5.1 Overview An important dimension to the social perception of risk is how the media report an issue. Researchers at the Cardiff University School of Journalism investigated media coverage of three scientific issues with social policy implications: climate change; cloning and genetic medical research; and the MMR vaccine. The study analysed the way the media covered the MMR controversy in 561 articles over a seven-month period. Then two nationally representative surveys were carried out in April and Octo
Kathryn Stockett: “The Help”
Watch video of Kathryn Stockett, author of the acclaimed-book-turned-major-motion-picture The Help, speaking at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center ballroom Nov. 16. Born and raised in Jackson, Miss., Stockett graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and creative writing and moved to New York City, where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing forkeep reading »
Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of how social work decision-making must be set within a legal as well as an agency context to counter discrimination demonstrate an understanding of how the law relates to social work issues, and have the ability to digest, analyse and make use of legal information describe what is meant by anti-oppressive practice demonstrate key transferable study skill
Pictogrammen in meerdere talen De site is een initiatief van het onderwijsopbouwwerk van de stad Antwerpen. Doel is de communicatie met anderstalige ouders te vergemakkelijken.
UT News - April 22, 2015
In today's UT News-
-Stadium Drive is reopening this afternoon
-UT's Sailing Club is traveling to France
-UT Foundation Members receive professional certification
-Happy Earth day
LR - Be Organized
"Discover the most efficient method for downloading images into Lightroom and organizing them. Quickly import and manage your photo collection in a library that makes organizing, finding and editing your photos easy.
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Huiswerkspel : Picto's Huiswerk maken met behulp van een stappenplan met pictogrammen. Bronnen:
Social Enterprise Education for Health Care Professionals
This case study outlines a project to embed social enterprise activities in the Faculty of Health inter-professional learning curriculum
World Affairs Council Great Decisions 2011: Needed: A New World Order
Dr. Stewart Patrick presents "Needed: A New World Order."
GERM 304-01, Literature, Culture, Society 1870-1945, Fall 2006
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the instructor.,The course is an introduction into the culture of the time period between Germany’s consolidation into a nation state and the end of WWII, which introduced developmetns that brought an end to German national unity. At the center of many of our discussions will be the very problem of unity. Already in its political-historical sense, it appears to be a simplification: why was Austria not part of the u
Conclusion Eutrophication is a process in which an ecosystem accumulates mineral nutrients. It can occur naturally, but is usually associated with human activity that releases nutrients into the environment. Anthropogenic eutrophication has caused a widespread loss of biodiversity in many systems. Recent attempts to reverse the process are proving difficult and expensive. Symptoms of eutrophication are most readily seen in aquatic sys
4.2 Apprenticeship in retailing c.1782–c.1789 Owen's apprenticeship coincided roughly with the initial development of New Lanark. Leaving home when he was ten or eleven years old, by his late teens he had already gained extensive experience in textile retailing. He started work at Stamford apprenticed to James McGuffog, a successful draper. McGuffog, a canny Scot, dealt in fine garments for well-to-do customers, to whom Owen no doubt learned to defer, and possibly also to emulate them when he was older. After completing his apprenticeshi
Acknowledgements Course image: sharkhats in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Except for third party m
Why create the EU? All the member states of the EU have declared a belief in certain fundamental values and aims. Those fundamental values include the securing of lasting peace, unity, equality, freedom, security, solidarity, democracy and the rule of law (Article 6 [1] TEU). Remember that the creation and growth of the EU, like the European Convention on Human Rights, was achieved through the efforts of individuals and states that experienced the horrors and economic aftermath of the Second World War. Since it
6.5 The principle of subsidiarity This is defined in Article 5(1) EC and 5(2) EC. It requires decision-making bodies with responsibility for larger areas to perform only those functions that decision-making bodies with responsibility for smaller areas cannot fulfil themselves. For instance, the Treaty requires the Community to take action ‘only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States …’ and can ‘by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed act
Artificial Photosynthesis
How can government, industry and business better work together to invest in long-term research to harness solar energy and transform carbon dioxide into energy fuel? In this lecture, Global Chair at the University, Professor Geoffrey Ozin talks about using carbon dioxide as a source of fuel rather than treating it as a waste product and pioneering advances in nano-chemistry.
1.6.6 Professional bodies and societies Consider joining a learned society or professional organisation. They can be very useful for conference bulletins as well as in-house publications, often included in the subscription. Don't forget to ask about student rates. Try looking for the websites of learned societies associated with your subject area (e.g. The Royal Society , the Author(s):
Flaws in the Democratic System of Government
OpenStax College
EERQI (European Educational Research Quality Indicators)
EERQI (European Educational Research Quality Indicators) is a research project in the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research in the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Theme (SSH). It aims to "reinforce and enhance the worldwide visibility and competitiveness of European educational research". By developing new indicators and methodologies to determine quality of educational research publications, proposing a prototype framework for establishing such indicators and methodologies, producing a
iFactor Quadratics App for iOS
'This is a simple application that will factor quadratic equations, if possible. It's quick, handy, and easy. Example: 6x² + 13x + 6 = (2x+3)(3x+2).If you need to *solve* quadratics as well as factor them, you should check out iFactor and Solve Quadratics in the app store. It can handle any quadratic, including ones with complex roots.'This is a free app
