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Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...study is essential: Having been through the awful situation of watching my daughter die in A&E [Accident and Emergency] I was keen to understand why the experience proved to be so disturbing. Therefore, I fought to persuade those who would listen to see if a piece of work could be undertaken to enable us to identify shortfalls in the system. If we were able to do so,...
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Article 5 mins
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...studies, University of Washington After the referendum, British opinion remains badly split. The typical “Leave” voter is similar to supporters of Donald Trump in the US and National Front voters in France. Xenophobic, angry nationalist and isolationist parties have been rising all over Europe. This is the revolt of the losers who feel marginalised by globalisation....
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An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...study of MA in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London indicates that Chinese students are better behaved and are higher academic achievers in mainstream British schools. The value of education in Chinese culture plays an essential role in their success. Respecting knowledge is deeply embedded in Chinese culture and respecting those who possess knowledge such as...
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Article 10 mins
Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...Studies using different methods, such as the eye tracking method (Castellanos et al., 2009), the attentional blink paradigm (Piech, Pastorino & Zald, 2010) and dot probe tasks (Placanica, Faunce & Soames Job, 2002), to test what people focus on have found that people’s attention is biased toward food stimuli when they are calorie deprived. Moreover, brain imaging...
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Article 5 mins
Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...study of language seeks to explore the links between the language we use and the racial differences we experience. Can language have a race? In this article, Mel Green explores the links between race and language...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. What is language? Language is a method of communication, which contains a...
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Article 10 mins
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...study the module that this course comes from. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Science...Pain and aspirin: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of some of the basic facts, concepts and principles relating to the development of medicines demonstrate knowledge and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America

...skills by practising expressing uncertainty, opinions and concerns in Spanish...In this free course you will embark on a journey off the beaten track, to see the natural wonders of Latin America and some of its people. Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America invites you to discover how people in South and Central America have adapted to the different...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
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Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...studies you will begin to understand how children in this age group learn mathematics and the common misconceptions which they may experience. Clearly it is not possible to cover all aspects of teaching mathematics in 24 hours of study. So, while we hope the course will be valuable for those groups mentioned above, it is not a substitute for formal initial teacher...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs