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Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...Adapted from Barnett et al. (1997) Higher Education, Open University Press. Section 2: PeopleImages.com - Yuri A / Shutterstock Section 3: shironosov / iStock / Getty Images Plus Section 4: Shutterstock AI Section 5: Svetlana Ivanova / iStock / Getty Images Plus Section 6: Tashatuvango / | Dreamstime Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been...
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...adapted extract from the Open University course DD310 Counselling and forensic psychology: investigating crime and therapy. [Described image] Figure 1 ‘Seeing the light’ by Sue Cheval...Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define mindfulness practise mindfulness in daily life...
Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?

...et al., 2013). An interesting case comparison to demonstrate this is the New Zealand World Cup winning squad of 1987 and the squad of 2015 – favourites to retain the title. In 1987, the average weight was 99.5kg and 79kg for the forwards and backs respectively compared to 113kg and 95kg in 2015. When accounting for the importance of size, strength and power it is...
Homage to Celtalonia
Society, Politics & Law

Homage to Celtalonia

...et Consignations in France linked to European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Membership of the European Union and eventually Eurozone, in the event of the latter functioning as an Optimal Currency Area (OCA) as art of EU-wide economic reforms that end the institutionalization of austerity. The list could go on to cover a...
Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...et al. 2016) which we do not aim to repeat or claim to validate). Firstly, like many others across China, the employees of Huawei take naps at lunchtime. They have lunch in huge canteens then return to their cubicles, roll out camp beds kept hidden under their desks, and go to sleep (with the office lights turned out and blinds drawn). The whole company knows not to call...
Why getting active with children is good for parents too
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why getting active with children is good for parents too

...et al, 2019). What next? Although the project showed positive outcomes for the parents involved, more than 90% of these were white mums so there is more work needed to increase the involvement of dads and parents from other ethnic groups. The findings also showed that families wanted to carry on taking part in physical activity sessions when they had completed the...
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...adapted extract from the Open University course TM354 Software engineering...Approaches to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: describe the essential characteristics, and identify, using examples, the connections between the characteristics of a good software system describe the elements of a basic software...
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...et al., 1998). However, at a press conference to mark the publication of the paper, Wakefield told reporters that he believed that the three vaccines in MMR should be given separately. Investigative journalist Brian Deer (2004) recalls the occasion: At the centre of the speakers’ table sat the principal author of the study, Dr Andrew Wakefield. Cutting a dashing and...