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An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...family/friends about the death of a loved one Expressions in popular culture (TV, film, music, books) Language used in funeral services Talking about death with colleagues Talking about someone you don't know personally (for example, a famous person) Talking to someone who is ill, or vulnerable Words: 0 Discussion You may have noticed that the language you use or hear in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Panic buying and how to stop it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic buying and how to stop it

...family as well as personal needs and values. (Such as when to get up for work, when to get out of the house, when and how you pick up your children, which side of the bed you sleep in, and what brands you buy in your shopping). Norms are useful because they allow us to function without having to think too much about the reasons why we do things. Once a norm is in place,...
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Article 10 mins
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One

...families, prison staff and society at large. They are also concerned with the continued failure of prisons to fulfil any of their stated aims or purposes...[Barbed wire fencing on a prison wall] Below we consider a range of questions that often arise whenever the idea of prison abolition is raised and offer some detailed, but concise, responses that may be used as a...
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Article 12 mins
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...family on a permanent basis. The need for regulation is both to protect the public and service users and to maintain confidence in the profession. It is necessary for social workers to register with their regulatory body and if they fail to do so they will no longer be allowed to be employed as a social worker. All the areas that need to be regulated in order to achieve...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...tree-like figure grows from the middle of a printed book] Education for sustainable development (ESD) Also known as ‘Sustainability education’ and ‘Education for sustainability’, the ESD initiative was established to integrate sustainability and environmental literacy in the curriculum – called ‘greening the curriculum’ by some - to encourage
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Article 10 mins
Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...families or even communities) and those which are ‘public’ (that is, to be handled through forms of social intervention or regulation). One factor that may make a difference to whether things are perceived as private troubles or public issues is scale or volume. If only a few people experience some form of trouble, then it is likely to remain a private matter and not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...family members in public housing and worked at low-paid jobs to save money for college. He also volunteered for local politicians. That led to recommendations for paid work and eventually Hussen got a job working for a Liberal Party candidate who eventually became Premier of Ontario. He left that to become president of the Canadian Somali Congress and community...
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Article 5 mins
Are robots about to take jobs from the poor?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are robots about to take jobs from the poor?

...families. Bangladesh’s garment industry has its flaws, some of them deep - the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse is just one tragic reminder. But, in a city of mud-drenched poverty, the absence of a garment industry would make things worse. So I was worried to hear a delegate at the Digital Development Summit, held in London last week (March 13), predict that robots will...
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Article 5 mins