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Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...energy that should be devoted to the tasks of reproduction. Equally, men's behaviour has been interpreted as the product of biological forces and drives. For instance, biologists have developed an approach known as ‘parental investment theory’ to explain why women are monogamous home-builders while men are philandering adulterers. According to this theory, the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...energy, enthusiasm and commitment come into the evaluation? Comment Activity 1 is the first of several such activities. It is an example of a pattern of activities that constitute reflective practice or reflective learning. This style of learning is based on the notion that the understandings most useful to us, and that most readily become part of us, are learned by...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...energy. Exploring different ways to promote creative geographical learning brings fun and enjoyment to geography teaching for both pupils and teachers alike. (Scoffham, 2013, p. 379) You should plan to manage students and activities throughout this process. Creativity can contribute to students’ learning by increasing their motivation and supporting them in their...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...energy, minerals, etc., and infrastructure includes housing, railways, windfarms and motorways...Asset allocation in investment: 4.2 Changing asset allocation over time - Activity 5 changes in benchmark asset classes over time Timing: Allow around 30 minutes for this activity. Check the FTSE/ WMA website and see which asset classes have been added to those shown in Table...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...Energy-intensive production and consumption (air and car travel) increases pollution and climate change Depletion of natural resources, decline in open spaces and biodiversity Cognitive factors Transfer of ideas regarding healthcare provision Change in lifestyles resulting from advertising and marketing of health-damaging products...Population ageing: a global health...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...energies on that. That was what we were told. So, ‘No’ to the Secondary Federation. In the meantime, the Primary Federation didn’t get off the ground at all because they weren’t interested, the other schools. So they went into a kind of a vacuum really. Narrator: Meanwhile with the Federation of three schools up and running, Margaret Beaufort began to struggle in...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...energy involved. It provides opportunities to share good practice, and to connect with the latest research and developments in both subject pedagogy and broader educational practice. It provides an opportunity to engage in critically reflective dialogues about practice, with both the beginner teacher and others who support them. For many, mentoring or tutoring is a...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...energy policy and ‘homeland security’. (Molnar et al., 2018, p. 108) Vicarious Failure refers to the practice of consciously learning from the experience, including mistakes, of others (Kapur, 2015). The key principle underlying the concept is the recognition that by learning from what has worked either well or not so well elsewhere, we can get a head start on our own...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs