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Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...research on participation is put understand how social scientific ideas about participation in social worlds have impacted on public debates and policies about poverty provide examples of how ordinary people are themselves involved in participating in social science...Social science and participation: What is participation? - Figure 1 To explore how social science helps...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...research centre that tries to stop work at noon, come out into a common area, sit on couches and chairs, and have people have lunch together. But 80% of the time, we just talk about hilarious drivel. But about 20% of the time, it really becomes helpful. That's my network. It's a huge, huge value of that place that happens to be called the Centre for Health Education...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...research tools and obtaining informed consent. It then covers tips and suggestions for conducting the interview before moving on to after the interview and recording fieldnotes...Do you want to find out what people think about an issue, or what their experiences are? Qualitative interviews are used to find out people’s views and experiences on a range of different...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Climate change and the importance of COP26
Nature & Environment

Climate change and the importance of COP26

...centre of international debates and actions on Climate change, as COP 26 in November 2021 is scheduled to take place in Glasgow. While Covid-19 places some uncertainty as to whether an online rather than physical meeting takes place, the realities of climate change do not wait. The Open University both teaches about and does research relevant to climate change. It has...
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Article 5 mins
Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?
Society, Politics & Law

Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?

...Research Centre Another interesting aspect is the level of engagement of community members. In some cases the “effort” expended is fairly minimal, a supportive “well done” or a ‘like’ about a story. However in a lot of cases community members are taking the time to add a lot of information in the comments, telling of similar stories that happened to them –...
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Article 10 mins
The importance of alternative household arrangements
Society, Politics & Law

The importance of alternative household arrangements

...children remaining at home, or retired parents moving in with adult children, is a situation where non-related adults share accommodation. However, people may also deliberately choose such alternative forms of living for other reasons (instead of, or in addition to, this). For example, they may do so due to shared spiritual, political or ecological commitments. It is...
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Article 5 mins
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...Research carried out by Reeds Recruitment agency for the charity Timebank found that: 73 per cent of employers would employ a candidate with volunteering experience over one without; 94 per cent of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills; 58 per cent of employers say that voluntary work experience can actually be more valuable than experience gained in paid...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What does the head of Ofsted do?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the head of Ofsted do?

...children and young people, such as children’s centres and childminding, along with education and skills providers for learners of all ages. Pulled in many directions During Wilshaw’s tenure at the head of Ofsted he has been the subject of intense media scrutiny. He began the role in January 2012, appointed with optimistic zeal by then secretary of state for education,...
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Article 10 mins