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Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...axes. Note that there are no units on the x-axis because ratios are relative measures. [Figure 11] Figure 11: Dunbar, R. I. M. (1989) Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates, Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 20, pp. 478 and 484, copyright š 1992, with permission from Elsevier © Figure 11: Dunbar, R. I. M. (1989) Neocortex size as a constraint on...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...et al., 2011, p. 809). As you read note down answers to the following questions. What do the authors suggest are the core characteristics of relationship-based practice? How do they explain the ‘use of self’ in social work? What do they suggest is one of the biggest challenges you will encounter in professional relationship-based social work practice? Discussion...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...et al., 2012). It is also seen in the rise of the TeachMeet movement enabling teachers to meet and talk directly with other teachers. Activity 2 Timing: 20 minutes Reflect on your own context. Where do you get professional development from? Answer This might include formal programmes of in-school training, it may come from a local, regional or national provider, or from a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...et al.,2000.) Most people tolerate the minor discomfort of an injection and the possibility of local swelling, slight fever or other minor symptoms in the short term following a vaccination, but more extreme or long-lasting side-effects are unacceptable. No medical procedure carries a zero risk and vaccinations are no exception, but in particular groups, such as people...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...et al., 1999). The main currents of policy debate that have responded to these changes put citizens at the centre. They assume, at a rhetorical level at least, that citizens will be engaged in the democratic regulation of local, national, regional and global environmental governance. In other words, they will practise all sorts of citizenship. Activity 4 The citizen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...et la question de l’école dite Italogreque’, in Μνημόσυνον Σ. Αντωνιάδη (Venice), p. 169–211. Chaztidakis, M. (1977) ‘La peinture des ‘madonneri’ ou ‘vénetocrétoise’ et sa destination’, in H.-G. Beck, M. Manoussakas, and A. Pertusi (eds.) Venezia centro di mediazione tra oriente e occidente (secoli XV–XVI). Aspetti e problemi,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...et al., 2004) and that student motivation aids progress (Hattie, 2012). Learner-centred approaches such as an enquiry approach or YPG are characterised by: students actively engaged in activities that may involve problem solving students having the opportunity to discuss their work with each other students deciding how to approach a task, with support and encouragement...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...et al., 2015). Hopkins and colleagues theorise that these social psychological processes are not especially exceptional or exotic; rather, they can be understood as continuous with our everyday ways of living in the twenty-first century. They demonstrate that events such as the Magh Mela both enhance well-being and revivify social identities. Attending the event enhances...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs