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The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution

...perceptions come to be marginalised? [Thomas Percival] Thomas Percival First sightings The first intimations of a new account of industrial history can be found in public discussions during the 1780s. There was a fascination with the recent take-off of the cotton mills, which tended to be discerned in two ways: the steep rise in exports of cotton goods and imports of raw...
Enduring Love
Society, Politics & Law

Enduring Love

...Perceptions of Love Couples describe whether religion or faith has a place in their enduring love relationship. They discuss what they mean by love and 'long term' and what it means to be 'in love'. A Fine Romance Ann and Owen, a couple who've been together for 54 years and married for 50 discuss their enduring love, romance, chemistry, marriage, commitment and share the...
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How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences
Society, Politics & Law

How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences

...perception of trust and credibility of the police. First Response Officers (FROs) should be highly trained to deal with traumatic incidents, yet findings presented here from one of the early pathfinder forces during a deep dive in respect of Operation Soteria Bluestone, exploring the learning, development and wellbeing of RASSO officers and investigators, found...
Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction
History & The Arts

Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction

...perceptions and emotions. The course considers what is involved in having a mind, whether there are different kinds of minds, and whether there is some characteristic that is shared by all mental phenomena. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Minds and mental phenomena: An introduction: Learning outcomes - After studying this...
How can you tell that you're not experiencing a delusion?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you tell that you're not experiencing a delusion?

...perception are disturbed. As humans, we are all susceptible to experiencing anomalous mental states such as this. In everyday life, for example, mentally healthy people distort reality to enhance their self-esteem and maintain beliefs about their self-agency. When faced with negative, ambiguous or unsupportive feedback, we often respond with exaggerated perceptions of...
Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...perceptions and practices, as well as children’s own experiences, of reading pedagogy...In the light of the House of Commons Education Committee Inquiry into the purpose and quality of education, I’ve been pondering on the primary profession’s long-term goals for teaching reading in England. Do teachers aim to develop readers for life? Or are they positioned to be...
Young people making their own media
Education & Development

Young people making their own media

...perception of teenagers which sees them as naive and straightforwardly (badly) influenced by the media they watch, fandom is an illustration of how young people negotiate media in critical and complicated ways. This can involve exploration of themes or relationships that the original media will not cover, such as sexuality, including speculation and narrative around queer...
Welfare, crime and society
Society, Politics & Law

Welfare, crime and society

...perceptions of security Private and public, formal and informal forms of security in the White Rose Shopping Centre. Gated communities: who and why? Exploring some of the reasons why people in different parts of the world choose to live in gated communities. Gated communities: insiders and outsiders The purpose and nature of surveillance for residents of gated...