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Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...source of crime primarily within the individual and bringing to the fore questions of individual pathology. This approach is termed individual positivism. Other theorists – who regard crime as a consequence of social rather than individual pathology – have, by contrast, argued that more insights can be gained by studying the social context external to individuals....
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Figures Course image: The Open University Figure 1: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo; photographer Fiona Hanson Figure 3: Nikolay Mamluke; Dreamstime Figure 4: robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo Figure 5: ©iStockphoto.com / IS_ImageSource Figure 6: Simon Turner / Alamy Stock Photo Figure 7: The Open University...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...open to changes. It was not an easy task for the Chinese style of teaching to be truly accepted by British schools. When the Head teacher of Bohunt already had his preference on what makes a good lesson and who is to blame if things went wrong, we Chinese teachers had a hard battle to begin with. Discipline and teaching pedagogy: In the conversation between Mr Strowger...
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Article 10 mins
The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...open space for conversation, around what could have been a very confrontational work. Giota Alevizou: In addition to being photographed with the flag, or marching with it, you also developed workshops recently, which will be part of the installation at Tate Exchange. How are these workshops adding to the project? Gil Mualem-Doron: The workshops until know have been...
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Article 5 mins
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...Open University short course: Becoming an ethical researcher: Introduction and guidance: What is a badged course? - OpenLearn - Open University You should be able to justify the research decisions you make. Utilising these resources will guide your ethical judgements when writing your proposal and ultimately when designing and conducting your research study. The Ethical...
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Article 5 mins
Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds
Society, Politics & Law

Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds

...Open University’s Department of Geography where I currently work as a Research Associate. I’m going to examine how conflict in the Middle East risked disrupting research into the future security of the world’s food supplies, and find out how a revolutionary project on the remote island of Spitsbergen acted to keep that research going. This case captures, for me,...
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Audio 5 mins
Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...Open University. And I'm currently leading a research project called Smart Cities in the Making, learning from Milton Keynes. It's a two year research project. It started in January 2017, and it's funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, as well as the Open University. And in this podcast, what I'd like to do is tell you a little bit about what we're going to...
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Video 10 mins
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...Open Access Initiatives with authorship attribution increase integrity and diversity. UK’s Athena SWAN Framework promotes explicit equity targets. EU METEOR project is designed to empower researchers of diverse nationalities, genders, ages, ethnic backgrounds and roles by enhancing their transversal skills. From awareness to action For academia to thrive, institutions...
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Article 5 mins