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Active Citizenship in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Active Citizenship in Wales

...Courses, articles and videos available on OpenLearn. Browse more resources Research Citizens’ Voices, People’s News: Making the Media Work for Wales An IWA report, in partnership with The Open University in Wales This research was commissioned by The Open University in Wales (OU) and the Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), who are working together with Welsh citizens to...
How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?

...courses and qualifications. In 1954, Gordon Allport, a Harvard academic published ‘The Nature of Prejudice’. In one of the thirty-one chapters, he discussed how prejudice between groups might be reduced simply by intergroup contact – provided certain conditions were met. This became known as the contact hypothesis and has become one of the most enduring and widely...
The trouble with teaching physics
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trouble with teaching physics

...courses and qualifications. Misconceptions about physics Teaching is not as simple as presenting students with facts to memorise. Students have their own ideas about the world based on their everyday experiences. For example, students sometimes mistakenly think that light and electricity flow like water or that cold is not the absence of heat, but a substance with a...
Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...course, you are not alone. For thousands of years, voyagers, explorers, chroniclers and anthropologists have travelled to far-away lands and noted the conspicuous differences in appearance between them and the people in these new lands. Transcript Ethnicities should not be thought of as distinct, discrete genetic groups that are far apart. We humans are rarely stagnant...
What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...courses. However, they sometimes missed classes due to their caring responsibilities. At times, they found it difficult to do their coursework and prepare for exams. Where to get support The young people in our study were all receiving support from a young adult carers service. Unfortunately, there are many more young people who are caring for family members but are not...
Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...courses and qualifications. Research suggests that children of prisoners are at risk of mental health problems, challenges within formal educational environments and future offending. Research statistics indicate that 65% of boys with a parent in prison are more likely to go on to offend, although this data somewhat oversimplifies the complex relationship between parental...
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...courses and qualifications. E-professionalism is "the attitudes and behaviours that reflect traditional professionalism paradigms but are manifested through digital media" (Kacznarcyzk et al., 2013). Professional bodies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2016, United Kingdom) have specific guidance on the use of social media and the majority of organisations have...
How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...feel more balanced and calm during those exams and in the run up to results day. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....