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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?

...course, your goals will probably change over time and some goals may be more realistic than others. Even if you had an assessment as a young carer, you can still complete the transition assessment as a young adult, as you will now be in a better position to identify your goals for the coming years. Our participants’ aspirations We asked the South Asian young adult...
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History How-to videos: Crash sites
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Crash sites

...course of World War II. That’s a lot of planes, and for every crash site there’s a handful of dedicated volunteers keen to try and recover the debris. So just what is the attraction? The aircraft we investigated was found by the Dumfries Aviation Group. Most weekends, they’re out in the hillsides looking for plane parts. Well, of course, Scotland was the main...
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Tackling noise pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Tackling noise pollution

...course. This material forms part of The Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health... Tackling noise pollution A brief introduction to this album. Noise levels A fun, easy introduction to the scale of noise pollution and what kind of exposure leaves the ear irreparably damaged. Driving out noise Car manufacturer Lexus insulate their trademark...
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Living with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with Disability

...course K101 An introduction to health and social care... Living with Disability A short introduction to this album. Living with MS: Veronica's story A day in the life of Veronica Sinclair and her husband. They talk about how Veronica;s progressive MS has affected them, and how an assited living grant has changed their lives. An introduction to health and social care...
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Sustainability
Education & Development

Sustainability

...courses related to sustainability to explain both what is happening to the environment and also look at what we can do as individuals to make a difference, limiting our dependency and impact on the Earth’s resources. I have selected the following OpenLearn courses. [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130) ] Click on the banner above to...
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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...Accessed 08 April 2019). Slutsky, R., and DeShetler, L. M. (2017) How technology is transforming the ways in which children play. Early Child Development and Care, 187(7), pp. 1138-1146. Read the other articles in this collection Now take a free related course More on technology Study with the OU...
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The geology of Northern Ireland
Science, Maths & Technology

The geology of Northern Ireland

...course, Northern Ireland. The granites of South Armagh and the marine sediments of Down to Armagh were all part of this great collision. Remnants of these mountains are found in the present day Sperrin Mountains of Tyrone. Semi-arid conditions prevailed and the mountains were eroded to form Devonian sandstones (marked as brown on the map) that can give reddish soils in...
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RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...course to becoming academies. The local authorities will leave behind a number of precious local services, their future somewhat uncertain. Despite their long life, LEAs have not been universally popular, making a number of enemies: the late Margaret Thatcher and former education secretary Keith Joseph, to name but two. Between them they killed off the Inner LEA, but the...
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