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The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...becomes a sport. This is an approach that the sociologist Norbert Elias adopted in developing the term sportisation. Elias was interested in tracing the process through which sports developed, what they developed from, and why they continue to develop in a particular direction. Alongside Eric Dunning, Elias developed these ideas around football and rugby (Elias and...
How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...become stressed, the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system gets switched on. Initially this is a good thing, because it is the activation of this system that releases the neurochemical adrenaline – and this stimulates you to get going and focus on your work. But the problem starts when periods of stress become prolonged. When this happens, the sympathetic...
Space for reflection
Education & Development

Space for reflection

...students benefit from a little breathing space...[Yoga class at dawn] I believe that education is not about telling children what to do but about allowing them to find out what they should do. Hence the space for reflection and self discovery has to be made in a school. This space is combined with space to make mistakes and correct them. Better to stumble and fumble in...
My career goal: Environment
Nature & Environment

My career goal: Environment

...students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new...
My career goal: Health and science
Health, Sports & Psychology

My career goal: Health and science

...students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new...
My career goal: Hair and beauty
Money & Business

My career goal: Hair and beauty

...students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new...
OpenLearn and schools
Education & Development

OpenLearn and schools

...mastery. OpenLearn provides learning in a variety of formats: articles, courses, educational interactives, videos and ebooks to help students with university decision making, by giving them a taste of a particular subject to help teachers and teaching assistants upskill for the classroom or in online learning explore our Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) resources....
The Acropolis and the Parthenon
History & The Arts

The Acropolis and the Parthenon

...student understand the conventions used to draw up plans of ancient buildings and to visualise 3-dimensional structures. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the Classical World... The Acropolis An introduction to this album’s contents. The Panathenaia and the Panathenaic way How the archaeological remains of ancient Athens reveal much...