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Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...work through this material, you will also gain a deeper understanding concerning how psychologists work with young children across a range of applied settings through activities and audio-visual materials...Childhood is a time of rapid growth and development, and studying these changes is endlessly stimulating. In this free course, Introduction to child psychology, you...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation
Society, Politics & Law

Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation

...social security, fair work, education and local government, can be used over the next Scottish Parliament to transform Scotland toward a poverty free, much fairer and socially just society. Poverty in Scotland 2016 is published by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland; The Open University in Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University and the Poverty Alliance, and...
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...social care system and the benefits that may come from a care-led recovery. On this page, you will explore resources and video highlights from the OU Economics Seminar Series on the crisis in care. What are the benefits that may come from care-led recovery? Dr Jerome De Henau is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, principal investigator on international...
Driven to drink?
Society, Politics & Law

Driven to drink?

...social and what does this mean for voluntary associations? ...[Illustration of deer in a bar with beer] There is often concern about the fact that we don’t seem to be able to get people to volunteer to run clubs and societies in the way that was once the case. David Cameron’s suggestion that he wished to appoint a ‘neighbourhood army’ which would consist of...
How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates
Science, Maths & Technology

How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates

...social relationships of organized crime in Chicago in the 1920s, Chris M. Smith and Andrew V. Papachristos were able to take advantage ofthe availability of thousands of notes and documents on Al Capone’s criminal network. By applying network analysis to the criminal relationships in Capone’s gangs they find that multiplexity – when two people have more than one...
Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?

...work, social situations) but externalise in the safer and more familiar environment of the home. The role of masking or camouflaging Some autistic people develop strategies and behaviours to fit in socially or to appear ‘less autistic’, and this is known as ‘masking’ or ‘camouflaging’. For example, they might: make eye contact, even when this feels...
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...work, personal lives and social policy’ in Mooney, G. (ed.) Work: Personal Lives and Social Policy, Bristol, The Policy Press in association with The Open University. Moss, S. (2001) ‘Mind your language: asylum semantics’ in Wollaston, S., Katz, I. and Williams, R. (eds) Welcome to Britain: A Special Investigation into Asylum and Immigration, The Guardian, June....
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...work elsewhere due to a range of factors: social, historical, economic and legal amongst other things. Moreover, how do we even know that they really work so effectively in other contexts? New crime reduction initiatives might appear effective at first and might grab the headlines, but the reality is that it can take years before we really know the full impact and whether...