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Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...research provides you with insights into the wide variety of possibilities for studying music at postgraduate level. In this free course you will explore diverse musical topics through four themes: inclusions and exclusions, practice, technology, and community. You will encounter music from different times, places and genres while being introduced a range of scholarly...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
About The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
Languages

About The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures

...Centre for Languages and Cultures, a collection of free taster courses in a range of languages and communication-related subjects...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications Transcript "At the heart of our mission for the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures sits the ambition to open up access to high quality opportunities to learn...
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Ten commandments of research
History & The Arts

Ten commandments of research

...research is endlessly fascinating, occasionally frustrating and totally absorbing. Here are ten commandments to get you started. You should also be warned that it is often totally addictive!...[Research] Research can cover everything from talking to the oldest inhabitant in the village about VE night to trying to find out what the Cabinet decided about nuclear weapons...
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OU Research Hub
Miscellaneous

OU Research Hub

Explore the research and publications of Open University students and faculty with our hub.
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STEM postgraduate research
Science, Maths & Technology

STEM postgraduate research

This content hub highlights the diverse range of topics explored by postgraduate research students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at The Open University.
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Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...children and teachers can all learn and benefit from such initiatives. The children’s legal centre Carolyn Hamilton discusses working for the Children’s Legal Centre, the types of work they engage in and the issues they face when working with children. ChildLine Gill Keep, senior policy officer at ChildLine, talks about the background and the goals ......
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Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...research that sought to find out what children think about play and their playing. The first piece of research is from the United States and involved the research team interviewing children aged from 3–10 years about their views on play. The second research study looks at children’s social play experiences, following seven 4-year-old......
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...Researchers and practitioners often stress the benefits for children's learning when practitioners, parents and children work as an effective team. Parent-practitioner collaboration can be important to children's identity, self-esteem and psychological wellbeing. The close cooperation of parents and practitioners in providing support to children is especially ......
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs