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Leadership and followership

...motivation and morality (Burns, quoted in Bogenschneider, 2016). Leaders are those who consistently make effective contributions to social order, and who are expected and perceived to do so (Hosking, quoted in Bogenschneider, 2016). Leadership is typically defined by the traits, qualities and behaviours of a leader (Horner, quoted in Bogenschneider, 2016). There are clear...
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...that this helps learners build confidence and motivation for learning, providing a record of achievement which they can share with friends, learner communities, employers and educational institutions. Learners are able to display their completed badges publicly or privately in their My OpenLearn profile and link to other platforms, such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook....
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Society, Politics & Law

Social Science

...Knowledge and trade Financial motivation affects the kind of knowledge that is studied and produced and llimits the alternative knowledge that can be produced. Knowledge and social science Social construction of the social sciences, the relationship between the natural sciences and the social sciences and the implications of this in the development of the social sciences....
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Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals

...et al., 2023). An international collaborative project led by academics in the Netherlands and the UK has drawn upon multi-disciplinary research findings to consider how health and social care professionals might navigate patient preferences for communication. There are three key strategies which can help: Determine patient preference along the spectrum of wanting full,...
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A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...motivated to join a profession focused on making people better, having conversations about organ donation can be challenging. It requires compassion, communication skills, and a family-centred approach to providing support. The Clare Fuller ‘Conversations about advance care planning’ podcast (episode 20) explores in more detail the impact of high-quality professional...
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The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...produce new adsorbent materials to recover valuable metals from waste streams (Chaves et al., 2022). This has the benefit of reducing the need for future mining and the environmental impacts associated with it, such as deforestation, contamination of soils, pollution of local waterways, an increase in noise level and dust as well as the formation of spoil heaps. [Figure gives a summary of critical raw materials lists ......
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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

...motivation behind the research on commercial human milk chain in India, and how this led her and her co-author, Professor Newman, onto the curation of the ‘This is Essential Work’ exhibition. Transcript This is essential work Artists from the ‘This Is Essential Work’ shared their experiences and motivations behind their artwork. Listen to the voices of numerous...
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Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...motivational benefits of a more active engagement with methodological issues and techniques. I do this because I feel that methodology often provides un-paralleled opportunities to think through the claims about the world that theories represent. In many traditional definitions of the research process, first you define the question. Then you define the data that would...
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