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Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
How the stove changed the kitchen
Society, Politics & Law

How the stove changed the kitchen

...open fire rather than on her stove well into the interwar period. Other families used the stove only in the summer months or for selective cooking. Winifred Renshaw’s family continued to use their range during the winter months even after they had their gas stove. In the same period, Joyce Skinner’s family used the range in their living room for boiling hot water and...
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Article 5 mins
What is child-led research and why is it important?
Education & Development

What is child-led research and why is it important?

...learn to their school lessons. You can read more about young people’s experiences of being a researcher. If you are interested in learning more about the lives of young people, then please see the Open University prospectus about the Bachelor of Arts degree in Childhood and Youth Studies. Also, you might like to look at the Open University’s Postgraduate Prospectus....
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Article 10 mins
DRM explained
Digital & Computing

DRM explained

...Open University decry attempts to provide digital locks on content...EDITOR'S NOTE: John Perry Barlow, internet pioneer, died February 7th 2018. In 2010 he was a participant in the OU/BBC programme The Virtual Revolution, and we were lucky enough that he agreed to offer some extra insights for OpenLearn. For John Perry Barlow, DRM locks fundamentally break the system...
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Video 5 mins
Representations of hell in Christian art
History & The Arts

Representations of hell in Christian art

...Open University, department of Art History (lead investigator: Angeliki Lymberopoulou). The outcome of this research will appear in a two-volume publication by Cambridge University Press: Hell in the Byzantine World: A History of Art and Religion in Venetian Crete and the Eastern Mediterranean (general editor: Angeliki Lymberopoulou, expected date of publication 2020)....
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Article 10 mins
The psychological benefits of multilingualism
Languages

The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...with a new language, and to welcome the inevitable linguistic uncertainty that is to come with open arms. After all, the psychological benefits of multilingualism speak for themselves. About Séverine Hubscher-Davidson - Séverine is a Senior Lecturer in French and Translation, and the Head of Translation, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University...
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Article 5 mins
Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...Education team at The Open University Business School. This course was developed by The Open University and Management Futures Ltd and adapted for OpenLearn by The Open University. © The Open University and Management Futures Ltd Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...Open University course, A111 Discovering the arts and humanities...Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: read closely – analyse a passage from the play examine genre – what kind of play is Doctor Faustus? consider themes – what are the main themes or issues explored in the play? read historically...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs