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Dear all Here is the latest round up of social science sites of the week 5th September was international day of charity. the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution A/RES/67/105<http://undocs.org/A/RES/67/105> designated the 5th of September, the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, as the International Day of Charity. Here are some resources Has trust in charities been effected by recent scandals? Charities Aid Foundation- has this useful infographic<https://www.cafonline.org/docs/default-source/about-us-publications/uk-giving-infographic_aug-18.pdf> based on opinion polls in 2018 their annual report on UK giving<https://www.cafonline.org/about-us/publications/2018-publications/uk-giving-report-2018> recorded that 88% of people reported assisting charities over the previous year. This was down from the previous year. it also records levels of trust in charities and the most popular charities. In terms of global giving trends- Which countries give the most? IN the CAF world Giving Index 2017<https://www.cafonline.org/about-us/publications/2017-publications/caf-world-giving-index-2017> Myanmar is ranked as highest. Perhaps because a large proportion of the nation are Buddhists Second place is Indonesia, third Kenya, UK is 11. Get more details on the types of giving (money or time) by downloading the full report. 2017 Global Giving report from<https://givingreport.ngo/past-reports/> Nonprofit Tech for Good, analyses the giving habits of donors worldwide. it includes examining the means they like to give 42% of online donors worldwide cite social media as the tool that inspires them most often to give. Of these donors, 62% say that Facebook inspires them the most. Find more resources by searching the Catalog of Non-profit Literature<http://catalog.foundationcenter.org/> from the Foundation Center this lists books and articles available in this excellent USA based collection. National Archives new resources on Twenties Britain A fabulous educational collection from the National Archives<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/twenties-britain-part-one> which focuses on the economic, social and political history of Britain in the 1920s using source material from their collections. Designed for teachers but of great value for everyone. · Themes covered include: The economy: Geddes Axe, the Gold Standard 1925, unemployment; Industrial unrest: General Strike, Hunger Marches 1927 & 1929; First Labour Government 1924; Transport: motors cars and trains · Role of women. This includes women's higher education and the recruitment of women to the police force. See this letter from Nancy Astor<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/twenties-britain-part-one/women-police/>. The second part of the collection covers topics including the mergence of the BBC, spread of cinema and the development of the railways. Documents can be downloaded and teachers notes and lesson plans are provided. Useful links to related websites such as National Archives specialist research guides and Pathe film websites. 8th September is International Literacy day The official UN site has UN resources and resolutions.<http://www.un.org/en/events/literacyday/> For UK research see the National Literacy Trust<https://literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-reports/> UNESCO has an eAtlas of literacy<https://tellmaps.com/uis/literacy/#!/tellmap/-601865091> which allows you to explore rates. The most recent data is 2016 but it does allow interaction. The main literacy page<http://uis.unesco.org/en/topic/literacy> also has associated articles discussing such issues as girls and literacy OECD conducts international assessments on reading scores as part of its PISA Programme<https://data.oecd.org/pisa/reading-performance-pisa.htm>. It has definitions and indicators. African Education Research Database<https://essa-africa.org/AERD>. A great resource which spotlights research from Africa<https://essa-africa.org/AERD> It is maintained by ESSA and aims to contribute to transforming educational outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa by putting Africans at the centre. The REAL Centre<https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/> at the University of Cambridge is mapping evidence based research undertaken by researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa. It has a searchable database which can be browsed by country and methods of research. Each entry gives the full citation. Future plans include online courses to train teachers/ aid workers to help develop education in Africa. Have voters changed their mind about Brexit? Fascinating recent opinion poll research from NatCen <https://whatukthinks.org/eu/what-might-lead-voters-to-change-their-minds-about-brexit/> What the UK thinks.Website focussing on changing attitudes to Brexit two years on.<https://whatukthinks.org/eu/analysis/do-voters-still-want-to-leave-the-eu-how-they-view-the-brexit-process-two-years-on/> Voters seem, for example, to have become somewhat less concerned about controlling EU migration<https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/would-you-be-in-favour-or-against-the-uks-post-brexit-agreement-with-the-eu-including-allowing-all-eu-citizens-who-are-already-living-in-the-uk-to-remain-here-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2/?groups%5B0%5D%5B0%5D=Strongly%2Bin%2Bfavour&groups%5B0%5D%5B1%5D=Somewhat%2Bin%2Bfavour&groups%5B1%5D%5B3%5D=Somewhat%2Bagainst&groups%5B1%5D%5B4%5D=Strongly%2Bagainst>, less convinced that British companies will be able to trade freely in the EU after Brexit<https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/how-likely-or-unlikely-do-you-think-it-is-that-the-brexit-agreement-will-require-people-from-the-eu-who-want-to-come-to-live-here-to-apply-to-do-so-in-the-same-way-as-people-from-outside-the-eu-2/?groups%5B0%5D%5B0%5D=Very%2Blikely&groups%5B0%5D%5B1%5D=Quite%2Blikely&groups%5B1%5D%5B3%5D=Quite%2Bunlikely&groups%5B1%5D%5B4%5D=Very%2Bunlikely>, and much l<https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/would-you-say-that-the-uk-government-is-handling-britains-exit-from-the-eu-well-or-badly-natcen-panel-2-2/>ess inclined to believe that the UK will secure a good deal from the negotiations<https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/would-you-say-that-the-uk-government-is-handling-britains-exit-from-the-eu-well-or-badly-natcen-panel-2-2/?groups%5B0%5D%5B0%5D=Very%2Bgood%2Bdeal&groups%5B0%5D%5B1%5D=Fairly%2Bgood%2Bdeal&groups%5B1%5D%5B3%5D=Fairly%2Bbad%2Bdeal&groups%5B1%5D%5B4%5D=Very%2Bbad%2Bdeal>.<https://whatukthinks.org/eu/questions/would-you-say-that-the-uk-government-is-handling-britains-exit-from-the-eu-well-or-badly-natcen-panel-2-2/> See more on our blog<http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/2018/08/brexit-reports-this-week_28.html>. We have the impact on the poultry market from Res Publica. An Institute of Government monitor on the amount of parliamentary time spent on Brexit. Celebrating East End Suffragettes Fascinating map and article prepared by researcher Vicky Stewart and made available on the Spitalfields Life blog.<http://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/02/07/celebrating-east-end-suffragettes/> It has maps and extracts from extracts from Sylvia Pankhurst's books, 'The Suffragette Movement' and 'The Home Front', plus original contemporary photographs of East end life Vote 100 - Irish Parliament Get the Irish perspective on the Centenary of women getting the vote from the Vótáil 100 <https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/visit-and-learn/votail-100/> . The exhibition website tells the story of the campaign for votes for women in Ireland.It has number of interesting features for researchers including timelines of events, biographies of the key women pioneers. There are also podcasts and films of conferences discussing the importance and impact. The site includes some original primary source materials such as photos and documents and cartoons. Some materials naturally offered in the Irish language. Finally with the return to school See the girl who choose to come as a girl graduate to the Leeds 1891 Children Fancy Dress Ball Read the blog on the social history of the costumes<https://secretlivesofobjects.blog/2016/12/19/the-childrens-fancy-dress-ball/> which describes the range of costumes from this object which is a treasure of Leeds local archives. Or view the full album on flickr<https://www.flickr.com/photos/leedsmuseumsandgalleries/sets/72157676230455742/> It really is lovely Best wishes Heather Dawson [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the TEACHING-POLITICS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=TEACHING-POLITICS&A=1