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Reading for pleasure: just window dressing?
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: just window dressing?

...social, reciprocal and interactive, then the cost and labour involved in showcasing the school’s commitment to reading surely has to be questioned. How reading spaces are used, who owns them, who made them and who has access to them, (when and how frequently), are all questions worth asking and monitoring over time. The kinds of opportunities these spaces afford for...
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Article 10 mins
The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health

...social media response revealed a polarising narrative, with many supporting Biles and engaging in a broader discussion concerning athlete mental health, while others condemned her action, implying she quit on the biggest sporting stage...What happened to Simone Biles at Tokyo 2020? The consensus heading into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was that Team USA’s poster athlete,...
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Article 10 mins
Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...social world of the airport is made and maintained. In particular, it investigates how the processes that constitute this world - queuing, check in, security clearance, moving around and so on - depend on relations between people and material objects...This free course, Passports: identity and airports, offers a sociological analysis of the modern airport. Using a lively...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
Society, Politics & Law

Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening

...social media create...[Beyond The Babble in action] Beyond The Babble You can learn more about the ‘art of listening’ and many ideas that inspired this installation as well as the collaboration between Lucia Scazzoccio a sonic artist and social broadcaster and Giota Alevizou, in the conversation below. Transcript Giota: You describe yourself as a Social Broadcaster...
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Audio 5 mins
Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...Social Care, have begun to explore the experiences of children and young people’s death anxiety as a result of COVID-19, and the impact of the pandemic and death on staff working in long term care establishments, and how grief was reported in UK newspapers during the pandemic. We know that COVID-19 has upended many our understandings of the world around us, including...
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Article 20 mins
EPQs: designing your research question
Education & Development

EPQs: designing your research question

...social media to the #blacklivesmatter movement? [Photo of Ann's ten words]Figure 3 Ann’s ten wordsShow descriptionA photograph of Ann’s list of ten words, as follows: inclusion, social media, open, change things, communicate, experiment, experiences, issues, people, sharing. Refining your question. Once you have come up with a draft question, it’s a good idea to...
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Article 5 mins
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...social care practitioners. Unlike the navigation through the scientific uncertainties generated by the new coronavirus infection, NICE guidelines are produced following a very thorough, systematic and painstaking analysis of all available good quality scientific evidence in a given area. The heart of a guideline is a set of practical recommendations agreed by a committee...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...social scientists and criminologists, in particular, study and seek to understand problems of crime. The course invites you to develop what can be called your 'criminological imagination'. This, in part, involves viewing criminological issues or problems from multiple perspectives but also encourages you to recognise that private troubles and social issues are often...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs