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Past student contributes with humanitarian work in Dhaka

Past student contribution to humanitarian work

Why social science is essential?

Many governments focus on STEM subjects as being the means of having a worthwhile economy in the future but this is a shot sighted view

Half the world's undernourished people live in the Asia-Pacific region

The Sustainable Development Goal warns of "colossal human loss to Asia and the Pacific, and its economies.

Child Development

What special need?

If we want to change our culture then we must start by reflecting on the words that we use and what they reveal about how we think.

Film: A case of Literary Sociology

Film follows 3 women who moved to LA to pursue their dreams, it celebrates how the art we make and consume can shape our stories.

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Reflective Thinking

Reflective Thinking

Reflective Thinking

The Golden Key (1867) Author: George MacDonald

George MacDonald’s "The Golden Key" blends fantasy with profound moral and theological questions.

Humanitarianism

Humanitarianism

Humanitarianism

Syria: the challenges of parenting in refugee situations of immediate displacement

The way parents care for their children during displacement plays a key role in children's emotional and behavioural outcomes

Why social science is essential?

Many governments focus on STEM subjects as being the means of having a worthwhile economy in the future but this is a shot sighted view

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Reflective Thinking

Reflective Thinking

Reflective Thinking

Tim Minchin- 9 life lessons

"Be a teacher! Please! Please! Please be a teacher. Teachers are the most admirable and important people in the world."

How exactly a deep breath changes your mind

This may lead to greater control, focus, calmness, and emotional control.

Child Development

Child Development

Child Development

What special need?

If we want to change our culture then we must start by reflecting on the words that we use and what they reveal about how we think.

Clarify your Values

Is this really important to you? What really matters to you? You may well find that what really matters does not reflect your life.

Cultural Understanding

Cultural Understanding

Cultural Understanding

The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS)

The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity was created as a framework to explain the reactions of people to cultural difference

Awkwardness_..Well it makes us feel a little awkward.

That time of year to take a new challenge: Public Speaking

Mothers of Rotterdam: a new medical and social support programme for vulnerable pregnant women

Early Childhood Matters; Advances in early childhood development

Development through a Japanese Lens

An insight into growing up in rural Zimbabwe in the 1970's/1980s by student Anna Matthews.

Protecting vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism

What I Wish I Had Known: Burnout and Self-Care in Our Social Work Profession

The shortest history of The Hague

Parenting -The Nurture Assumption

Happy Easter, an opportunity for reflection

Fears about immigration have shaken Europe to its core. Has anywhere got it right?

Karim Sulayman - I trust you

Famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria

Escape from Syria - Faiza�۪s story

Stages, Happiness and Siddhartha by Herman Hess

Trees by Herman Hess, including Pruned Oak

Two kinds of intelligence - Activating Intuitive Intelligence

John Berger: How he changed our way of seeing

Reading images- cinematic sociology

Zygmunt Bauman- what we can learn from his writing style

Mental Health Stigma Is Preventing Thousands Of Young People From Seeking Help

��What is my culture preventing me from seeing?�۝

Essential Tips in Gaining Confidence to Learn

What is the role of the West in the Middle East? Christopher Davidson

Learning about Play from Hunter Gatherers

The Decline of Play and Rise in Children's Mental Disorders

Lack of Soul and Flaws in Research

92% of us are Breathing Unsafe Air

Zygmunt Bauman Dies

Dying Words and our Relationship with Nature

Dance your Way to Joy and Healing- Zimbabwean Proverb: If you can walk you can dance, if you can talk you can sing

Dhammaloka - Written Out of History

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Worry, Anxiety, Worry, Anxiety, Worry

The art of possibilities �� I had a great 2017 because...............

I don�۪t think that I ever really thought hard about the world around me until I began to study sociology.

Searching For Paulo Freire: Class notes For My Students

Some Lessons Students Should Learn

Counter Narratives to Extremism and Well Being

Attempting to Understand Love and Heartbreak

Adult, parent and child ego states

Student English Language Mentors

How to Connect with Yourself and Others

Writing a Conclusion

Benefits of Anthropology

Seeking Funding

7 billion of us in 2011

Scholarships Available

Teaching Ethics

37 million to Improve Education in Zimbabwe

Danish Parenting and Empathy

Advanced English Learning; Diploma in Social Studies & Counselling Skills

Refugees and mental health: 'These people are stronger than us'

Enhance your self-efficacy through studying with ARLT

Diploma In Social Studies & Counselling Skills

ARLT Foundation

Cultural Anthropology and Diversity Skills for Professionals Enrolling Now

On 17 February 2015, three young British girls were caught on CCTV boarding a plane to Istanbul on their way to Syria to become ISIS brides

What our Alumna Say

Extended Scholarship Funding; check your eligibility

Reflections on Germanwings' trajedy; a lesson for all of us, especially employers

Essay Competition

Preventing Radicalization

Introduction to Email

Lessons from the heart: listening after Ebola

Imported item 91

ARLT Foundation in Amsterdam on November 2nd. 2014

THE WORLD IN YOUR CLASSROOM 2014: BECOME A GUEST LECTURER!

Enrolment for Diploma in Social Studies and Counselling Skills

New e-journal: Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

More sensitive to social exclusion

Enrolments for the Diploma in Social Studies Programme now being accepted.

Job Opportunities for People with Social Scientific Background

Student Entry: Personal thoughts on my education

Worry, worry, worry!

Sample Examination Questions in Social Studies and Counselling Skills

Echidna Global Scholars Program

E-learning - Learn to write academically, appreciate diversity and perfect your English

Scholarships available for e-learning

Raising Compassionate Children

September is a time for investing in pens and new blank notebooks.

Aimee an inspiration, campaigning against all the odds.

Congratulations to students who achieved a Diploma in Social Studies & Counselling Skills in the spring examination.

Who�۪re You Calling a Neanderthal?

Extra session; Cultural Anthropology and Diversity Skills Online Commences next month

Still time to join Leiden University, The Hague Summer Courses

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