Course curriculum
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1
Introduction to Welfare Module
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Opening reflections: Welfare module
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2
Unit 1 - Introduction
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Introduction to Unit 1
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Bible study for Unit 1
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Development of the British welfare state (Video 1)
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Thomas Sowell on welfare (Video 2)
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Are Beveridge's Five Evils Back? (Short article 1)
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Principles and Policies of Welfare Provision (Long essay 1)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 1)
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Reimagining Social Welfare (Long Essay 2)
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What's faith got to do with welfare? (Short article 2)
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3
Unit 2 - Education
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Introduction to Unit 2
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Bible study for Unit 2
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Funding crisis in English schoools (Video 1)
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What is education for? (Video 2)
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English schools taking desperate measures (Short article 1)
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Making space for educational pluralism (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 2)
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Biblical Perspectives on Education (Long essay 1)
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Relational Reform in Education (Long essay 2)
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4
Unit 3 - Health
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Introduction to Unit 3
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Bible study for Unit 3
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The state of welfare: disease (Video 1)
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The crisis in British hospitals (Video 2)
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Thinking about relationships in health (Short article 1)
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Toward a richer definition of health (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 3)
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Health: a Bitter Pill? (Long essay 1)
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A Biblical Perspective on Health and Healthcare (Long essay 2)
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5
Unit 4 - Social Care
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Introduction to Unit 4
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Bible study for Unit 4
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The cost of NHS cuts on the elderly (Video 1)
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Social Care Crisis (Video 2)
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Ethnic minorities are better at looking after the elderly (Short article 1)
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Our shameful social care crisis (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 4)
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A Biblical Perspective on Later Life (Long essay 1)
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Social Care and the Church (Long essay 2)
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6
Conclusion to Welfare Module
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Summary video for Welfare module
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End of module reflection questions
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Recommended further reading
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