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A history of child protection
Education & Development

A history of child protection

...think about it. It seemed that once again, the services which had been set up to protect children were failing. It’s possible that child protection services were bounced into over-reacting. Certainly, there followed three high profile scandals of children being removed by social workers from their homes on suspicion of widespread parental sex abuse in Cleveland (1987),...
Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters
Health, Sports & Psychology

Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters

...think that what we eat should just be a personal choice but veganism isn't just about our own dietary preferences. Veganism is an ethical imperative directed towards eliminating the exploitation and oppression of other animals. So when veganism is reduced to just a dietary preference in popular culture that has the consequence of side-lining the moral basis of veganism....
Are you a secret hoarder?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you a secret hoarder?

...think hard about all the things I have insisted on keeping – actually if I’m honest, hoarded – over the years, for I now recognise I have hoarding tendencies: Schoolwork from 35 years ago that no one else is interested in, chewed up story books from when my kids were small, bike racks that won't fit my current bike, spare tiles from the garden path, mismatched bits...
Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket

...think they see themselves as a men and junior section, with a women’s cricket team that play at their ground. They don’t resource anything together, they don’t share facilities, they don’t prioritise things in the same way. While recently grassroots cricket clubs have been encouraged to set up women’s sections – often in light of the overwhelming popularity of...
Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
History & The Arts

Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music

...think you need to, become more wide-ranging and eclectic in your musical tastes. To appreciate fully certain genres and specific pieces of music also requires us to understand the social and cultural contexts in which such music is produced. This is especially true for rock and pop music. Indeed, academics have argued that individuals and social groups show a preference...
When Heath met Nixon
History & The Arts

When Heath met Nixon

...think, Henry?" the President then asked. Dr. Kissinger agreed, adding that Pompidou still spoke more naturally and spontaneously about economics than about global politics. The President pointed out that that was why we encouraged British entry into the Common Market. "Britain is the only European country with a world view. Germany is a domestic mess; Italy seldom has a...
Influence of temperament
Education & Development

Influence of temperament

...thinking about child development is that of the child influencing its own development, i.e. not just being a passive receiver of externally determined experiences. Bell (1968) and Sameroff and Chandler (1975) are widely recognized as bringing this transactional model to the fore. Under this model the child plays a significant role in producing its own experiences both...
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...thinks Dorothy Hodgkin is one of the most influential women in science: "Not only was Dorothy Hodgkin incredibly clever but she also managed to multi task to a way that most women would never be able to, let alone any men being able to. When she first went to university she was looking after her two younger sisters at the same time so she’d have to go home in the...