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Virtual murder: Just a game?
History & The Arts

Virtual murder: Just a game?

...research papers published between 2005 and 2013. They concluded that ‘The research demonstrates a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect, and decreases in pro-social behaviour, empathy and sensitivity to aggression’. In response, more than 200 academics signed an open letter...
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Hinglish, Pinglish, Binglish, Minglish
Education & Development

Hinglish, Pinglish, Binglish, Minglish

...centres) snapping up English speakers. What is more, the right kind of English gets you entry into the right kind of circles. As anywhere else in the world, class is expressed through accent and intonation. Multilingualism is our greatest strength. Our children learn a minimum of 3 languages in school. The standards are questionable no doubt, but communication is...
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Article 5 mins
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...researchers use to look at children and the environment. a. An oil company b. A way of understanding the interconnectedness of children and the environment c. An NGO dedicated to reversing climate change d. A way of understanding the different lenses researchers use to look at children and the environment. The correct answers are b and d. Select the answer for ......
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Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...researcher found that the children’s section of the library was designed as an extension of a school space. Support for children’s school work was the key aim of the space, as the librarians explained and as was evident from the presence of reading scheme books, educational posters about the benefits of reading or workbooks. Mothers dutifully seemed to bring their...
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The monster has wings: Should we be worried about youth consumption of energy drinks?
Health, Sports & Psychology

The monster has wings: Should we be worried about youth consumption of energy drinks?

...children and teenagers drinking espressos, yet it’s socially acceptable for young people to reach for energy drinks to give them a quick “boost”. Unaffected by the economic crisis, energy drinks are the fastest growing sector of the soft drinks market. Between 2006 and 2012 consumption of energy drinks in the UK increased by 12.8% – from 235m to 475m litres. These...
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How do we learn language?
Education & Development

How do we learn language?

Children seem equally able to acquire any one of the 7000 or so languages they could be born into – how do they do it and what makes our species uniquely prepared to learn language? Paul lbbotson talks about this remarkable part of our human nature...Find out more about The Open University's Education and Early Years courses and qualifications. Human nature [A group of...
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The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...children reportedly opted out of receiving the Child Support Grant due to how they were being treated at the local welfare office (Wright et al., 2014). Despite living in poverty, they choose to forego benefits to avoid being asked unnecessary invasive questions about their private life by welfare officers (Wright et al., 2014). In Bangladesh, urban residents who fell...
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Learning to Groove
History & The Arts

Learning to Groove

...research project at The Open University explains how this informal type of music education is playing an important and alternative role. Jazz musician Gary Crosby and his partner Janine Irons share their story of how they set up the band and why they feel so passionate about giving opportunities to inner city children to learn how to play jazz and to guide them on their...
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