329 search results
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...religions and the different sects of the Christian religion. Against each other you’d end up at the end of the day with a sense of the palpable absurdity of the whole business, of the sense the way you believe was effectively a function of where your were brought up and as a result of this that they would end up philosophically in the position that Owen himself was in....
View course Robert Owen and New Lanark
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...religion made him a natural fit with South Carolina voters. But the inconsistency between Cruz’s ostentatious displays of religiosity and his hardball political tactics finally caught up to him. As Trump put it at a South Carolina rally last week, Cruz “holds up the Bible and then he cheats.” Evangelical voters constituted 72 percent of GOP voters on Saturday. If...
View article Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Article 5 mins
Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...religion – all seen through the filter of Cameron's work and life. Activity 3 In May 2004 a website called Inspiring Learning for All was launched by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. It stemmed from a widespread and ongoing consultancy and research project and aims to support museums in their production of educational materials. A direct link to the website...
View course Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1990). In short, there are identifiable parallels between the relationship of capitalism with religion and religious institutions, and the relationship of capitalism with equity. Equity’s ‘legal’ concerns during this period were much as they are today – namely those involving property. And it was property and money, and the...
View course Equity – law and idea
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...religion and socioeconomic status. Activity 8 Watch the first 3:39 minutes of this YouTube video about how effective communication contributes to healthcare equality in the United States. The video focuses on best practice in providing healthcare for a diverse population. What are the two kinds of ‘competency’ referred to in the video and what do you think they mean?...
View course Introducing healthcare improvement
Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...religion, disability, age and sexual orientation. It is widely accepted across industry and business that diverse leadership leads to better governance. Diverse boards have a greater wealth of experience, thought and perspective. This results in more effective risk management, better decision making and, ultimately, better performance and success (Farrer & Co, 2019). A...
View article Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Article 15 mins
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...religions, came. Visiting clergy included The Most Reverend Robert Runcie (Archbishop of Canterbury). Several famous people from around the world attended, including Coretta Scott King (wife of the late Martin Luther King), Stevie Wonder, Harry Belafonte and Senator Edward Kennedy. The South African government of the time blocked visas for some of the invited guests, such...
View article A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Article 10 mins
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...religion or nation states are not real. Harari’s version of reality aligns with those of famous linguists like Noam Chomsky, who argue that our world exists because we created words and meaning for it. While the extent to which this is true is controversial in science, you should definitely take away from this excerpt how powerful language is, and that it is central to...
View course An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs