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How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...education, where there isn't a properly motivated workforce, you are clearly going to have a workforce there that can't compete properly, can't make the best use of the opportunities that exist in a developed country. And instead of course they have to compete directly by falling wages. Digby Anderson You were asked particularly about international comparisons. Are there...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...education, which is in her long-term interest. As you will see when you read Warburton's book, Berlin thinks that both concepts of freedom are important, but he also warns that they can be abused. If negative freedom is not restricted, then the strong will have a licence to exploit the weak. (For example, most people would accept that the state should place restrictions...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...technology and culture. Through its large naval fleet, the Dutch Republic dominated world trade and established extensive colonial holdings, which formed the basis of its great wealth and power. Two defining features served to distinguish the Dutch Republic from the predominantly Catholic and absolutist structures of neighbouring European powers. First, although a central...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...educational systems and a distinct Presbyterian established church. This Kingdom of Great Britain existed until 1801, when Ireland entered into political union with England, Scotland and Wales. Figure 1 provides some insight into the nature of this development. It shows a political cartoon published in 1799, when negotiations for a union between the Kingdom of Ireland and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...technological and social change. News stories in the media are filled with warnings and fairly frequent dire predictions for the future. This is particularly true when the potential consequences appear to be both catastrophic and difficult to predict, such as nuclear accidents, pandemics, global warming and so on. Intense pressure is exerted on politicians and others,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Influence of temperament
Education & Development

Influence of temperament

...educational and behavioural difficulties but only if they come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds (Quinton and Rutter, 1976). It has proved more difficult to establish whether temperament does influence susceptibility to adverse experiences. Dunn and Kendrick (1982) have shown that an older child’s response to the arrival of a new sibling is systematically related...
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The Life of Saint Patrick
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Patrick

...educated many children whom he trained up to serve at the altar. He always gave till he had no more to bestow, and rejoiced to see himself poor, with Jesus Christ, knowing poverty and afflictions to be more profitable to him than riches and pleasures. The happy success of his labours cost him many persecutions." Saint Patrick's trials and tribulations in Ireland "A...
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Article 10 mins
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...education service in the early 1950s. My birth certificate from Ghana’s capital, Accra, has the words ‘Gold Coast’ crossed out in several places and Ghana handwritten in ink above it. Follow the money, as the saying goes. That golden thread of whiteness breaks, unexpectedly, when I complete the ‘place of birth’ part of the application form to register for a PhD...
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Video 30 mins