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LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference

...social progress in terms of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/trans and queer (LGBTQ) people including, for example, marriage equality in the United Kingdom (UK) and in many other Western countries. It would therefore be logical to assume that life has got considerably better for all LGBTQ individuals. Especially when considering that this social progress...
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Article 5 mins
Contemporary Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Contemporary Wales

...social science account of contemporary Wales. It introduces key aspects of the economy, society, politics and culture of Wales, providing a wealth of up-to-date evidence that is organised around core social science concepts and theories, to help you make sense of a changing nation...This free course provides an accessible and lively social science account of contemporary...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Discovering development management
Money & Business

Discovering development management

...work? Has it achieved what was intended?) political (Who gains? Who loses?) ethical (Is it right? Or wrong?). I want you to ask, and find answers to, these sorts of questions about the ‘goodness’ of development management. This is because the ‘goodness’ – or otherwise – of development management matters. It matters, in some cases, in terms of life and death....
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities
Miscellaneous

Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities

...Social Care at The Open University. She has an international reputation for research in the psychosocial field of diabetes. Her research interests have two overlapping strands. The first focuses on the relationship between diabetes and mental health and its impact on the individual and on health service provision. The second strand is her commitment to taking an inclusive...
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Article 5 mins
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...social nature of embodiment, placing embodied experience centre stage in all psychological understanding. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 3 study in Psychology...The body: A phenomenological psychological perspective: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of fundamental aspects of the theory...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...works of Vygotsky, can be used as an external tool to aid our internal thought and decision-making processes. Something like tying a knot around your finger to remember something – well, I guess few of us do this anymore, but I like the old-fashioned example. To my surprise, in the thesis that came out of my doctoral study I had to report that self-addressed talk (also...
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Article 10 mins
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...work is governed by the Equality Act 2010, which is a development of the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Race Relations Act 1976. In the UK, implementation of the EqA 2010 is overseen and monitored by the statutory body the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), established in 2007. Enforcement of this Commission’s mandate varies, but...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Why are today's progressive political heroes still old white men?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are today's progressive political heroes still old white men?

...socialism was considered a “dirty word”, Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn are inspiring a growing number of American and British citizens with a message of economic equality and social justice. And both have concrete achievements to show for it: Corbyn swept to victory with a huge margin in the Labour leadership contest, while Sanders achieved a 22-point victory over...
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