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Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...sources of her poverty in a town whose main economic base has collapsed. It challenges social priorities when financial self-sufficiency and parental responsibility are in conflict. And it opens debate about whether the purpose of workfare is to save the state money, to reduce labour costs, to train an unskilled workforce or to discipline a population. Cutting across all...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge
Society, Politics & Law

Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge

...sources of knowledge. Collective autoethnography (CoAE) takes this further. It is ‘a participatory and democratic research methodology distinct from other autoethnographic methodologies in its emphasis on co-constructing narratives’ (Karalis Noel, Minematsu and Bosca, 2023, p. 1). Owing to its focus on shared meaning-making and mutual respect, CoAE is particularly...
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A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...open to us, but one by one the doors were closed in our faces. In my opinion, what happened was the way of the judicial system making a clear statement, to make clear to Black people that in this country, that before the law, their lives were worth nothing”. The historicity of the stereotype of the Strong Black Mother – one who endures, one who does not feel pain or...
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Article 10 mins
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...sources of investment. They bring new money for Africa. They create the demand for African goods. So one of the things we've seen, for example, in those countries which do export raw materials is that the prices of those materials have gone up because of the demand from China. So this means theoretically more revenue for those countries. So that's kind of a good thing....
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Three Irish poets - introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish poets - introduction

...Open University's English courses and qualifications. [Ellen o'Leary, Katharine Tynan and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill] In this collection of articles we look at three female Irish poets. The first two - Ellen O’Leary (1831-1889) and Katharine Tynan (1859-1931) - wrote in English. Though these poets are not very widely known today, they were extremely popular and influential...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Principle Of Comparative Advantage

...Open University's Economics courses. Transcript: Whether you think economies work best if they're left alone or that governments need to do something to get them working, the one thing that can’t be controlled is the rest of the world. Fear of foreign competition once led countries to try and produce everything they needed, and impose heavy taxes to keep out foreign...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Impossible Trinity
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Impossible Trinity

...Open University's Economics courses. Transcript: Most countries trade with one another – which is usually pretty good for all involved – but it does mean it’s a bit harder for each to keep control of its own finances. There are three things that governments are particularly keen on. They like to keep the exchange rate stable so that import and export prices don’t...
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