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Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...caring for children was women’s ‘natural’ function: that women were ‘naturally’ better at caring roles than men. These common-sense assumptions had a definite influence on practice. Activity 4 Gender in theory and practice Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes Think again about your own practice context. How have ways of working with children and young people,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...adult athlete of individual sport and the coach child athlete of team sport and the coach professional adult athlete of team sport and the coach personal trainer and wealthy client yoga teacher and client from adult class fitness instructor in gym and adult client [Described image] Figure 1 Power continuum Comment We felt that power was a feature in all relationships,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...care about the financial costs of climate damages; do we care about biodiversity? And every person on the planet will have a different answer to those questions, so clearly there’s going to be disagreement about how much to spend and where to focus our efforts. Do we value humans over other species; do we value the people of today over the people of tomorrow? And those...
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Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...Adult males who had a title to land could be selected for jury service in the sheriff and burgh courts. Tenants could be required to attend the barony courts. Through this system of administering justice, an attempt was being made to keep order, to provide access to and to dispense justice. At this time much of the population was illiterate and many did not have access to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children
Education & Development

Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children

...care, education and social care professionals involved in the lives of their autistic children. This included: struggles to secure a diagnosis challenges associated with accessing (specialised) education provision securing opportunities for socialisation and self-care (for both mother and child) managing the financial consequences of caregiving and planning for the...
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The health impacts of FGM
Health, Sports & Psychology

The health impacts of FGM

...care provision. ...Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a global public health concern with no evidence-based medical justification. It involves the intentional injury or removal of healthy female genital tissue and can result in severe, sometimes life-threatening consequences. Beyond the immediate physical trauma, FGM shapes the entire trajectory of a girl’s or woman’s...
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Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...care settings, and many present initially with somatic complaints (e.g. muscle tension, headaches, palpitations, tachycardia, shortness of breath, etc.) that can ‘mask’ an underlying affective (mood) disorder. Patients with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and other metabolic conditions may also have comorbid symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. Möller et...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...adult size and shape. They are also maturing sexually at this stage. Dietary reference values in fact comprise three numbers: the EAR, just discussed, the reference nutrient intake, RNI, and the lower reference nutrient intake, LRNI. These figures replace the old recommended daily amount (RDA), which was felt not to offer sufficient flexibility for individuals’...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs