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Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance
Education & Development

Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance

...out of the planned five pilot sessions, but we learned a lot from these two lessons. We also knew, even after we could no longer conduct the face-to-face sessions, that the teachers involved were sharing learning with their pupils via weblinks to access at home. So Alison Swann at Dance Educates created a short video to recap some of the activities from lessons 1 and 2,...
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...ability and responsibility to change the world. And we have. And we will. “Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” Barbara Gittings – American LGBTQIA+ Activist Find out more To discover why the Good Friday Agreement matters in a wider context, why not try the courses below?...
What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?
History & The Arts

What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?

...out from Europe to spread the Gospel across Asia. St Francis Xavier arrived in Japan in 1549, first imagining a kinship with Buddhists; later he would condemn them. In China, Matteo Ricci first dressed as a Buddhist monk before adopting the guise of a Confucian scholar, writing works in Chinese condemning the “religion of Fo” (fo is the Chinese word for Buddha). Early...
A history of child protection
Education & Development

A history of child protection

...out simple repetitive jobs or crawl into spaces too small for adults. It took Evangelical philanthropists like Shaftesbury to urge the Factory Acts through Parliament, limiting the hours that children were allowed to work in factories, mines and cleaning chimneys. So neglect and exploitation may have existed but were accepted. What about cruelty, then - was that deemed...
Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses Background In the context of the growing ‘cost of living crisis’ in 2022, it’s unsurprising that trade union activity in Scotland has featured regularly in public discourse. Waste and recycling workers made headlines when they went on strike over pay and conditions in Glasgow during COP26 in...
Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...out of which uniqueness is constructed, involves changing sets of interdependencies between one place and the world beyond. The interaction between uniqueness and interdependence can help us to understand uneven development. Key questions These articles will help you to understand the geography of particular places - two peripheral areas in the West of Ireland - by...
Life on the wall: Vindolanda
History & The Arts

Life on the wall: Vindolanda

...excavation at Vindolanda, a fascinating and vivid picture has been presented. But to complete the examination of the site, another 100 years of work will be needed, and many new stories will emerge. Find out more Explore Hadrian's wall Study history with The Open University This article was originally published in 2006 as part of the OpenLearn Timewatch collection...
Second-order differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Second-order differential equations

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....