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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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Child spirituality
Education & Development

Child spirituality

...work with children can draw on a wide spread of knowledge for assessing and meeting children’s needs across a range of areas: physical and developmental needs cognitive and learning needs social and environmental needs emotional and affectional needs behavioural presentation. Government guidelines assist social workers considering the needs of children looked after by...
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What is socialisation? The one minute guide
Education & Development

What is socialisation? The one minute guide

...social community. It is in part a process of learning and in part a process of being taught, but modern views of socialisation also stress the active role of children in making sense of their social world, and constructing their own ways of being part of their social group. There are also strong predispositions, visible even in very young infants, to engage and interact...
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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
Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana
Society, Politics & Law

Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana

...social interaction and its psychological implications for the study of minds, selves and sense-making. The course aims to demonstrate that in studying discourse we cannot help but study social life...This free course, Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana, introduces some of the main themes and issues in discourse research using Martin Bashir's famous interview...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Open Education Week 2017
Education & Development

Open Education Week 2017

...work courses aimed at those who need to enhance their work skills but can't commit to full-time study, and courses focusing on Skills for study, which help to refresh key study skills which might not have been used for a while. We're committed to providing learners with recognition for their learning. On all our free courses, we offer learners a free statement of...
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Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing

...social connections can have a huge impact on our mental well-being and our ability to survive major challenges. For example, the stories of support and mutual appreciation told by individuals nominating a friend for Radio 4’s ‘All in the Mind Awards’, and those featured in that station’s ‘Listening Project’ series, all attest to the healing power of...
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Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...Social Research Council, as well as the Open University. And in this podcast, what I'd like to do is tell you a little bit about what we're going to be looking at, why we think it's important, and why we think different people will benefit from the research findings that we're going to be coming up with. But before I go any further, let me introduce the whole research...
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