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Systems thinking: a select glossary
Money & Business

Systems thinking: a select glossary

...social histories, where experiencing is a cognitive act. Purpose Objective, goal or mission of the system; the raison d'être which in terms of a model developed by people is to achieve the particular transformation that has been defined. Resources Elements which are available within the system boundary and which enable the transformation to occur. System An integrated...
Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...social obligations was something I found too overwhelming.’ She’s a busy mum (and soon to be even busier with another child due) and therefore enjoys ‘the independent and flexible learning’ on offer as ‘I need to be able to study around my family commitments.’ But it wasn’t simply a case of finding The Open University and embarking on a degree once more,...
Melanoma: an emerging concern
Health, Sports & Psychology

Melanoma: an emerging concern

...Social Care courses and qualifications. What is melanoma? Melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer that arises from melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing melanin, or colour in the skin. The incidence of melanoma has been increasing globally, with 132,000 cases reported annually among the adult population. While it is commonly associated with older adults,...
How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...social problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, violent crime, involvement in gangs and self-harm, with extremism being one possible outcome. Trauma can affect how a person sees themselves, others and the world. How much it affects a person is dependent on what happened, how often it happened, how it affected them, how they made sense of it, its consequences, their...
Autism quiz text
Health, Sports & Psychology

Autism quiz text

...social difficulties are likely to continue. 12. People with autism all have below average intelligence Is the answer TRUE, FALSE or DEBATABLE? Answer... FALSE While some children and adults on the autism spectrum have mild to severe intellectual impairment, the intellectual functioning of others is within, and in some cases above, the normal range. Children on the autism...
‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...social media, where they are expected not only to perform, but to lead, inspire and remain endlessly positive – often while facing online abuse. Chelsea and England star Fran Kirby has spoken openly about the criticism she has received about her body, especially after injuries or illness when she wasn’t at peak fitness. ‘I get called fat all the time’, she has...
Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...social construct!” You may have heard experts say this, but what does the science say? Can our DNA group us the way many imagine?...But those people look so different than us! How can scientists deny such a conspicuous difference? If this debate sparks your interest, then this video is for you. Of course, you are not alone. For thousands of years, voyagers, explorers,...
The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...processes in the development of modern boxing’, Sport in society, 9(4), pp. 542–58. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17430430600768785. Van Gestel, J. (2018) Norbert Elias and the analysis of history and sport: systematizing figurational sociology. London; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group (Routledge studies in social and political thought, 134)....