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Supporting children's development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children's development

...children's development from the ages of 0-17 years...Supporting children’s development will be of particular interest to Teaching Assistants and other support staff in schools, as well as parents. It will help you to develop a deeper understanding of children's development from early years up to the age of 17. You will focus on topics including the development and...
The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...centred nursing care, Professor Jan Draper and Dr Josie Tetley explain more in this article...Find out more about The Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications [British nurse taking older man's blood pressure in nurse's office] Forging relationships We all can probably recount our personal experiences of receiving some form of nursing care. This...
Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care

...centred care in older people through the lens of health inequalities. We will look at the different ways in which older people might experience inequalities, and how they can be supported to engage with the 5 Pillars of Ageing. Health professionals are encouraged to reflect on their current approach to supporting older people who may experience health inequalities....
The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...Research (PAR), as part of a community mental health resilience study, enabled a group of women in Guyana to address the violent and abusive domestic environments facing them. They had left their homes and communities to live in a sheltered domestic violence refuge with their children. Drawing pictures, reciting poems, and writing stories about those traumatic experiences...
Research on young people with melanoma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Research on young people with melanoma

...centre research Transcript. The second podcast is concerned with the research study and findings on young people with melanoma and is discussed by Dr Wendy McInally who is the Associate Head of Research, Scholarship and Knowledge Exchange at the Open University. In November 2022, Dr Wendy McInally, Professor Susanne Cruickshank, Dr Emma Hainsworth (RA) and Mr Jack Brodie...
Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...research proposal centres around a good research question. Your question will determine all other aspects of your research – from the literature you engage with, the methodology you adopt and ultimately, the contribution your research makes to the existing understanding of a subject. How you ask your question, or the kinds of question you ask, matters because there......
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...centre for research working to improve public understanding of personal finance established by the Open University Business School. It also delivers free modules providing individuals with the tools to make sound financial decisions. You can find more on the activities of PUFin and offered MOOCs (massive open online courses) on the PUFin website. Go through the green...
Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...may be helpful as you shape your ideas. Understanding different research perspectives Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth Adolescent Participation in Research: Innovation, rationale and next steps Understanding research with children and young people Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age Engaging ......