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Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...children. What might be missing from this account? Evaluation How far have we gone around the circuit of knowledge? We started by focusing our general framing questions into more specific work-identity related questions. We drew on theories of identity to generate specific, sharper claims and looked at one piece of autobiographical evidence. However, as we evaluate the...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...researching a topic or finding information online. There are also several points in the course where you will need to either reflect on your experience or write other notes. It’s up to you how you keep your notes; for example, online or using a notebook of some sort. Every week ends with an interactive quizzes, of which Weeks 4 and 8 will provide you with an opportunity...
Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
One minute methods - meta analysis
Health, Sports & Psychology

One minute methods - meta analysis

Discover how meta-analyses can help researchers see the bigger picture that no one study alone can show...Transcript.
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...research is hoping to find out why...Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How did London survive the 1990s recession, going from boom to bust and boom again? Researchers are asking these questions and many more in the largest ever analysis of what makes cities...
How gender equality can help fix the construction industry
Society, Politics & Law

How gender equality can help fix the construction industry

...children. While the data is simply unavailable for women in the building trades, recent Department for Education figures suggests an alternative reason. Just five years after graduation, long before starting a family, women engineers and architects are already being paid less than their male counterparts. The lack of career progression that this suggests increases with...
MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU
Languages

MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU

...researching an educational context?...The MAED (Applied Linguistics) qualification at the OU is a three module qualification which explores these and other issues. [A still from a YouTube video promoting EE817] Find out more about the module options Applied linguistics and English language (EE817) Linking knowledge about the English language, how it is used, and the...
Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?

...research enrichment public engagement grant from the Wellcome Trust, we are developing several Open Educational Resources (OERs). Specifically OERs derived from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)...Find out more about The Open University’s statistics qualifications. Transcript The first is an animation - “5 facts you didn’t know about...
The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families

...research, explores the three key elements to providing excellent care to older people with learning disabilities. [Quilt of excellence - Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities (Free course)] Transcript You can see from the Quilt of Excellence animation that really good support for people with learning disabilities and their carers depends on...