Education & Development
LGBTQ+ Hub
Collection of free resources exploring sexuality and LGBTQ+ history across the core faculty areas within The Open University.
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Education & Development
How can we improve teaching about Islam?
...history. Fears and anxiety manifest themselves in Islamophobic actions such as burning mosques or even attacking people physically. At the heart of such fear is ignorance. A December 2015 poll found that a majority of Americans (52 percent) do not understand Islam. In this same poll, 36 percent also said that they wanted to know more about the religion. Interestingly,...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Managing motherhood and sports participation
...family and friends. Barriers to sports participation appear more negotiable for those women who can seek social support from partners, family, and friends. It has also been reported that women with higher socio-economic status typically receive the most support from family and friends due to having a greater social network. However, even for those women that do remain...
Health, Sports & Psychology
What makes a good father?
...come in all shapes and sizes, and not all families include fathers. But when there’s a father or someone in the fathering role, we all have our own ideas about what makes a good dad. What does a man have to do to earn this title, and have our standards changed over time? Explore our interactive to learn more...[Screenshot from animation - What makes a good father?]...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Could you work in end of life care?
...families? Working with people who are dying can be both rewarding and emotionally draining. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive you'll explore how nurses interact with the dying person and their families, how they deal with distress and how they cope working in these environments. [Launch image for...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care
...family/friends who may be called on to help make decisions about your care if you cannot make those decisions yourself). 5: My family will make the decisions on my behalf [silhouette of a large family] This is a default position for many people, hoping that their family will make decisions for them if they are unable to. And this can work really well in some scenarios and...
Society, Politics & Law
Protest Banners
Investigate how protest banners have been used throughout history, the important political messages they have conveyed and how.
Society, Politics & Law
Inside the International Criminal Court
...history and structure of the International Criminal Court and asks what the future holds for international justice and cooperation between states to bring criminals to account. This material forms part of the Open University course W821 Exploring the boundaries of international law... Inside the International Criminal Court:The Court The history of the ICC and how it came...