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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...families - place their hopes in the educational success of their single offspring. The children are aware (perhaps too aware) of the responsibility on their shoulders and the importance placed on their educational achievements. Almost forty years after the founding of the People’s Republic a policy of reform was adopted opening China to the outside world, and with it,...
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An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...family circumstances has been described as ‘living with an elephant’ in the room where everyone pretends it isn’t there and no-one wants to talk about it. Despite the wealth of research available in the field of bereavement, palliative care and mental health very little is actually known about the lived experiences of children and young people living with a loved...
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Article 15 mins
South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...family member? Via animations and short articles, South Asian young adult carers share their experiences of navigating education, culture and faith as they transition to adulthood, as part of the SATTA research at The Open University...Introduction Dr. Geraldine Boyle and her colleagues are carrying out research into the experiences of South Asian young adult carers...
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What was the Easter Rising?
History & The Arts

What was the Easter Rising?

...come to achieving the aims of its leaders?...Ireland has a long and troubled past. Not always on the best of terms with its British neighbour, armed struggle has been a recurring feature in the island's history. But how close did a group of republicans come to independence from the United Kingdom? [What was the Easter Rising? - The arts past and present (3/6)] Transcript...
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Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...family life and relationships from birth. You will look at what they need from other adults and children, and what they can learn...In this free course, Understanding children: babies being heard, you will find out some of the things that very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life and relationships from birth. You will look...
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Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...History The earliest evidence of power being asserted over the region is the account of St Patrick planting the yew tree which gave the city its name, as he travelled through the region in the fifth century. In the sixth century it was noted that Newry was included in every tour that over-kings made of their territory. However, it was in the Norman period that Newry took...
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The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine
History & The Arts

The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine

...history?" There are a lot of answers to this, but one important reason is that people are already talking about history, and sometimes, they have got it seriously wrong. One example of this is the widespread ignorance of the Bengal famine. For me, the 'killer facts' about the Bengal famine are straightforward. In 1941, when the Battle of the Atlantic was at its height,...
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David Allen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

David Allen - Earth in Vision

...history films, science, so landmark television, and we have a theatrical release arm that makes bigger theatrical release documentaries. Natural history: How I got started We had a small house in the woods and I was a teenager and I was three miles from anywhere and I was bored rigid and the only way I could possibly get any interest was sitting round trying to take...
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