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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...research show that autism isn’t caused by parenting choices - yet myths that blame mothers continue to resurface. Donald Trump’s recent comments about paracetamol and pregnancy are just the latest example...US president Donald Trump’s claim that pregnant women should avoid paracetamol – a statement that is both harmful and not backed by the science – fits into a...
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Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one

...research through the Centre for Society, History and Learning Disabilities (SHLD). You will also have opportunities to attend inclusive events that bring together practitioners, academics, people with learning disabilities and families, showcasing cutting edge UK and international research and practice. A profession that changes lives Learning disability nursing is not...
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Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction
Education & Development

Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction

...research into children's literacy shaped the iPad and iPhone Our Story application?...A team of us at The Open University have been interested in applying research based knowledge to develop an app which is designed to be fun, but will also help children develop abilities they will need when they start to read. In the following section we describe the way ......
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Drugs and consumerism
Money & Business

Drugs and consumerism

...pricing, advertising and marketing...The OU's Dr Peter Bloom talks to Professor Gerard Hastings—the first UK Professor of Social Marketing and founder/director of the Institute for Social Marketing and Centre for Tobacco Control Research at Stirling and The Open University—about consumerism, marketing, and pricing, particularly around prescription drugs. Transcript...
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Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate
Society, Politics & Law

Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate

...research on issues of migration and narratives from those with backgrounds of seeking asylum. The Covid Chronicles from the Margins project explores the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspectives of creative asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in the UK and around the world. [Refugee cartoon, society matters] While the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean...
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Home education collection
Education & Development

Home education collection

...researchers, and policymakers who have a shared interest in the topic of home education, or elective home education within the UK and beyond...Find out more about The Open University’s Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. [A young student is on their laptop studying with bookcases behind in the background] Home education, homeschooling or elective home education,...
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One minute methods - cultural sensitivity
Health, Sports & Psychology

One minute methods - cultural sensitivity

Discover why methods need to be culturally meaningful and sensitive to the experiences of the children taking part in research...Transcript.
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