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Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...religion or their organizational affiliation. War, even a ‘low level’ conflict such as Northern Ireland, disrupts the daily patterns of people's lives, making children's families and homes part of the conflict. The Good Friday Agreement of 1999 was supposed to bring a formal end to much of the terrorist violence in Northern Ireland. However, several people have been...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. This is referred to as ‘anti-discriminatory practice’. There is a growing body of law that seeks to prohibit and punish a range of discriminatory behaviours in various kinds of social settings, for example in the provision of services and in employment...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...religion or turn to religion to decide what’s right and wrong for them, and have other people make the decisions rather than have to make it themselves, or look for different points of reference. Peter: Just to be neutral about this, right now for instance would you sell your house or would you wait until the market’s settled down? Frank: I won’t, I just bought my...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...religion has increasingly come to take the place of biology in that process of construction and justification. Islam and Muslims are the ‘new black’, the new aliens who cannot be part of ‘us’, when ‘us’ means ‘the white majority’ or ‘the civilised world’. The next activity provides an opportunity to look into what has come to be called
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...religion – I think it’s founded on the fear of the body and in particular the female body. I felt completely crushed by it. And also crushed by the practice of sitting in church listening to a priest who was very angry and particularly with young people, rant on Sunday after Sunday about our sins and our evil and our inequities. And I think as a very angry young woman...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...religion, sexuality and/or disability status. Part 2 Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Revisit the case studies you chose for Part 1. Can you identify any factors about each person which could represent ‘intersectionality’? Discussion Combined factors of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, disability, environment, education, access to healthcare and/or socioeconomic status may...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...religion (if we have one), ethnic origin, culture, upbringing, education and our experiences of life and work. Personal values are not static. They continue to evolve during our lifetime as we experience new situations and people’s behaviours, particularly ones involving conflict or difference, or ones we find surprising or offensive. These encounters provide...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...religion, with 2.2 billion followers. The ‘average’ person will be a 34 year-old Indian man. Wearable technology will be controlled by thought. 50% of today’s jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence. 3D printing will mean that many products are produced on location, reducing the need for transportation. Car insurance will be a thing of the past, as most...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs