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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...guide on how to work out your latitude and longitude...This content is associated with The Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. To pinpoint your position on a map of the world you need to work out your co-ordinates, known as latitude and longitude. Latitude is your position north or south of the Equator. Lines, or parallels, are drawn around the Earth...
Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...University Press. The Go-Between LP Hartley, Penguin. The View From The Wuro: A Guide to Child Rearing for Fulani Parents Michelle Johnson. From A World of Babies. Imagined Childcare Guides for Seven Societies Edited by Judy DeLoache and Alma Gottleib, Cambridge University Press. Becoming Tongan: An Ethnography of Childhood Helen Morton, University of Hawaii Press.......
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...University (OU) and undertaken in partnership with Public Health England and The Folklore Society. Our thanks to all the volunteer researchers and participants in the Reproductive Bodylore project....Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction: Introduction - Do you want to find out what people think about an issue, or what their experiences are? Do you need to...
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...beginner teacher of MFL. You will also develop a greater awareness of the wider context of MFL education and how this affects teaching a language in the secondary school curriculum. This course is based on a learner-centred approach to teaching, which is underpinned by a constructivist view of learning – the idea that students will construct knowledge and understanding...
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...University course LGXG003 - Beginners German 3: richtig so!...Week 1: Einkaufen: 1 Store shopping - Shopping – some people hate it; some people love it. Complete Activity 1 which asks you to consider how you feel about shopping. Activity 1 Have a look at the list of statements below. Do any of these apply to you? Delete the sentences which do not apply and save your...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...University's Early Childhood qualification. [A father and son are on the river in separate canoes, and the father is making the son laugh.] For many years, anxiety has been growing about the position of boys and young men. This is reflected in concerns about educational ‘underachievement’, poor mental health, and involvement in offending and anti-social behaviour. It...
How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
Education & Development

How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?

...university that contributes to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students getting lower grades? This article looks at research on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students’ experiences on an undergraduate dissertation module...A study in an online university found that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students need to spend 6–12% more time engaging with the virtual...
What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...University. These videos explain what they research and do at the university...Written by Inka Maskiewicz and edited by Grace Richards My name is Inka and I am currently in Year 11, about to sit my GCSE exams. I've been participating in the Girls’ Network Programme for a year now, which is set up to match high school students like me with mentors who share their...