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Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...education and apprenticeship, from all classes – even royal children, such as Edward VII, who was sent to sea at fourteen in 1855. Activity 5 Child soldiers in Britain Timing: 0 hours 10 minutes In the UK, in 2001, there were 6,000 soldiers under the age of eighteen serving in the armed forces. In March 2002, under pressure from the European Union, the government stated...
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...educational philosopher Paulo Freire. Liberation psychologists work with marginalised and oppressed communities to understand and improve the reality of people’s lives. Liberation psychology has a much more explicit social justice and social change agenda than would ordinarily be found in more mainstream psychological approaches. It is focused on action and practice; on...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
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History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...Education (Alix et al., 2010) reported that the following skills were considered crucial: Observation: seeing, listening, watching touching Trust Communication, including feedback, reflective discussion and conversation Teamwork Working creatively, imaginatively and critically, and Risk-taking. In Week 1, the four case studies have shown you some of the ways a creative...
Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol
Society, Politics & Law

Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol

...Education for action: Preparing youth for participatory democracy’, in R. Hayduk, & K. Mattson (Eds.), Democracy’s moment: Reforming the American political system for the 21st Century. Efrog Newydd, NY: Rowman a Littlefield Publishers: tt. 91–107. Westheimer, J., & Kahne, J. (2004) ‘What kind of citizen?: the politics of educating for democracy’, American...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...education to help promote good child-rearing practices and improve parental supervision...Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency: 2.4.1 Strengths and weaknesses of the ICAP theory - One of the strengths of this theory is that it identifies different factors that may influence future criminal and antisocial behaviour, and how criminal behaviour may have...
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Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...education at the Open University. It can also be used as Continuing Professional Development by individuals or groups of teachers. The authors have many years’ experience of teaching mathematics in the classroom and in Initial and Continuing Teacher Education...This free course, Teaching mathematics, has been designed for non-specialist mathematics teachers of 8 to 14...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...Technology of New Media. [MUSIC PLAYING] On a day-to-day basis, I’m working as a professor in the faculty, but also I’m working on my art practice. I see myself recently as mostly doing generative art. That means I’m, in part, coding systems that, when put in motion, give us various interesting and exciting results. In other words, I’m writing code. And code can...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything...