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'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...Sources of racial and gender disproportionality in school punishment’, The Urban Review, 34(4), pp. 317–342. Stevens. P. (2007) ‘Researching race/ethnicity and educational inequality in English secondary schools: A critical review of the research literature between 1980 and 2005’, Review of Educational Research, 77(2), pp. 147–185. Strand, S. (2014)...
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The ice-covered ocean worlds of the outer Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

The ice-covered ocean worlds of the outer Solar System

...source of energy. If micro-organisms exist within Enceladus’s ocean, whole cells, or the molecules they produce, might be ejected into space in the plumes. This means that a spacecraft need not sample the ocean – or even land on the surface at all – to search for life at Enceladus; it could simply fly through the plumes to capture ejected materials. Cassini did...
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The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment
History & The Arts

The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment

...source of active desire outside the work place: I know you’ll find this crushing, but I don’t sit at home praying for an international incident so I can run down here all dressed up to impress James Bond. I was on a date with a gentleman. Moreover, her playful reminder of sexual harassment legislation, warns Bond that she is neither “asking for it” nor...
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When Heath met Nixon
History & The Arts

When Heath met Nixon

...opened on the subject of the reverse preferences granted by the UK and EC to developing countries. The President expressed the view that the political side of Europe's relationship with the US must override the economic side. He then referred to Britain's impending disengagement from the Caribbean and spoke at length about Nassau's probable inability to take care of...
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Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...open and interested in receiving text suggestions from the young people, and gradually two-way reciprocal recommendations and ‘books in common’ between teachers and children developed. These prompted discussions and life connections and enabled new relationships to begin. Over time, teachers noticed children exchanging texts too and recognised the value of these...
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Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...Open University course L193 Rundblick: beginners' German...Beginners' German: Places and people: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the singular forms of personal pronouns, singular forms of the regular verb kommen and generalisations using man use improved vocabulary and pronunciation related to place names,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...Open University course DA332 Religion and global challenges in the past and present....Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance: Introduction - The global challenge of growing inequalities is intricately linked to the distinction made between those historically regarded as human and those not. You may wonder why the question ‘Who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...Open University course W102 Law: concepts and perspectives...Modern slavery: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the historical origins of slavery as well as examples of slavery understand the international legal framework prohibiting slavery understand the concept of modern slavery and its various forms analyse the applicable...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs