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Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...Introduction - Motivation is a key concept in sport and fitness as it is motivation which gives us the push to either doing what has to be done or pushing ourselves harder and harder to achieve greater things. That said, it’s an easy thing to mention but a harder thing to understand. For example, why on some days are we full of energy and bursting to get things done...
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...Introduction - Legally in the UK, the term ‘Social Worker’ has been a protected title since 2005. Anyone using this title must be registered with their relevant UK nation-specific regulatory body and it is an offence to use the title of social worker without being qualified and registered. However, while it is certainly useful that the professional title is legally...
'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...management and delivery of children and youth services, not all beleaguered practitioners – whether in housing, youth offending teams, or children and youth services – are happy about their new role as ‘junior partners’ to the police and other justice sector agencies. They don’t learn, and like they continue to target and be heavy handed with our youth, you know...
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...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...
Practice supervision and assessment in nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Practice supervision and assessment in nursing

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Practice supervision and assessment in nursing, which provides you with the opportunity to develop your skills and understanding of the newly defined roles for supervisory practice as indicated within the Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for supervision and...
What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...Introduction - When thinking about waves you may first think of ocean waves. These are a great example of a wave as they are regular, repeating movements of water and a wave may be defined as a periodic, or regularly repeating, disturbance that transports energy from one place to another. In this short course you will discover the difference between transverse and...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...Introduction - Religions are internally diverse; they encompass all aspects of human culture and behaviour; they are dynamic and changing. Harvard University professor, Diane Moore, has emphasised that we need to be aware of these three qualities in order to help us to understand religion (Religion and Public Life, 2022). There is a consensus in Islamic legal scholarship...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...introduction to ageing societies and their implications for global health – implications which are only just beginning to be fully understood. The course will help you to deepen your understanding of ageing societies across the globe and the different components of the concept of global health. You will also explore the ways in which population ageing is often framed as...