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Valuing death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death

...think about death, as the focus of attention and conversations are more likely to revolve around treatment options and trying to prevent death. Talking about death may be seen as being negative, tempting fate or giving up. We often see words around ‘fighting’ and ‘battle’ for those who have lost the war against their disease as if death was something you can...
Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...think can make a difference but does not randomly assign participants to groups. For example, a researcher might compare the academic performance of students in a school that implements a wellbeing program with the academic performance of students in a school that does not. Qualitative methodologies have several strategies, far too many to list them all here, they may...
Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...think of ethnicity in Britain as being mainly about ‘race’ and skin colour. However, there are many ethnic groups that are not distinguished primarily in terms of skin colour. These include, for example, groups defined mainly in terms of religion (i.e. Jewish people or Muslim people) or nationality (i.e. Scottish, Welsh, or Irish people). Moreover, if we look at...
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...think is meant by the term ‘plagiarism’? Spend a few minutes jotting down your thoughts. Answer You have probably been taught about plagiarism before or have a basic understanding of what it is: namely the use of other people’s material in your work without appropriate attribution. You have probably also been told that you shouldn’t do it, and that to do so is...
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...system that there is potential for additional trauma caused by the experience of being a witness. This evidence-based course provides learning about the Fitness to Practise process and being a witness. [RCN logo] This course has been accredited for continuing professional development by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The RCN cannot confirm competence of any...
Stories of Change Introduction
Nature & Environment

Stories of Change Introduction

...people are they more optimistic or pessimistic about the future. Well listening to these interviews I have to say leaves me just slightly more optimistic than I was five years ago. I think the level of sophistication, the level of buy-in to climate change as a challenge, is greater and I do get a sense that, if you like, this is a problem we could fix. ...
The Arts and Creativity
Education & Development

The Arts and Creativity

...would also consider studying the following course I found on Coursera. It does have a fee attached to it, but there is financial aid offered, so I would look into this to help me study the course: Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130) ] Click on the banner above to view other pathways...
Can you harness intrapreneurship?
Money & Business

Can you harness intrapreneurship?

...thinking 101 Including guests Katherine Morgan, Head of High Growth & Entrepreneurs at Barclays and Dr. Aqueel Wahga, Senior Lecturer in Management, this webinar is designed to inspire employers, unpacking the unique mindset and skills that distinguish intrapreneurs and how these individuals can be identified and enabled in an organisational environment. Transcript...