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History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

...work by social scientists in the nineteenth- and early-twentieth centuries. These men and women set out to observe life in Britain and, as part of this, to interview men, women and children about their daily habits. Henry Mayhew’s famous study of the working classes of London, London Labour and the London Poor, compiled during the 1840s and 1850s, reveals much about the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...work or outside. What sources of evidence did you draw on in making that decision? Are these among the four sources of ‘best available’ evidence identified? Did you critically appraise the evidence in the way described above? If you did, how did you go about this? If not, what is your judgement now of the quality of the evidence you used? Discussion As humans we can...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Migrant businesswomen and the census
Society, Politics & Law

Migrant businesswomen and the census

...social media channels: Twitter, Facebook or Instagram . About the project [Laura Hampton ] The project will tell herstories of twentieth-century migrant women entrepreneurs by comparing their presence in the latest available 2011 Census to that of 1911. Six public engagement activities aim to uncover the legacies of migrant women entrepreneurs in Britain, and demonstrate...
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Reading communities
Education & Development

Reading communities

...social spaces that encouraged choice, parental and library involvement and child ownership of their RfP Make strong connections between children’s home and school reading worlds Foster children’s autonomy as readers who can exercise discrimination within and beyond school Build new and more equal reading relationships with families and community members. In this film...
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Video 30 mins
The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland
Society, Politics & Law

The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland

...Social life of Stories: Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory. London. University of Nebraska Press. Erikson, E. H. (1980 [1959]) Identity and the life cycle, New York, W. W. Norton. Jenson, M. D. and Snait. H. (2016). When politics prevails. The political economy of a Brexit. Journal of European Public Policy 23(9):1302-1310. Ottaviano, G., J. Pessoa, T. Sampson...
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Changemakers
Society, Politics & Law

Changemakers

...social change. Learn about devolution and connections between the UK and Wales. Find out which institutions are responsible for issues you care about. Explore the Changemakers website [AC Collection] This resource is part of the Active Citizenship in Wales collection. Discover more on the collection homepage. The Open University supports the Sustainable Development Goals....
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Activity 30 mins
Art history: modern and contemporary
History & The Arts

Art history: modern and contemporary

...social structure of the Art-world developed. This material forms part of The Open University course A226 Exploring art and visual culture... Abstract Expressionism in New York 1 In the 1940’s and 50’s, New York was becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour. Abstract Expressionism in New...
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Audio 31 mins
English: Language of opportunity
Languages

English: Language of opportunity

...social divisions that can be caused when only certain groups of people are given access to English. This material forms part of The Open University course U214 Worlds of English... English in Indian schools In Bangalore private schools teach English whereas most state schools teach in the local dialect. English in science In science English is currently the language of...
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Audio 43 mins