Perhaps you work with children and young people or are a teacher thinking about taking your learning to the next level? Or you might simply want to know more about research and how you can take your research interest further.
On this page we have brought together a number of courses that look at aspects of postgraduate study including what it is like to study online, the skills needed at postgraduate level and insights into the OU's Masters in Education and Masters in Childhood & Youth qualifications.
What teachers on the Open University MA Education are doing.Read about sustainability in education:
How can education contribute to sustainability?
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Succeeding in postgraduate study
Learn more to access more details of Succeeding in postgraduate studyThis free course, Succeeding in postgraduate study, will help you to become familiar with the requirements and demands of postgraduate study and to develop the skills and confidence to pursue your learning further.
Level: 3 Advanced
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Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Read now to access more details of Extending your learning with postgraduate skillsWhat more is there to learn than the content of your module? Postgraduate skills!
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Looking globally: the future of education
Learn more to access more details of Looking globally: the future of educationIn this free course you will explore three big themes that are challenging the world itself and therefore education: the environment, demographic changes and the impact of technological advances. The key question is this: is education fit for this future?
Level: 3 Advanced
Thinking about undertaking research or joining a Masters programme but challenged by research terminology? Then check out:
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Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Learn more to access more details of Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youthIn this free course, Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth, you will build on your understanding of how to evaluate research by thinking about a fundamental part of the research process: research perspectives and approaches. Some of the different ways of researching situations that can arise when working in education ...
Level: 3 Advanced
Wherever you wish to take your learning next, there is a course here that can help with that next step.
Looking Globally: the future of education and Becoming an Ethical Researcher are OpenLearn Courses both embedded in the OU's Masters in Childhood & Youth (F55) & Masters in Education (F70) qualifications. A full Masters qualification is studied in three Stages over three years (maximum six years) but you can step off after the first and second years to claim a Certificate or Diploma respectively.
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Becoming an ethical researcher
Learn more to access more details of Becoming an ethical researcherThis free course, Becoming an ethical researcher, explores the ethics of planning, carrying out and reporting research which involves human participants. It will sensitise you to issues that a researcher should consider to support ethical and well-justified decision-making. A wide variety of research scenarios will be used to stimulate ...
Level: 3 Advanced
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Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey
Read now to access more details of Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journeyHave you ever witnessed the electrifying rush of motorcycle racing and then realised you’re watching women? The roar of the engines, the speed, the exceptional skill, the intense focus: it’s more than just a race for many women, it can be a fierce battle for empowerment and mastery.
Level: 1 Introductory
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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Learn more to access more details of A question of ethics: right or wrong?Explore ethical challenges with this free course. Learn about professional principles, managing relationships, and the responsibilities of coaches and instructors in fostering trust, integrity, and character development.
Level: 2 Intermediate
Our OpenLearn courses and our qualification programme emphasise real-world issues and problem-solving skills, which are highly valued by employers. Practice and policy are central to postgraduate study and will encourage you to think critically about how to apply your learning to your own context.
Keywords students identified when thinking about their experience of Personal Development Planning (PDP) when studying on the Masters in Education programme.
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