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Introduction to Psychology. About the Course This course highlights the most interesting experiments within the field of psychology, discussing the implications of those studies for our understanding of the human mind and human behavior.
We will explore the brain and some of the cognitive abilities it supports like memory, learning, attention, perception and consciousness. We will examine human development - both in terms of growing up and growing old - and will discuss the manner in which the behavior of others affect our own thoughts and behavior. Finally we will discuss various forms of mental illness and the treatments that are used to help those who suffer from them. The fact of the matter is that humans routinely do amazing things without appreciating how interesting they are. Course Syllabus The course will be 8 weeks long in total, with topics varying as follows. Recommended Background No specific background is required. Suggested Readings I do not assume any specific readings. Course Format The coolest? Society of Authors - Protecting the rights and furthering the interests of authors. Last updated: 3 July 2013 Sign this petition to make school libraries statutory We are campaigning with other organisations to encourage reading for pleasure in schools, and we need your support and feedback.
We are particularly interested in contributions which detail the impact of author visits and the value of presentations to teacher training colleges and/or teacher conferences. Our Chief Executive, Nicola Solomon (pictured), wrote to Nick Gibb making recommendations regarding school libraries, teacher training and author visits, and to request a meeting to discuss practical strategies to further the Government response to the Henley Review and Ofsted’s Moving English Forward. Nick Gibb has made a number of supportive public statements regarding the value of school libraries, literacy and reading for pleasure. In our letter to Nick Gibb, we make the following three recommendations: Worldwide list of reading/literacy charities 2012.
Posted on | January 9, 2012 | 47 Comments Every year I update my list of book charities – charities which in some way are involved with books, reading and literacy.
Today I bring you the most recent version of this list. I hope you’ll browse the list, choose a charity which appeals to you and share some goodwill at this time of year. For NEXT YEAR (!) I would like to make this well of information more user friendly and easier to search. Now down to the nitty-gritty. If you do not wish to browse the entire list please click immediately below for charities operating in a given region:International | UK | Australia | US | Canada | Africa | India | Other Boring but sensible comment Please note that whilst it would be great if one of these charities benefited from inclusion in this list, the charity’s presence here should not be taken to imply any particular recommendation by me.
International book charities (ie those working in multiple countries) Book charities in the UK.
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