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Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...et al., 2014, p. 4). This term is used to describe a variety of conditions children may experience, including mild, moderate to severe, and ensuing conditions ranging from anxiety or depression through to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders. Health promotion The World Health Organisation (2018) define health promotion as the process of enabling people to...
Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...et al., 2011, Lucas and Mladenovic, 2007). Threshold concepts focus on the cognitive (thinking) domain of learning rather than the affective (feelings, moods and emotions) or behavioural (physical/kinaesthetic) domains of learning (see Bloom’s (1956) characterisation of learning)...Week 1 Tricky topics and threshold concepts: 1.1 Why do misunderstandings occur in...
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...et al., 2019) Figure 2: Declines in labour share across advanced economies have been widespread but not uniform Activity 2: The distribution of income between workers and firms Timing: 3 minutes What does the figure tell you about the proportion of national income held by workers? What can we extrapolate about the share held by entrepreneurs and shareholders? Discussion...
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...et résilience face au carnage du 13 novembre à Paris" on Storify] The hashtag #PrayforParis also became a global message, with more than 7 million tweets is several hours. Exploring even a small range of how so many people expressed their resilience is to find meaning in a world that seems absurd, incomprehensible, uncontrollable. Images and symbols highlighting...
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...et al, 2018) A fuller discussion of ethical principles is available from the British Psychological Society’s Code of Human Research Ethics (BPS, 2021). You can also refer to guidance from the British Educational Research Association and the British Association for Applied Linguistics. [Pebbles balance on a stone see-saw] Ethical principles are essential for protecting...
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...et al., (1999) noted that the Salamanca Statement and other United Nations proclamations have had a ‘powerful influence’ on international perspectives on inclusion. Twenty years later, a complete issue of the International Journal of Inclusive Education (2019, Issue 23, p. 7–8) was devoted to articles about the Salamanca Statement 25 years on, and a recent study by...
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...et al., 2010, p. 10) Unlike some of the more formal aspects of justice discussed earlier, restorative justice is an essentially informal approach to resolving and redressing disputes. As Eriksson argues: Restorative justice has been presented as a response to crime that promotes inclusive dialogue, acceptance of responsibility, reparation of harm, and rebuilding of...
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Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...et al. (2017, p. 2291) comment that ‘Social work is a discipline innately engaged in and influenced by the political and social context in which it is practised’. It is important therefore when considering the definitions and the delivery systems of social work, in the UK and beyond, to always take fully into account the cultural context and the models of individual,...