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Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...manages to reach a lot of people. In terms of method, I would argue that exploring new formats for conducting and disseminating research can prompt us to ask questions - and allow us to find answers or address groups – that we could not envisage incorporating into traditional formats of investigation. My project is to produce self-help with a difference. A lot of...
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Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...managed within a medical model of childbirth. Reactions to medicalised birth Reactions to the medicalisation of birth have been various. For some women, the technology and surveillance that is brought to bear on the birthing body is welcomed as a comforting presence to help ensure that the baby remains safe and well. Whilst it is vital that we recognise this, it is worth...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...Informed Plymouth Network (no date) ‘Envisioning Plymouth as a Trauma Informed City’. Available at: https://traumainformedplymouth.org/key-documents/ Watson, L. and Andrews, L. (2018) ‘The Effect of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) Program on Stigma and the Barriers to Help-Seeking in the Police’, International Journal of Stress Management, 24(4), pp. 348–56....
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From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...manager and screaming down the phone. I had just woken up from a night shift! Panic set in again as I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I was determined to get through it. At last, my dream had come true. The Open University provided me with the opportunity to study to become a nurse, which I never thought was possible. The brick university route of education is...
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The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...manage campus buildings and site operations, for example, regarding building construction and operations, procurement processes, information and communication technologies (ICT) systems efficiency, pollution control, water and waste management, and campus design and planning policies aimed at preserving green spaces, wildlife and biodiversity and so on. [A small tree-like...
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Young children, the outdoors and nature Badge icon
Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our start-of-course survey. Once...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
EU Referendum - Economy
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Economy

...management and banking regulation. In return for this, the EU is intended to amplify national governments’ policy-setting power. Supporters view this as a pooling of sovereignty which can reinfiorce it at national level, protected by the ‘subsidiarity principle’ under which decisions are always kept as close as possible to the level of the individual EU citizen....
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Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...manage emotions.Closures to schools have particularly affected children and adolescents. Measures to curb the virus included the cancellation of classes, total school closures, and education delivered through home-based, online learning (Courtney et al, 2020). Additionally, leisure activities have been limited since in most countries, children have not been allowed to...
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