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Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...circulating in the economy as a whole. And Keynes said this was really important because sometimes the economy fails because the private sector loses confidence in the economy. Loses what he called animal spirits. And then firms hang on to their money. They don’t want to invest. The economy doesn’t grow. And it’s important in that situation for the government to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...circulation spaces between the rooms and buildings. They had to find out about the history of the property, how it had been built and with what materials it was constructed. They had to understand the plan, elevations and other architectural mathematics of the entire property. The teacher asked them what they had learnt so far. 'Not much' they said, 'but it's fun and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...circulating fan standing on the floor beside the bed.] [Photograph of Susie’s bedroom. Two chests of drawers displaying photographs of Susie and her family, and a wall mounted television] Clinical lead nurse Yes. So, she’s got some wallpaper, which is the wallpaper she chose. She’s got quite a lot of pictures up, and she’s got two lamps now and one new one she got...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...respiration, reproduction, growth, excretion, movement, sensitivity and nutrition’. Remember to tell your participants before the task that it is not a test and that you are only interested in what they think. Also remember that your role as interviewer is to prompt with non-leading questions and never to give hints. Write a list of students’
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...circulation. (18 words) Answer (a) The first sports magazines produced in the eighteenth century had a small circulation. (13 words) [A screenshot taken from the Olympics 2012 website.] Figure 3 (b) Radio, television and the internet all provide coverage of sporting events. This coverage has transformed sports media into an industry which operates all over the world. (26...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...circulated, apart from those that ended up in the hands of potential partners. Possibly the work found its way into political circles, where anyone reading it would have been impressed by the idea that New Lanark under Owen's management might be a model and example to the manufacturing community, which without some essential change in the formation of their characters,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...circulation, were often used to commemorate important events. We do not know why the speech was recorded, or how and exactly where it was displayed. But the fact that it was recorded suggests that the speech was an important event, with its high praise for Matidia from the emperor, and possibly related to her consecration. According to the speech, Hadrian was fond of his...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...circulated over the past 20 years or so. There are also some of the counter-arguments. Responses The Chinese deal with dictatorsuncritically and so perpetuate insecurity, persecution and lack of human rights. But, equally, Western companies have dealt with authoritarian leaders without too many qualms. Also, in the oil sector the older fields are already sewn up by the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs