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Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...de-Christianisation of 1793–4 – as showing where such tolerance of ‘infidelity’ can lead. Significantly, though, his horror is not (unlike Burke’s) directed at the Revolution as such, but rather at this particular phase in its development. Indeed, in the footnote he implies that he does not see the Revolution itself as either a consequence or a cause of moral...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...de (1879?) The Imaginary Invalid (Le Malade Imaginaire), trans. Roscoe Mongan, London, James Cornish and Sons (first published 1673). Miller, A. (1998) Philosophy of Language, London, UCL Press. Pinker, S. (1994) The Language Instinct, London, Allen Lane. Schiffer, S.R. (1972) Meaning, Oxford, Clarendon Press. Schiffer, S.R. (1987) Remnants of Meaning, Cambridge, Mass.,...
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...de-escalation towards settlement of conflict (Kriesberg, 2011). In other words, there is more than one conflict at play. Here you have read a brief overview of the nature of conflict. When seeking an understanding of development processes, recognising the inevitable presence of conflict brings added uncertainty, unpredictability and complexity to the situation. Keeping...
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...de Paul order in full habit, complete with cornette. All these cultural trends generated cultural products (maps, drawings, descriptions) which are, in themselves, evidence of socio-economic developments and power relations. After all, a person had to be very rich to acquire an estate of land and only the well-off had the money and time to purchase and read travel...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...Maths, and many specific courses aimed at union officials. In addition, their research department provides research briefings for members covering a range of topics and responds to government consultations on areas related to the interests of its membership. These various services will provide different benefits to you. The advice provided on aspects of working life, such...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...math. It's just kind of the way it is. And so there might be inhibitors around my style or capability to learn certain things. And then resources, what time do I have available? What resources do I have available to help me learn? Now interestingly, from an ad car observation perspective, knowledge is the knee-jerk default reaction. We have a change we need employees to...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...maths lessons, or what other young people understand about money, for example, can be fascinating. 3: Wanting to learn what it is like to do social research. [A group of young students in a classroom setting. One student is presenting the the others, which the teacher watching on.] Discussion Most children and young people have experience of project work at school (i.e....
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...de Renzi, chaplain at Millbank, and the Rev. Ambrose Sherwin, chaplain at Pentonville, after one year’s experience of cellular instruction. Although not directly involved in teaching the convicts, the chaplains supervised the schoolmasters and examined the prisoners every six months. As you read them, consider the following questions: What are the advantages of cellular...