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Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...adult literacy seem to highlight the connection between economic development and low adult literacy rates. [Described image] (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2014) Figure 1 World youth literacy map However, we also noted that, as indicated by Leach (2014), developing literacy for all in an empowering way and for social betterment is not a straightforward, unproblematic...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
A reader's guide to Holes
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Holes

...adults and children. A film adaptation was released in 2004, with Sigourney Weaver as the sinister Warden and Jon Voight playing an odious guard, Mr Sir. The author has said that his main aim in his books is to make them enjoyable. The moral element has to be secondary to the pleasure provided. Certainly, despite the suffering it describes, ‘Holes’ manages to be a...
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Article 5 mins
Wellbeing and mental health collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing and mental health collection

...was funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. It was delivered by The Open University in Wales in partnership with Wrexham Glyndŵr University, Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales and The Open University Students’ Association. The contents of the collection were guided by full and part-time students across all three education providers....
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Article 10 mins
Enduring Love
Society, Politics & Law

Enduring Love

...adult couple relationship in the UK, how couples perceive love and commitment, and the 'relationship work' that people do to sustain their enduring love... Finding 'The One' - and Keeping Them Couples describe their experience of meeting ‘the one’ and staying together. 1+1=3: Relationships and Children Couples reflect on how children affect their relationships. Love...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway

...adults in Norway. Skolebrod is a small cake with vanilla cream, powdered sugar and coconut. My special treat when I'm visiting Norway is skolebrød with afternoon coffee! Image: roboppy under Creative Commons license Lefse Lefse is a traditional soft, Norwegian flatbread made from potato, milk or cream and flour. It’s cooked on a griddle with special long turning sticks...
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Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...Care courses and qualifications. I have been working in the realms of everyday community creativity and diversity for a while now. When I began to experience symptoms 16 years ago, I found myself needing new strategies and knowledge in order to improve my experience of daily life. At first it did not occur to me to connect my creative practice (largely singing) with this...
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Article 5 mins
Do dogs want to go to heaven?
History & The Arts

Do dogs want to go to heaven?

...caring relationships will be with us again in whatever afterlife we hope to achieve. Judging by responses to internet searches, dogs seem to be of most concern when people wonder about animal futures. Searching for “do dogs go to heaven?” returns more results than the same question about cats, horses, snakes, spiders, llamas, budgies or tortoises. There again, some...
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Article 10 mins
The house doesn't always win
Digital & Computing

The house doesn't always win

...careful. Buy from big brands and read the reviews, then make sure that you apply any updates as soon as they become available. So it’s time to get used to a world where you might have to wait a few minutes whilst your lightbulb updates its software before you can turn it on. And if you don’t want an internet connected home – that’s fine too; don’t feel forced to...
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Article 5 mins