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Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?
Society, Politics & Law

Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?

...communities and their demands for racial justice resulted in new opportunities amid unprecedented global shifts. Moreover, they challenge us to take a closer look at the political heirs to the lady on the bus and the uncompromising black man. Post-industrial black ghetto Since the 1970s, the US black population has been characterised by an affluent and growing middle...
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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...communities where higher education feels unfamiliar – the unwritten rules of university life can be harder to decode. These hidden expectations can influence how confident students feel in assessments, how likely they are to approach tutors for help, and how supported they feel when challenges arise. The good news is that small, intentional changes made by tutors,...
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'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...Community Oriented Policing Services, has explained: ‘... the discussion of police reform seems to focus primarily on individual officer behaviour and ignores the operational systems that have an even greater impact on policing outcomes. The great management guru William Edward Deming captured this notion through his 85/15 rule, which says that 85 percent of the...
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Article 10 mins
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...communication and as an articulation of protest...This free course, Visions of protest: graffiti, introduces students to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of graffiti examples, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in Morecambe, 'tags' in a Milton Keynes underpass, a McDonald's advert and exhibits at a highly established art...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...community contexts, conceptual clarity is essential, alongside awareness of the subtle differences between reading for pleasure, pleasure in reading and their synergies. Children and young people’s perceptions of reading for pleasure also deserve attention. Reading for pleasure is increasingly recognised as a ‘purposeful volitional act with a large measure of choice...
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Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...community and on to the international perspective. It also analyses the different roles that children take on in relation to violence, such as victim, perpetrator, witness, colluder and peacemaker. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in People, Politics & Law...Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...communication providers embark on system-wide, rapid decarbonisation strategies, there are still two reasons to dig into the cloud emissions. First of all, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are not confident that these renewable energy projects will sufficiently outpace the growth in demand. Second, the operational energy use of digital technologies...
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Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge
Society, Politics & Law

Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge

...community-rooted method that reveals insights traditional research often misses...The research study that would become the book Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK began on WhatsApp. As my academic colleague Claire and I shared yet another voice note conversation that had me nodding in recognition and the typed response of...
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