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The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s
OpenLearn Ireland

The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s

...family' FATHER JAMES MCDYER: My ideal was that we would start a whole community family here, everybody working for everybody else, but I was too idealistic in that matter. But the fact remains that by the few or by the many that local cooperation is probably the only way I know how to vitalise an isolated and a low resource community such as ours. Conditions were quite...
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Why books are a lifeline for prisoners
Society, Politics & Law

Why books are a lifeline for prisoners

...families, the future, of life outside. Relaxed and emotionally open, it was an unusual conversation for any group of men. In the confines of a prison, it was remarkable and moving. By a quirk of timing, I was visiting two prisons in Northern Ireland to talk about books during the very week when the Justice Minister, Chris Grayling, was explaining to the world that such...
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Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK
Education & Development

Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK

...families to the detriment of the child’s overall development. It is not uncommon to come across such a stereotypical impression about behaviour of South Asian parents. How true is such a view and how much of it is a perception? I am not an academic expert on this issue to answer this conclusively. Apart from parental influence and the importance of parent–child...
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The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
Education & Development

The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)

...family. According to our research, it is the only support network for both single mums and dads across the UK for the South Asian community. We offer support to all single parents: separated, widowed, divorced, single by choice, those who have gone down the IVF route or living apart can all fit into the category of a single-parent family. No matter how you arrived in your...
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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...family was challenging. There were no flexible working policies at this time to help mothers balance work and family commitments, and so they often had to rely on family for childcare. If a woman had been working when she became pregnant, she was entitled to some form of Statutory Maternity Pay. The Statutory Maternity Pay regulations of 1986 show that pregnant women at...
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Applied social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applied social work practice

...family and adjusting to life in a new community. The material forms part of the course K216 Applied Social Work Practice... Applied social work practice A short introduction to this album. From Home into Care Three residents reflect on their decision to move to Drummond Grange. Staff work with residents to make the transition as smooth as possible, matching each...
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Croeso: beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: beginners' Welsh

...family People introduce themselves and their family. Welsh speakers from Patagonia Two ladies from Patagonia speak in Welsh. Daily routines Two people describing what they are doing. Pastimes 1 People talk about what they like to do. Likes and dislikes Expressing your opinion and talking about your likes and dislikes. Change Listen to what has changed over the past 20...
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Everything you need to know about snowflakes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everything you need to know about snowflakes

...trees in the snow] Because large snowflakes involve the aggregation of many ice crystals, they form into beautiful patterns. All snowflakes have six-fold (hexagonal) symmetry, which reflects the shape of the many ice crystals they are made from. This is because water molecules tend to bond together in a hexagonal pattern when they become ice; a result of the V-shape of...
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