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Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...resources for education and training, and affirmative action policies which encourage the recruitment and promotion of disadvantaged workers. Direct intervention in wage determination in Britain has primarily been achieved through the use of equal pay legislation. The efficacy of direct wage adjustment as a policy to overcome discrimination depends, in part, upon the...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
EPQs: why give a presentation?
Education & Development

EPQs: why give a presentation?

...resources available online to help you prepare and give good presentations. Here are two from the Open University that you might find useful: Communicating and presenting: skills for OU study Giving presentations [Extended Project Qualification banner]This article is part of our ‘EPQ - helps and tips’ series. Click here to view the other articles or find them listed...
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Article 5 mins
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Climate change: Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 A flooded field in on the Somerset Levels in the west of England. Floodplain meadows, which characteristically flood regularly, help store flood waters and thereby help adapt to changing climate....
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...resource built and maintained at The Open University...Have you ever wondered about the reading tastes and habits of famous writers in the past? This free course, History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee, is the third tutorial in a series designed to help users of the UK Reading Experience Database (UK RED)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...Open University's Sociology courses and qualifications [The UK government's Ending Violence against Women and Girls strategy] The 2016 strategy paper from the UK Home Office on ending violence against women and girls, introduced by the-then Home Secretary Theresa May The ‘honour’ killing of Banaz Mahmod represents the tragic consequences of the failure of state and...
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Article 10 mins
Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship

...open enough to capture diverse types of political action from equally diverse political actors. Analyses of sexual, multicultural, and feminist citizenship, among many others, point to the importance of this concept for understanding and engaging with contemporary politics. It is therefore no surprise that citizenship has been at the core of much scholarly work from...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding Statements of participation
Get Started

Understanding Statements of participation

...Open University’ Tick ‘This certification does not expire’ Go back to OpenLearn Profile tab, right click on Download and copy the link In LinkedIn paste in ‘Certification URL’ Leave others blank and click 'Save' On LinkedIn your badge then appears in Accomplishments. If you click on ‘See certificate’ it takes you to the badge details page on OpenLearn. How...
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Video 10 mins
Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?
Society, Politics & Law

Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?

...resources. This is clearly in the UK’s national interest and in the interests of NATO. Reduced engagement with the EDA cannot possibly benefit Britain’s security. Other agencies include the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, based in Stockholm, the Agency for European Global Navigation Satellite Systems in Prague, and the European Chemicals Agency in...
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Article 5 mins