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Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America

...account of their religion and culture, the Catholic Irish gradually gained acceptance in American society. ...The post-Famine period witnessed a continued influx of mainly Catholic Irish immigrants into the United States due to ongoing social and economic change in Ireland and American economic expansion. By the end of the century, the US census indicated that almost five...
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Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model

...accountabilities, evaluation methods, confidentiality and discussing any coaching models or theories being used (O’Broin and Palmer, 2010). Demonstrating the qualities and behaviour listed above all benefit trust. Most people with some experience of working with others already have many of these skills and qualities. Others can be developed with a little bit of patience...
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Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...accounts of eco-anxiety from people interviewed for The Guardian newspaper (Sarner, 2022): · ‘My heart was pounding. My chest felt tight every time I thought about it – and I couldn’t not think about it. I’d often burst into tears because it felt overwhelming. It’s like a pit in your stomach – you feel weirdly empty. It’s not always the same, but it...
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Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...account of multiple, overlapping identities. Such ‘intersectionality’ prioritises a need for researchers to be aware of differences across and within groups in the process of question formulation. In this context, Kelly et al. (2022) talk about intersectionality as a methodology, that is, an approach that informs all aspects of research practice. Indeed, the...
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Article 25 mins
How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...account of your education, qualifications, skills and work-based experience, used mainly when applying for a job. Your CV is your first opportunity to tell an employer what you can do. A well written CV can make the difference between getting an interview and not being considered for the role...A good CV should: Be factual and accurate. Be targeted to the job you're...
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The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...accountability, credibility and helps facilitate justice. The Centre is comprised of five interwoven work streams: Law and Policy Human Behaviour The Future of Responsible Tech Ethical and Responsible Tech/AI Policing. Additionally, the Centre has partnered with numerous organisations to help achieve its core objectives. [Worried teenage girl - a victim of cyber bullying...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...accounts suggest he was laughing at and ridiculing the misfortunes of others and refer to him as the ‘mocker’. Democritus proposed that no matter how many times you cut something in half, and half again, and half again, eventually you will reach a point when you cannot divide it up any further. This led him to propose that everything is built up from tiny individual...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...account if they deposit it. It won’t change the social reality that the ten pound note is worth ten pounds. Whether a category such as race is part of social reality depends on the practices and assumptions within a particular society. Although social categories are dependent on human interests and behaviours, they are not dependent purely on any one individual’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs