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What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...conceptions of Europeanness and outlining competing visions for the future of the EU...The European Union (EU), formed out of the ashes of the Second World War, continues to expand in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite the EU's growing size and significance, the question 'What is Europe?' still resonates through the continent. This free course looks at...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...concepts (putting information into categories) developing schemas (constructing mental packages of related information). We will now look at these three types of organisation in more detail...Starting with psychology: 3.2 Using mental images - As adults, we tend to do most of our thinking in words. However numerous experiments have been carried out that support the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
Miscellaneous

The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...Concepts, Schools and Contemporary Issues (2015, Routledge, co-authored with Ewan Ferlie); Multi-Level Governance: The Missing Linkages (editor, 2015, Emerald); and Public Management Reform and Modernization: Trajectories of Administrative Change in Italy, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain (2009, Elgar). In 'Context in Public Management, The Missing Link', Edoardo will...
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Article 5 mins
How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...concepts or academic theory - the hub is full of practical, real-world skills that you can apply straight away. From writing a CV to improving your resilience at work or getting to grips with digital tools, everything is geared toward making you more confident, capable and career-ready. 6. Perfect for all stages and sectors You don’t need to be a student (or know...
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Article 5 mins
Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
History & The Arts

Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English

...conceptions of what’s involved in our relationship with the person we’re thanking. Psychologists draw a distinction between gratitude and indebtedness. In the former you simply appreciate or acknowledge an act of help or kindness. In the latter, you feel that because of this kindness you now owe something to that person. When we use a phrase such as ‘much...
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Article 5 mins
Light: Wave-particle duality
Science, Maths & Technology

Light: Wave-particle duality

...concepts in physics, wave-particle duality is unlike anything we see in the ordinary world...Light is a wave. This fact is something that most people are familiar with and it’s been known since the experiments carried out by the English polymath Thomas Young in the early 1800s: [Thomas Young wave diffraction experiment] Thomas Young's sketch of two-slit diffraction of...
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Article 10 mins
David Bowie: identity is creativity
Languages

David Bowie: identity is creativity

...conception of creativity and identity. As Wikipedia tells us: ‘A black star need not have an event horizon, and may or may not be a transitional phase between a collapsing star and a singularity.’ Throughout his career, Bowie played with this tensions between what is, what might be and the point of no return as reflected in early songs such as 1971’s Changes: ‘I...
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Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...concept of participatory development, featuring Robert Chambers. Does empowerment disempower? Empowerment may lead to the imposition of outside ideas on developing communities. Self interest or altruism Do outside parties have altruistic motives, or are they moved only by self interest? Whose knowledge counts? The moral dilemmas of using participatory methods, and how it...
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