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Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...resources from The Open University's award winning OpenLearn website. It will help you: tailor some informal study to your own interests and goals gain an insight into higher education study prepare for accredited learning. Why Choose Pathways to Success? There are many reasons for enrolling on a higher education course. Perhaps you feel you haven't fulfilled your...
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Activity 1 hr
Looking globally: the future of education
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...for education. You'll then look to the future to think about what educationalists can do to fit the young people they work with to meet the challenges of the future. This course is designed for those with an interest in education or experience as an educator. It will also form part of a new Open University Masters module to be launched in 2018. Start studying now....
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Article 5 mins
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...Open University course E309 Comparative and international studies in primary education, a compulsory Level 3 course in the BA Hons Education Studies (Primary) qualification...Global perspectives on primary education: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: know the basics about the field of comparative and international education studies...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Study Skills for Higher Education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Study Skills for Higher Education

...Education OpenLearn suggestions for YASS students...You are not restricted to these suggestions and should select OpenLearn courses to suit your interests and learning goals. To find out what other courses are available visit Free short courses from the Open University | OpenLearn - Open University [A thick black arrow points to the left to show that you can click here to...
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Article 10 mins
Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...educate prisoners?’ is a question that is always implicit in UK penal policy but, rarely ever explicitly addressed. This article addresses this question head-on...The most recent government review of education in prisons which was conducted by Dame Sally Coates in 2016 failed to address this question directly. Admittedly, the review focused on prisoners’ access to...
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Article 10 mins
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...Open University staff, Prisoners’ Education Trust, and several former prisoners. We would like to thank the Royal Historical Society for their recognition of this work and for their support in promoting the importance of access to education in prisons. The development of this course was supported by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and through...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
A brief history of sex education
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of sex education

...education, and how it has changed from the second world war to the modern day...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses and qualifications. There is still a great deal we don’t know about the history of sex education. The research that has been done is largely about school sex education during the 20th century. School sex education is...
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Geography in education: exploring a definition
Education & Development

Geography in education: exploring a definition

...education: exploring a definition, is aimed at geography teachers, or those with an interest in studying or teaching geography. It looks at the contribution that geography can make in the education of young people and the characteristics and purpose of geography as a subject...This free course, Geography in education: exploring a definition, is aimed at geography...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs