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Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...public. I come across many persons who lament the recent great change on Salisbury Plain. It is hateful to them; the sight of the camp and troops marching and drilling, of men in khaki scattered about everywhere over a hundred square leagues of plain; the smoke of firing and everlasting booming of guns. It is a desecration; the wild ancient charm of the land has been...
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Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?
Society, Politics & Law

Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?

...publication of two books: Christopher Harvie’s No Gods and Precious Few Heroes, first published in 1981 and reprinted several times thereafter. More significant for the Red Clydeside debate was Iain McLean’s monumental study, The Legend of Red Clydeside, published in 1983. Emerging from an earlier thesis, the arguments presented by McLean were influential and provoked...
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Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...publications. Full details at www.nate.org.uk. References Bernstein, B. (2000) Pedagogy, Symbolic Control and Identity: Theory, Research, Critique. Rev. edn. London: Rowman and Littlefield. Cole, A. Brown, A., Clark, C. and Picton, I. (2022) Children and young people’s reading engagement in 2022: Continuing insight into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on reading,...
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What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...publication. Peer review acts as a form of self-regulation and provides credibility to the research published. Blogs are regularly updated websites or webpages which are often run by individuals or small groups. They are not peer reviewed and are often written in a less academic and more conversational style. The primary research paper is fairly technical but you will not...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...public interest such an attempt attracts. While ideas of European values and the notion of a regional identity are claimed to occupy a major place on the current agenda, they fail to attract much public attention. Greater passions have been evoked by debate over what Europe is not and, like many identities, that of Europe has often been more strongly defined in relation...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...health care system, what shape would you expect if the fertility rate was running at or around the replacement rate (2 children per woman)? What shape might you expect for a declining population (that is, one that is getting smaller over time?) Have a look at the population pyramids from different countries listed on the UN Demographic Profiles page to see if your...
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Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 48, no. 18, pp. 1340–46. Kreher, J. B. and Schwartz, J. B. (2012) ‘Overtraining syndrome: a practical guide’, Sports Health, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 128–38. Lambert, M. I. and Mujika, I. (2013) ‘Physiology of exercise training’ in Hausswirth, C. and Mujika, I. (eds) Recovery for Performance Sport, Leeds, Human Kinetics, pp. 3–8....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...health?' The quest to unravel the answer to your question could be the start of a unique journey of study tailored just for you. It may be that you have a particular challenge in your life, either at home or at work. The module is your chance to answer your own question in a rigorous and structured way. Working with your tutor on YXM830, you are in the driving seat. You...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs