractive to the antiquary nor pleasing to the artist, in its exterior, but pleasantly placed and agreeably relieved by foliage. Quite apart from the village - border on its western side by the park, on its eastern and northern by...
View article A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
Article 10 mins
Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...Public domain, New York Public Library.] McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader (1920 edition). The Scots-Irish also contributed to American musical traditions. According to Mick Moloney, a professor of music at New York University, the songs and instrumental music brought by the Scots-Irish to America ‘blended with English, Scottish, African-American, and possibly...
View article Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
Article 5 mins
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...public space that these digital networks create allows citizens to build mutual support networks on a self-organising model. On Twitter, hashtags and their associated news feeds rise up, allowing users to cooperate and exchange information. During the night of November 13 and 14, two exemplary cases stand out. The hashtag #porteOuverte, proposed by the independent...
View article Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Article 10 mins
Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...public access, and they can also form part of the data in a smart city. Smart cities also vary in terms of their overall organisation. So some versions of smart cities, we might think of as quite top down. So there are control centres, which gather lots and lots of data together, and use it then to manage the city, perhaps its traffic flows, its population flows, and so...
View video Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Video 10 mins
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...public library project Reading Relay. The awards include judges’ awards and voters’ awards. The Children's Book Award, from the Federation of Children's Book Groups, is chosen by nominations from children throughout the UK. Some local library services have established their own awards and these are totally chosen by children. Take a look at facilities in your local...
View course Encouraging book talk in the school library
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs