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Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...refugees, etc. So together they wrote the second edition of The Gaia Atlas, so I was kind of immersed in that world as well for about the last 10 years or so, having lovely debates with Norman about the world. Yeah. Advertising and green television So my background in making trails and working in a more advertising setup gives me a fresh look at how to create films for an...
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The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...refugee from Austria in the late 1930s, he found himself transported to America and encountered considerable difficulties in reorienting himself to new conditions and a new culture. This personal experience of not having familiar bearings, and of encountering the impact of cultural differences, sensitised him to the problems of how we perceive and understand social life...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...refugee camps. However, the intervention failed to limit or eliminate the violence. [Described image] Figure 7 UN Peacekeeping forces...The use of force in international law: 3.2 The dilemma of intervention - The key tension in the debate on humanitarian intervention relates to the intersection between the moral and legal aspects of intervention. From the legal...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...asylums) were originally created in the mid-eighteenth century and were run by the Magdalene sisters under the auspices of the Catholic Church. The initial aim of these institutions was to provide shelter and alternative work for prostitutes. However, in the early twentieth century, they became centres of exploitation, violent abuse and forced labour. By then, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...asylum and immigration This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law...Social work law and UK regulation: References - Legislation Children Act 1989 Children (Scotland) Act 1995 The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 Government of Wales Act 1998 Government of Wales Act 2006 Northern Ireland Act 1974 Northern Ireland...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...Refugee Council similarly reflects the purpose that underlies its work – to provide a welcome for refugees: Our vision is for a Scotland in which all people seeking refugee protection are welcome. A place where women, children and men are protected, find safety and support, have their human rights and dignity respected and are able to achieve their full potential....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...refugees during the period of the barbarian invasions in the fifth century, after the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Venetian Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries had to import its sense of antiquity. This happens both in the form of a delayed response to the innovations of the Tuscan Renaissance, spreading out through centres like Padua in the 1440s,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...refugees, austerity measures, etc.). attention training ethical mindfulness a. attention training b. ethical mindfulness The correct answer is b. Select the answer for Question 1g here Building mindfulness into school curriculums in terms of both practices and an ongoing discussion at all levels about how to make the school a more mindful and compassionate culture for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs