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Growing up with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing up with Disability

...changing schools. And it's even harder for children with disabilities. This album looks at PLUS, an organisation working towards the inclusion of disabled children and young adults in social activities and organisations, encouraging friendships and fun. It looks at PLUS from the view of the children, the carers and the families. This material forms part of The Open...
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Audio 1 hr 6 mins
Darwin and language diversity
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and language diversity

...evolution? Why, when languages change, do they often do so in rapid bursts. Warriors or farmers - who spread Indo-European languages? There are two theories about the way that Indo-European languages spread - which one is correct? Towards a global language? Can Darwin's theories predict the future of language? Why are languages so resilient in the face of globalisation?...
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Audio 28 mins
Shakespeare: A critical analysis
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

...changed when viewed in an alternative context. Gender and gender relations in Shakespeare's plays Different themes often examined such as relationships and femenism and how they're explored within Shakespeare's texts. Shakespeare and performance The importance of a performance and the impact diferent depictions of his work. Shakespeare and audience experience Audience...
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Audio 56 mins
Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic

...changes it brings to the lives of sufferers and the ways in which drugs, surgery, physiotherapy and cognitive therapies can help control it. This material forms part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic A short introduction to this album Gate Control Theory Doctors and...
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Audio 43 mins
Introduction to sport, fitness and management
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to sport, fitness and management

...changes in training and how the workouts have been developed to mimic actions in the sport to avoid injury. How these techniques are implemented at a youth training level and the effect nutrition has on training. Community leisure: centres and PR A look at a community led leisure centre and the focus on customer care. Community leisure: Quality and staffing A look at the...
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Audio 54 mins
Do people really behave in a rational way?
Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

...changing careers, the act of signing up can evoke feelings of fear and even pleasure that help explain the choice. Where the previous example was about choosing in anticipation of excitement to come, here you experience it immediately. Again, however, it is a rational choice to experience the feeling as part of the decision. But there’s a third category of emotions that...
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Bird ringing in Bog Meadows
OpenLearn Ireland

Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

...change. This video shows how it works in Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway in Northern Ireland...Bird ringing is a world-wide method of finding out where birds migrate and how population levels change. See here how it is done on the Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway near Belfast. Video Transcript AIDAN...
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War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...changing national life. They are vital historical sources that offer tantalising clues about past belief systems: witness the frequent references to God, nation, king, and empire on First World War memorials. They also illustrate altering (and persisting) artistic tastes: compare the Islington memorial – which is an example of art nouveau – with the Poplar one, which...
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Article 10 mins