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Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...community's safety. But what does this tell us about who should go to prison. What should happen to them there? The prison service has summarised its objectives in the form of a mission statement. MAN Her Majesty's prison service serves the public by keeping in custody those committed by the courts. Our duty is to look after them with humanity and to help them lead law...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...community to which the family belongs filters through to the child’s experiences. In doing so you will think about why such influences may not have a uniform impact from family to family. You will also explore how learning is a two way experience for both children and their parents or carers, in situations both within and beyond the home...This free course, The family...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...communities. You will also learn about how incorporating technology in the home and in community settings has a range of benefits to people's wellbeing and ability to maintain independence in their community setting...This free course, Digital innovation in social care and social work, explores how digital technology has made a difference, both to the social care sector...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...communication between team members mutual respect for others feeling comfortable speaking freely co-operation and conflict resolution between team members encouraging equal participation mutual support and positive attitudes shared values and common goals. Another way to look at this is shown in Figure 1, which breaks teamwork into some of its constituent parts. You’ll...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice

...community; by providing credit to high risk groups Jews could help boost consumer spending. But did this relative tolerance last? Later in the 16th century life became much more difficult for Venetian Jews. Depending on the economic and cultural climate of the day, the Jewish community was either fostered or hounded. Venice, amongst the cities in Europe, was not unique in...
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Article 5 mins
Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...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 health and existential challenge. Those passing through the menopause...
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Article 5 mins
Graham Harvey on Davi Kopenawa at Oxford University
History & The Arts

Graham Harvey on Davi Kopenawa at Oxford University

...communities. Furthermore, an evangelical Christian missionary was appointed to lead a government office to target remote Indigenous communities for greater integration and assimilation. This was the context for Davi Kopenawa’s visit to the UK and for the roundtable in Oxford. He had joined other Amazonian leaders, including his son, Dario, in presenting a petition...
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Article 5 mins
The history of Halloween
History & The Arts

The history of Halloween

...community of “faithful departed” (i.e. deceased Christians), was added on the 2nd November. It is sometimes asserted that the pre-Christian festival of Samhain and the Christian feasts beginning on All Hallows Eve (Halloween) share an emphasis on honouring the dead. There is, however, no secure historical evidence that the ancient festival had any such association. It...
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Article 5 mins