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Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea – here’s why

...in this way are surely more likely to end up with the better players in the long run. The UK has long had a reputation for producing very few top players from club academies. If Euro 2016 ends up being another campaign where England falls short, it needs to take this into account. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Article 10 mins
From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging
Society, Politics & Law

From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging

...account or her experiences as a migrant from Pakistan who has now lived in Britain for over twenty years…...Twenty-one years ago, I came to Britain from Pakistan to start a new life. I had some ideas about this country through reading novels and hearing stories of ex-pats. Great Britain, in my mind, was always associated with the British Raj. The Raj has left a profound...
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Article 10 mins
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft
History & The Arts

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft

...account in it. It had become, by all causes, a national interest,--by no means conspicuous, so that some great scholar would have thought of treating it in an English history,--but not a whit less considerable, because it was cheap, and of no account, like a baker's-shop. The best proof of its vitality is the crowd of writers which suddenly broke into this field; Kyd,...
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Article 15 mins
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...account of his visit to the home of William Herschel, also a musician and composer, and his sister Caroline. The Herschels were to become the greatest astronomical observers of the time. On 15th June I went from Windsor to (Slough?) to Doctor Herschel where I saw the great telescope. It is 40 feet long and 5 feet in diameter. The machinery is very big, but so ingenious...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...accounts payable, exceed those due to be received from debtors, the accounts receivable, plus the financial value of inventory. In these circumstances, the organisation’s creditors are, in effect, providing free finance for the business! This ideal situation is unfortunately difficult to achieve in the real world. Even for larger organisations – particularly those...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...accountability. Rooney Rule implementation: The EFL mandates clubs interview at least one qualified racially minoritised candidate for first-team managerial vacancies. This policy, inspired by the National Football League (NFL), aimed to disrupt unconscious bias in recruitment. However, the initial impact of the Rooney Rule albeit good, has plateaued and it could be...
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Article 10 mins
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...account of something and that scientific explanations can be applied universally, that is, in all situations. In addition to being universal in scope, if knowledge is considered to be objective then it is also assumed to be detached from subjective experiences in any one situation. In this way, objective knowledge is detached from the specific object under investigation...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...account the perceived risks of investing in different shares. Section 1 of this course should be used in conjunction with the activities provided in Sections 2 to 5. The latter will help you develop and test your understanding of the concepts and issues covered. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B858 Introduction to corporate...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs