5.1 Introduction
The most ‘important and greatest puzzle’ we face as humans is ourselves (Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a puzzle – one that is complex, subtle and multi-layered, and it gets even more complicated as we evolve over time and change in different contexts.
When answering the question ‘What makes us who we are?’, psychologists put forward a range of explanations about why people feel, think and behave the way they do. Just when psychologists seem to understand one bit of ‘who we are’
1.3.1 The importance of friendship When children are asked about the things that are important in their experience of education one factor appears to be important above all others – friendship. In a study of 2,527 children in 500 primary and secondary schools in one local education authority (LEA) in the north-west of England 62.8 per cent stated that happiness at school was the result of friendships (Whittaker, Kenworthy and Crabtree, 1998). This included best friends and also friendly teachers and other friendly pupi
Children's attitude to mixed-ability groupings Sue Lyle interviewed children from a school in Swansea that had run a ‘mixed ability’ and ‘mixed gender’ project designed to improve pupils’ literacy. The tasks in the project were designed so that pupils were collaboratively involved with the activities and texts being studied. Children expressed the view that there were some benefits gained from working in this mixed-ability, collaborative way. One pupil explained this was ‘… because you get more info
1.2.1 Children's perceptions of play and learning An innovative study looked at why children thought they came to their particular schools and centres. Researchers collected the things that children said and analysed the ways in which they said them. The intention behind this was to inform the development of the services the children and their families received (Farrell, Taylor, Tennent and Gahan, 2002). By taking this approach, the children became active and important participants in the work. Building the children's views into the developm
Introduction The underlying premise of this unit is that we are all experts in different ways, and that our different experiences and understandings are of value. Inclusive education is presented and discussed as under construction, both in educational settings and as a concept. The materials to be found in this unit are largely rooted in the social model of disability and human/disability rights frameworks. This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Childhood and Youth lear
24.07.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Dienstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
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Die amerikanische Ratingagentur Moody's hat den Ausblick für die Kreditwürdigkeit Deutschlands auf negativ gesenkt. Ebenso erging es den Niederlanden und Luxemburg. Alle drei Länder behielten jedoch ihre Bestnote AAA. Die Rückstufung begründete Moody's mit der steigenden Unsicherheit über den Ausgang der Schuldenkrise in der Euro-Zone. In Deut
The Real Origin of the Franchise
One of the most successful business models is the franchise, but it
didn't originate with McDonald's. Sir Harold Evans describes the
remarkable story of a beauty salon that allowed hundreds of women to own their own businesses. (05:49)
Market Pulse: Private sector slump heralds fresh recession
July 24 - Chris Williamson of the data compilers Markit says the latest purchasing managers' surveys point to a 0.6% decline in euro zone GDP
Learn Anarcho-Capitalism Online Just about everyone is drawn to the libertarian respect for property rights. Yet most people draw back from fully embracing property rights and taking libertarianism to its fulfillment in "anarcho-capitalism" or free-market anarchy. "Sure," the cynics say, "it would be great to live in a society without the government and taxes, but w
21A.750J Social Theory and Analysis (MIT)
This course covers major theorists and theoretical schools since the late 19th century. Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Bourdieu, Levi-Strauss, Geertz, Foucault, Gramsci, and others.
17.S914 Conversations You Can't Have on Campus: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Identity (MIT)
What is race? What is ethnicity? How can communication and relationships between men and women be improved? What causes segregation in our society? How do stereotypes develop and why do they persist? How do an individual's racial, ethnic, and sexual identities form and develop? This course explores these topics and more.
24.09 Minds and Machines (MIT)
This course is an introduction to many of the central issues in a branch of philosophy called philosophy of mind.
Exercise in Register and Style
Exercise for students concerning the idea of writing in a specific register and style for a specific readership.
A Diamond Poem
A resource for the teaching of Irish
Face-to-Fossil
This Web article is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here they meet Deena Soris, who interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. The more-than-20 questions answered by this dinosaur fossil include: You look fabulous. How old are you?How do scientists guess an extinct dinosaur's speed?Is it a thrill to have a frill?So what happened?One day you're happily munching away on thick, tough plants, the next you're history?How did you go from being
Graduation 2012 - Tuesday July 24: AET Faculty, 2pm Ceremony
Coverage of the School of Cultural Studies & Humanities graduation ceremony.
MSU College of Arts and Letters celebrates 50 years
The MSU community helped the College of Arts and Letters celebrate its 50th anniversary with a "CAL" mosaic, made from wood, glass and other materials.
To read more, go to http://news.msu.edu/story/mosaic-of-memories/
Guard opens fire at Kabul hospital
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Foreigners killed at an international hospital in the Afghan capital as a security guard opens fire. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
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Sad Sally
Strategies for Teaching Reading: Thinking Partners
This video shows an instructor teaching whole group reading skills using the thinking partners interactive read aloud strategy. ( 5:03)
