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South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...students, regarding the support needs of South Asian and other young adult carers, the value of transition assessments and where to find support. Further resources will be added as the research progresses. We would like to thank Chandini Subramanyam-Paul and Sabbir Ali for their involvement in preparing the scripts and voicing the animations. Bilal Transcript Urdu audio...
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Article 5 mins
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...become very influential in social work since its integration in the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families (DOH, 2000, 2001). The ecological perspective sees the world as a highly complex web of interacting systems which are mutually dependent (perhaps the food chain is the best-known example). When applied to social work, human society is...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...becoming involved in the law making process yourself. Transcript Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...become a steadily growing field in historical scholarship, and Classical Studies is no exception. It is an aspect of the ancient world that can be explored through a whole host of different types of evidence: art, literature and archaeological artefacts to name but a few. The way that people fulfil their basic bodily needs and engage in their daily activities is embedded...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
On-screen graphic design: The early years of television
Science, Maths & Technology

On-screen graphic design: The early years of television

...become very successful, especially in Britain with coverage of the wedding procession of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947. Originally only available in London and the Home Counties, three new transmitters erected across the country between 1949 and 1952, and television soon became available to a greater number of people. The increase of license holders...
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The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...OU’s Centre for Policing Research and Learning and is currently Associate Dean and Director of STEM Research. Sarah is an Applied Psychologist at the People and Technology Group, School of Applied Psychology, UCC, and Lero, Science Foundation Ireland’s Research Centre for Software. Her work contributes to understandings of responsibility, justice and care across a...
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Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits
Money & Business

Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits

...become incorporated and neutered before it achieves its aims, as new forms of power absorb it and turn it towards their own ends. Since the Enlightenment, the opposing forces of power and resistance have framed our view of society and politics. Exploring that development, this book shows how resistance can, ironically, reinforce existing status quos and fundamentally...
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Writing family history
History & The Arts

Writing family history

...becomes paramount. Many pitfalls await interviewers, as well as the pleasure of getting it right. William Taylor interview: part one To demonstrate interviewing technique and responses, this track makes use of an interview with William Taylor, born in 1919. William Taylor interview: part two In the second part of his interview, William Taylor recalls the various changes...
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Audio 54 mins