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Health, Sports & Psychology
Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?
How does a person’s ethnicity and the perspectives of different cultures affect the identification of neurological difference? Mel Green explores in this article on neurodiversity.
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Education & Development
Educational leadership at local and community level: Supporting ‘Quality Education’ even in times of adversity
The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were created to achieve a better future for all. In this article Dr Eric Addae-Kyeremeh explores how SDG 4: Quality Education has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Languages
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Welcome to this free course Teaching Spanish pronunciation.This short course is aimed at teachers of Spanish working in the United Kingdom who wish to extend their theoretical knowledge on teaching Spanish pronunciation. It offers ideas and practical skills that can be used in the classroom, be that virtual or face-to-face. This course will ...
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Education & Development
Me and The OU
A graphic story by Peter Nelmes on the emotional dimension of learning.
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Education & Development
Seeing the bigger picture: exploring the stories of children from migrant backgrounds
Photography is one way of listening to children’s voices and discovering their multifaceted lives. EdD student Karen Horsley describes her research on the stories and experiences of young children whose families have migrated to the UK made visible through documentary photography.
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Education & Development
Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy
Student mental health is a critical issue in higher education today, with academics, universities, politicians and popular media terming it a ‘crisis’. Research shows that mental health difficulties have a serious effect on students’ likelihood of attaining their study goals. EdD student Kate Lister explains why she chose this area of research ...
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Education & Development
Researching Professional Development Framework
Welcome to the Researching Professional Development Framework interactive tool, designed to support your development on the Professional Doctorate programmes.
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Education & Development
Are you ready to study for a Professional Doctorate?
To find out whether you are eligible to apply for a Professional Doctorate at The Open University, please complete the following questions.
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Education & Development
The impact of learning design
Making educational development and technology integration more efficient and sustainable by means of an EdD on learning design.
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Education & Development
Bodies in transition – children starting school
Starting school for the first time is a significant time in a child’s life and has a long term impact on both their later school achievement and their wellbeing. EdD student Vicky Preece explains how researching the experience of children starting school in England has highlighted ways in which this transition could go as smoothly as possible so...
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Education & Development
Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Read through the following sections and consider how you might use the ideas to help you develop as a researching professional.
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Education & Development
Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care
Many university students now attend tutorials in online rooms, rather than face-to-face. What does this feel like from the student perspective? Do students experience the same sense of belonging to the university community and feel that they are learning together as part of the group? EdD student Kathy Chandler explains how her research is ...