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The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...motivation of workers begins to drop and loyalty is lost. Care over the end product or work can also decline because essentially workers do not want to be at work and remove themselves either mentally or physically. [The Conversation]Given this, it is important that we take the opportunity to have conversations on this topic at every level in our organisations. Time to...
Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...motivate us. [Jogging by the New River, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire] Jogging by the New River, Broxbourne Although running has a complicated history, we know that jogging as a “palliative to sedentariness” first took off in the 1960s. Since then it has become a huge business with the athletic shoe industry alone worth tens of billions of dollars. Before the jogging...
Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales

...motive: the cases were called frauds as a way of hiding what they were really about. Those prosecutions disappeared later in the nineteenth century as the silencing of lesbianism became stricter. Respectable women were increasingly assumed to be sexually innocent and either passive or desireless. The best way to stop them trying a lesbian relationship was to ensure they...
The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London
Education & Development

The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London

...motivation without the presence of an educator, and in terms of those who were at school it was generally established that they missed learning with their friends. Interestingly, whilst many children and young people kept in contact with the same friendship groups, a minority did not and their friendship circles became smaller, but this didn’t bother them because they...
Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...motivate, listen to, and be heard by each other. The network for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff appealed to me, and after attending my first meeting I wanted to become more involved and contribute. I confess I was surprised that the network didn’t already have a dedicated podcast, so I jumped at the chance to create one. The support from the network’s...
How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...motivates you to put in the work. But sometimes stress levels can get out of hand, particularly at the end of an academic year. When you become stressed, the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system gets switched on. Initially this is a good thing, because it is the activation of this system that releases the neurochemical adrenaline – and this stimulates you...
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...et al., 2011). They found clear similarities in the domestic play of all the children – for example, in the use of natural materials and everyday items (pots, pans, wraps, bags, buggies and dolls) in their games. The children also often used one object to symbolise something else in their play, like Selin in Turkey whose cooking pot became a hat, much to the amusement...
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...motivate educators to consider the needs of disabled people in eLearning design...Accessibility of eLearning: 1.2.1 The social and medical models of disability - [Described image] Figure 3 Four symbols used to represent disabilities There are several models used to describe the approaches individuals and organisations take towards disabled people in general. The two most...
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