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Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...research and experience on forest and landscape restoration in Mexico and Guatemala. Trailer Watch the trailer below for the seminar, Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry. Transcript Learning outcomes Learn about the problems of land degradation and the benefits that arise from landscape restoration. You will learn about the range of...
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Video 5 mins
Learning through Technology
OpenLearn Ireland

Learning through Technology

...researcher, Eileen Scanlon looks at the benefits of 'inquiry learning' for young students, and how she is using the experiences to help design a customized tool kit to support evidence-based 'inquiry learning'... Learning through Technology Open University Educational Technology researcher, Eileen Scanlon looks at the benefits of 'inquiry learning' for young students, and...
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Video 2 mins
Take away Science
History & The Arts

Take away Science

...Research Stories In this podcast we find out about fascinating research projects throughout the UK. Patricia Ragazzon chats to researchers from the University of Nottingham about innovations in nanotubes and David Smith finds out about how we might be able to grow a cure for malaria. We also talk to David Gamblin, an Associate Lecturer, about what he enjoys about working...
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Audio 3 hrs 50 mins
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...research tools and obtaining informed consent. It then covers tips and suggestions for conducting the interview before moving on to after the interview and recording fieldnotes...Do you want to find out what people think about an issue, or what their experiences are? Qualitative interviews are used to find out people’s views and experiences on a range of different...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...research with South Asian young adult carers living in England (see below). Our research shows that they work hard to fit the caring role into their lives along with studying, caring for the rest of the family and looking after the home, such as housework, paying bills and managing the family’s finances. Thinking ahead: planning for the future Each young person,...
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About Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

About Earth In Vision

...researchers...[Red, Blue and Green Planet Earth's overlapping with the text 'Earth in Vision' in white across the front. ] Earth in Vision is a three-year Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project based in the Geography Department of The Open University, and led by Professor Joe Smith. The project explores the BBC archives of environment themed television and...
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Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...research on fatherhood over years suggest there is very little about the gender of the parent that appears distinctly important. Indeed, they reveal instead common factors in positive father and mother involvement or care. Of course boys, and girls, benefit from the presence in their lives of positive, involved fathers. But it is difficult to single out fathers as making...
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Article 10 mins
Book, comic and animation - What is the fear collection?
Science, Maths & Technology

Book, comic and animation - What is the fear collection?

...research into fear. Yes, people did think me a bit odd. My main area of interest at the time was climate change so I used that as my point of focus but I was quite clear with myself – my research was about fear in general with climate change fear as a lens. To make my research real and to some extent to force me to treat it as a bit more than a personal thought...
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