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The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...think of the ways in which this mind-body dualism may be overcome such that we might recognise the importance of bodies in our lived experience of the world. After watching the following video clips, which will provide an introduction to the phenomenological perspective, work through the rest of the course to look at how this comes to be applied to a substantive topic:...
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...system, and she now sits in the House of Lords. [Described image] Figure 3: ‘I feel that our movement, the disability movement, is an emancipation agenda. I see it like apartheid. It’s not just ramps and access, it’s deeply rooted in attitudes.’ (Lady Jane Campbell, quoted in Birkett, 2009) Martin Luther King and Lady Jane Campbell both show how leadership is...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...think about why such influences may not have a uniform impact from family to family. You will also explore how learning is a two way experience for both children and their parents or carers, in situations both within and beyond the home...This free course, The family at the centre of early learning, focuses on the positive learning relationships that can exist in any...
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...thinking like a scientist, by using numbers to describe and understand the natural world. It might be the size of the Greenland ice sheet, the number of molecules in a raindrop, or the latest set of mind-boggling numbers about climate change presented in the media. No longer will you be put off by averages or percentages, and you'll even learn to love negative numbers....
What is economics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is economics?

...think of economics, what do you think of? The Chancellor, the economy? Well it’s about much more, covering the personal, national and global aspects of our lives...[London Stock Exchange] Economics is about how, as individuals and groups, we get the things we want to buy and the services we need and want. From a £5 flight to Belfast to a penny off income tax, from a...
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...thinking about studying an Open qualification (Degree, and/or Masters) with The Open University. It provides useful background information to the qualifications and helps you navigate the different spaces that offer support and find where materials and resources are located. It will help you to plan your studies and future career as well as directing you to where you can...
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...Think about how you might start a conversation with adult learners about their mental health. From the grid below, note the elements which you feel are important. Are there any which particularly resonate with you? Why do you think that is? Providing an interruption-free environment Employing gentle persistence Ensuring safe, non-triggering conversations Using positive...
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...think, what communities fear, what the odds are for communities to find a new vision to replace an old vision, and so that they are wonderful tool for that. Audio [Protestant Prince William of Orange – King Billy – crossing the River Boyne]For cultural historian and museum exhibition designer Judy Vannais (2001), there are two separate traditions of mural painting in...