Education & Development
Methods of studying children: the background
...been made possible by a partnership between the British Psychological Society and The Open University Child and Youth Studies Group.
History & The Arts
Hip Hop and the Institution: Darren Abracadazra
...Open University’s Hip Hop and the Institution conference. Here, he talks about his influences, poetry and ‘X Factor’... ...‘My name is Darren Paul and I've been performing poetry for around 4-5 years. I am a British-born Jamaican import with mixed ancestry that grew up in London before moving to Milton Keynes at a young age. My poetry is sometimes existential in...
Science, Maths & Technology
Water supply and treatment in the UK
...Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health... Water supply and treatment in the UK An introduction to the contents of this album. Preserving water A panel discuss how safe, affordable drinking water is supplied in East Anglia, one of the driest parts of the UK. Treating water Computer graphics reveal the processes at Hanningfield Reservoir,...
Science, Maths & Technology
Living the Legacy
...Open University in collaboration with the British Council. They form part of Darwin Now, a global initiative celebrating the life and work of Charles Darwin and the impact his ideas about evolution continue to have on today’s world. © British Council 2009... Living the Legacy A brief introduction to this album. Darwin Now in Africa Sheila Ochugbojou discusses African...
History & The Arts
Multiculturalism Bites
...Open University's Nigel Warburton interviews ten leading thinkers about the meaning and implications of multiculturalism. David Edmonds introduces each episode... Tariq Modood on The History of Multiculturalism In this interview Tariq Modood traces the history of the idea from US civil rights movements in the 1950s and 60s via Canada to present day Europe. Chandran...
Society, Politics & Law
Understanding Social Change
...opening up the market to global competition. Promoting welfare - the government's role Intention of the Labour government to counter social exclusion by promoting employment through enabling state. Considering family as area of continuity but forms of family are more varied. Has the welfare system caught up with this change in family structure? Divided Society Divides...
Science, Maths & Technology
Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini
...Open University geologists Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake take us on a geological tour of the island. They piece together the likely sequence of events of the eruption which destroyed an ancient civilisation. This material forms part of the course: S339 Understanding the continents... Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini A short introduction to this album. Welcome to Santorini...
Languages
Nouvelles mises au point
...Open University Course L310 Nouvelles mises au point... Introduction Introduction to the series of tracks Caribbean French People talk about the special flavour of the French spoken in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean A French Caribbean speciality A professor in Martinique describes a local speciality with an intriguing name. A creole story A schoolteacher tells...