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Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...Adults Assessing and supporting the support and care needs of older people in the community. Assessing and supporting the care needs of adults with physical and/or learning disabilities in the community. Assessing and supporting the care needs of adults with mental health problems in the community. Working in residential care homes ......
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Methods in Motion: The middle children
Languages

Methods in Motion: The middle children

...adults, and can involve conversations that are sensitive or tricky to navigate. Creative methods formed an important part of my study Child Language Brokering: Spaces of Belonging and Mediators of Cultural Knowledge (funded by the AHRC under the Translating Cultures Innovation Pathway). In conjunction with more traditional social science methods, it aimed to provide new...
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Article 5 mins
How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...adult NESB migrants here at Macquarie University, we have met highly qualified job applicants whose skills were obscured by their accents; capable and diligent students who were considered lazy and poorly motivated on the basis of their English expression; or consumers who did not manage to return faulty products within the warranty period because shop assistants...
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Article 5 mins
Why isn't Doctor Who a vegan?
History & The Arts

Why isn't Doctor Who a vegan?

...care about the loss of human lives that might result, and not the many other species living on Earth. In the episode “Cold Earth” from 2010, Smith’s Doctor becomes involved in negotiations for humans to “share” the planet with Silurians, a species of “homo reptilians” who lived on Earth before humans evolved. In the debate over whether there is room for both...
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Video 5 mins
Do you have a photographic memory?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do you have a photographic memory?

...adults have this special ability. This allows them to continue to see an image, in detail, for a short while even after it's taken away. Do you think you have this ability? Do you have a photographic memory? Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or...
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Activity 5 mins
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...adults reflecting on their childhood days spent playing in their streets. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E110 Young children’s play and creativity...Children’s perspectives on play: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and outline the significance of play and creativity in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The social work phone-in: have your say
Health, Sports & Psychology

The social work phone-in: have your say

Can you decide who should be primarily responsible for care?...Find out more about The Open University's Social Work courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you can share your views and see what the experts think about each dilemma. [Social worker phone-in: share your views] Select the image above to start your journey.
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Activity 10 mins
Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people
Education & Development

Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people

...adults who emphasise the importance of learning choice and space. “You can do things with adults around you that you don’t really get to do – you can spend more time with them. Like with granny and grandad, I can spend a lot more, longer chunks of time than I would be able to in school.” (14-year-old participant) Photovoice discussion also covered the educational...
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Video 20 mins