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Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...introduction of the Carer’s Assessment and Carer’s Allowance, many carers feel undervalued by society and looked down on by some people because of their caring role. Some carers, especially those who are full-time carers, feel excluded from society and may also report feeling lonely. CarersUK has done much to champion family carers, raising awareness of their needs...
Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology
History & The Arts

Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology

...Introduction’ in Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter, Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press. Barofsky, R. (2020) ‘Rethinking Ethnography: A Study in Public Anthropology’, Anthropology Today, 36(5): pp. 1-2. Harvey, G. (2020) ‘Trans-Indigenous Festivals: Democracy and Emplacement’ in Pike, S.M., Salomonsen, J. and Tremlett, P.-F. (eds) Ritual and...
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...Introduction - Motivation is a key concept in sport and fitness as it is motivation which gives us the push to either doing what has to be done or pushing ourselves harder and harder to achieve greater things. That said, it’s an easy thing to mention but a harder thing to understand. For example, why on some days are we full of energy and bursting to get things done...
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...introduction to innovation and entrepreneurship, clarifying some key themes and terminology and helping you to examine your own views about these important subjects...This free course provides you with a short introduction to innovation and entrepreneurship, clarifying some key themes and terminology and helping you to examine your own views about these important...
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our start-of-course survey. Once...
Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...Introduction - The first 1000 days from conception to the age of two is a time of rapid growth, when little brains are growing and developing. Our brains are shaped by the experiences we have in those early years and our parents and other caregivers around us. These early experiences lay the foundations for the rest of our lives, so providing the right support at this...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
Practice supervision and assessment in nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Practice supervision and assessment in nursing

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Practice supervision and assessment in nursing, which provides you with the opportunity to develop your skills and understanding of the newly defined roles for supervisory practice as indicated within the Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for supervision and...