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An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...based on a particular view of what social sciences research involves. [Described image] Figure 1 A view on the meaning of inquire Activity 1 What does the term inquiry mean to you? Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Think about the terms inquiry and research and what they mean to you in your context. Draw a concept map with the two terms pushing outwards from the centre....
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...based on the assumption that the rich will put their additional wealth to good use and re-invest their extra capital in businesses that will generate new jobs for workers, while also paying a good amount of taxes to the government. However, other economists, such as French economist Thomas Piketty, have challenged the validity of the Kuznets curve (Piketty, 2006)....
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...based upon place of birth, parental nationality, place of residence, or simply human value and dignity, regardless of these issues? Should globalisation mean that rights of citizenship can no longer simply be tied to birth in a specific nation-state? Second, the mutual constitution of personal lives and social policy comes into stark focus for the person who flees one...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...based country such as China than in the UK. There are also environmental impacts associated with road construction, road maintenance and the development of the transport and fuel-supply infrastructure. All these other impacts are important, but course concentrates on the energy used for the vehicle operations themselves...Transport and Sustainability: 5.1 Petrol and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...based on COMA data published by the Department of Health in 1991. At the time of writing these are the most recent data available. AGE EAR/KCAL PER DAY MALES FEMALES 0–3 months 545 515 4–6 months 690 645 7–9 months 825 765 10–12 months 920 865 1–3 years 1230 1165 4–6 years 1715 1545 7–10 years 1970 1740 11–14 years 2220 1845 15–18 years 2755 2110 19–50...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...base. For these people systems has emerged as an important discipline or field of interest in its own right. They are interested not just in particular sorts of systems, but in systems thinking in general. And although systems has drawn ideas and techniques from engineering, biology, sociology, psychology and many other fields some say there is something special about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...based recyclers are part of an informal system that has developed in response to a demand and a need for people to earn a living. Such systems are not heavily regulated and operate outside the normal and more formal market. Even though they may seem unorganised, these informal workers (shown in Figure 6) make a significant contribution to waste clearance, and those who...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?

...based not on its structure but on a measure of some metabolic change – the uptake of sugar, for instance. This can help distinguish live tumour from treated tumour, or tumour that’s dying. However, surgeons seldom use the technique because it is considered too blunt, unable to give enough precise detail. Moreover, it’s not suitable for children because exposing...
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