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Home education collection
Education & Development

Home education collection

...courses can be difficult to locate and access by educators, parents, children and young people, practitioners, and other organisations directly involved in supporting this form of educational provision. In the past, this has reduced the capacity to exchange knowledge and build mutual understanding between different communities and stakeholder groups. What does this...
Just six numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Just six numbers

...course, would say it's just co-incidence, and some people would think it was the work of some sort of benign creator. Martin interprets this evidence differently. If we imagine that our Big Bang wasn't the only one, then naturally there would be some which have the requisite tuning for life to emerge, and we find ourselves in just that Universe. If there were many Big...
What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide

...courses and qualifications [A ray] Is this ray wise to keep things flat? Where there is a large number of levels in the management hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘tall’. This will tend to result in narrow spans of control. Where there is a small number of levels in the hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘flat’. Flat organisations will tend to...
PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...course. Dr Meg-John Barker Karen speaks to Meg-John Barker about Secrets of Enduring Love, how to make relationships last, and why the book is a good read for anyone interested in successful, long-term relationships. The book is a bit different from normal self-help books because it’s based on a research project, the Enduring Love Study, carried out by Jacqui Gabb and...
Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof

...course, but also Polish, Belarusian, German, Russian, Tatar… Unfortunately, very much like in the biblical story, they were unable to understand each other, divided as they were, by their respective languages. I became a physician but I have always been interested in languages. As a boy, I managed to learn a few with the help of my father. He taught me French and...
The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...parent, could explain why in some families only one person is affected by autism. Want to discover more about the subject of autism? Why not study our badged course Understanding autism (published 2018) which gives you an insight into many aspects of autism, including more details of the genetic findings. Find out more about family and twin studies on autism at the OU....
Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...course K204 Working with children and families... Working with children and families A brief introduction to this album. Families and origin Husband and father Calvin Wilkes discusses his attitudes to family life and living as part of a second-generation immigrant family. Life as a single parent Three different takes on aspects of family life involving divorce and living...
Renewable Energy and the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Renewable Energy and the UK

...course to meet its renewable energy targets? The UK has accepted a binding target to produce 15% of its energy from renewables but has been reluctant to sign up to new targets beyond 2020. What are the UK’s reservations, and what targets is it considering? The Challenge of Balancing Supply and Demand While the government has adopted a range of targets for renewable...