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CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...social interaction in learning. In crisis-adaptive contexts, our studies reconceptualise SEL as an evolving, situated capacity nurtured through care, agency and resilience in response to adversity. To demonstrate the relevance of SEL in Catch-Up Learning, two contrasting examples highlight the need to reflect on and advance educational theory in the complex contexts of...
From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?

...social media can play a role in promoting gender equality in sport, but are the governing bodies taking sufficient action? Steph Doehler explores in this article...With the start of the women’s World Cup in July 2023, discussions and debates on gender equality in football are likely to be commonplace, particularly surrounding the coverage of the women’s game. While...
Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic

...social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during Covid-19. Transcript Learning outcomes After exploring the material, you will have an understanding of what social reproduction is and what a social reproduction lens can illuminate about the impact of the pandemic. You will learn about feminist political economy and what it means for forms of labour that have...
Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...social mobility cartoon, society matters] The prime minister has pledged to double the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education by 2020. David Cameron has signalled an all-out attack on poverty and has thrown down the gauntlet to universities to deliver on social justice. He will be aware that many universities already have a proud...
Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana
Society, Politics & Law

Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana

...social interaction and its psychological implications for the study of minds, selves and sense-making. The course aims to demonstrate that in studying discourse we cannot help but study social life...This free course, Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana, introduces some of the main themes and issues in discourse research using Martin Bashir's famous interview...
Could you work in end of life care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Could you work in end of life care?

...Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive you'll explore how nurses interact with the dying person and their families, how they deal with distress and how they cope working in these environments. Turn up your sound and select here to begin the interactive... [End of life care interactive launch image] Click on the image above to start the ......
Are you ready to study for a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

Are you ready to study for a Professional Doctorate?

To find out whether you are eligible to apply for a Professional Doctorate at The Open University, please complete the following questions...Find out more about The Open University’s Social work qualifications. [Banner to enter the interactive] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience...
What is socialisation? The one minute guide
Education & Development

What is socialisation? The one minute guide

...interact with other people in preference to all the other objects in the world. Infants seem to be born as social beings. But although babies come into the world with this ‘preparedness’ to be social, the immensely rich variety of different cultures in the world means that there is a lot of learning that has to happen. A large part of what goes on between parents and...