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Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences

...working through Social Science texts and extracts...Have you ever wondered what skills are needed to get the most out of reading Social Science materials? This free course, Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences, looks at how reading skills are developed and provides three questions that should be kept in mind when working through ......
Lead and manage change in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lead and manage change in health and social care

...social care work and can evoke a variety of emotions, from excitement and eager anticipation, to fear and outright hostility. In this free course, How to manage change in health and social care, you will explore the role of managers in the change process and the skills required for managing and leading change in health and social care work...Change is everywhere in......
A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis
Nature & Environment

A socially engaged spiritual response to the Climate Crisis

...working with young people in Myanmar and why I am doing a PhD with The Open University. In doing so, I would like to highlight why personal transformation is an important step towards societal change or global transformation from my personal life and experience. Indeed, I believe that societal change is made more possible through numerous, sustained small changes. My own...
Discussing intersectionality: race, gender and social class
Society, Politics & Law

Discussing intersectionality: race, gender and social class

...social class and intersectionality important to social research? This series of videos explores...In this series of videos, Umut Erel from The Open University discusses the topic of intersectionality and how it relates to social research with Tracey Reynolds, Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich, and Ann Phoenix, Professor of Psycho-Social ......
Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion
Nature & Environment

Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion

...social prescribing is defined as the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions and activities to improve their mental and physical health. Some examples of this include local walking schemes, community gardening projects, conservation volunteering, green gyms, open water swimming or arts and cultural activities which take place outdoors. Many...
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...social health. This course is primarily aimed at people working in health and social care but may be useful to others with an interest in child health and wellbeing, such as those who work in early years or education. In this course you will explore childhood development and some biological and psychological conditions that affect children and young people. These will...
Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...social and digital media. Several reports have highlighted the increasingly influential role mainstream and social media play in shaping both the perceptions and outcomes of population movements into western democracies. Mainstream media discourses rely on: broad portrayals which stereotype; the use of aggregated statistics, and, often, the de-personalizing of complex...
COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice
Society, Politics & Law

COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice

...social justice history as the host city...Glasgow and COP26 After a delay, due to the COVID pandemic, COP26 finally went ahead in Glasgow, meaning there has been considerable international attention on the city. In recent decades Glasgow has been portrayed as an example of a city that has undergone a successful ‘transformation’ from an industrial hub to a vibrant...