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Opening up history: art in the Reformation
History & The Arts

Opening up history: art in the Reformation

...research on how Protestants used images and objects to express their faith in the Reformation. ...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Roisin Watson]Family holidays always involved a trip to a castle or church when I was younger. Walking around these places made the...
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Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress

...Research suggests that a significant proportion of parents minimise or conceal symptoms, delaying access to care and increasing risk for both parent and child. Perinatal mental health difficulties include anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, PTSD, and postpartum psychosis (Howard and Khalifeh, 2000). These experiences exist on a spectrum from mild to severe and require...
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Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change

...research is on sustaining food and wine systems under climate change. In other words, she seeks a more sustainable, fair, healthy and delicious food system- and good wine to go with it. Her interest in sustainable food is rooted in five generations of farming history in her hometown of Sonoma, California. Follow her on Twitter: @KA_Nicholas © The Open University...
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Modelling the planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling the planets

...Research Fellow with AstrobiologyOU. She is interested in the processes that occur deep below the surface of planets and how the interactions of fluids and rocks might create habitable environments. She talked with Dr Ann Grand, Senior Lecturer in Astrobiology Education, about her route to astrobiology, her current research and where her work might go in the future...Find...
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Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete

...researcher in this area is Jean Côté who developed a model of sport participation. The Sampling Years Côté labelled a child’s initial stages of involvement in sport ‘the sampling years’ and these are said to occur when children are aged between 6-13 years. During this stage the role of the parents is to provide opportunities for their children to enjoy sport,...
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Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...research has shown that it is possible to improve self-belief by consciously challenging our thinking to be more positive, optimistic and constructive, which then influences our emotions and behaviour, towards being more self-assured in an interview situation. Negative thoughts tend to just pop into our heads and can often be self-sabotaging; for example, ‘you will...
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Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...research and theoretical development has focused on effecting behavioural change across a range of social issues. This course focuses on four key questions: Why is a social marketing approach relevant and necessary in today's environment? How can an understanding of consumer/human behaviour help to develop appropriate actions and interventions? Who are the target markets...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...researchers wanted to listen to young children’s talk and opinions about their play. In Sections 2 and 3, you are encouraged to think about children’s play experiences in different contexts. First, you will read about Elodie (aged three years) and how she plays at home as observed by Mia, her mother. You will then read an account by Michael, the father of William...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs