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Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...researched ‘race’ and ethnicity...Race, ethnicity and crime: The US, Australia and the UK - The relationship between race and ethnicity and crime and criminology is characterised by conflict, dispute and contestation. The focus of explanatory concern for critical criminologists is the wider structural, cultural, political and historical contexts and divisions in which...
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Level 3: Advanced 1 hr
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...research ahead of the project showed that clinicians spent on average 70 minutes a day looking for patient data across health borders, and it was anticipated a reduction in the time to search for a patient record would create savings of around 20,000 pound per year per clinician. Beyond the benefits of efficiency, organisations will find that through the use of an...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...researchers have focused on the individual’s personality, while other researchers have looked at different factors that might influence individuals to commit crime, such as their family background. The theories that focus on why some individuals may be more likely than others to commit crimes are called micro theories. Approaches that examine the immediate family or...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...research, discusses the potential of biofuels, and then answer the following questions. [You may find it helpful to listen to the clip once, then read the questions before going back to listen to the clip again, pausing where appropriate to make notes.] Interviewer So in terms of say the basic person on the street that was coming into science with sort of very limited...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...research, debates and challenges that impact on children’s reading and gain knowledge and strategies to help you promote reader engagement across schools, homes and communities...It is widely recognised that supporting children to become capable and engaged readers plays an important role in their future success. Reading empowers; it facilitates education and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...research from around the world, so that you reflect on personal and institutional responses to enacting leadership that support the involvement of all. If you haven’t already, you might want to consider exploring the related OpenLearn courses after completing this course: Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development Leadership for inclusion: thinking...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...research and consider ways of turning events into a plot. This course is intended for those with an interest in starting to write fiction or improving their fiction writing, and does not require any previous experience of studying this subject....Week 1: Starting to write fiction: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Start writing fiction: characters and stories....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...Research conducted by The Wales Rural Observatory (2009) for the ‘One Wales’ coalition government in 2010, found that other challenging issues for those living in rural areas include the relatively high cost of goods (including fuel), transport difficulties and poor access to broadband. Nevertheless, more than 90 per cent of those surveyed said they were satisfied...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs