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Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?

...communities, giving eye contact to an adult or to someone in authority is considered to be rude and children are actively taught not to do this. Yet, not maintaining eye contact is widely considered to be an autistic trait and something most, if not all, professionals will be looking out for when offering a diagnosis of autism. In the UK, it has been found that Asian...
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How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...community and connectedness as well as helping individuals. But what evidence is there for the ability of the arts to improve health and wellbeing, and why might they be so effective? Arts therapies Formal arts therapies are used throughout medicine and associated healthcare practice, from babies and children needing additional developmental support, adults with physical...
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Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...communities. Watch the video below now. Deborah Peterson Small … Just this week, Human Rights Watch issued a report about racial disparities in drug arrest. And, basically, the report showed that for the last 27 years – since 1980 – the rate of Black arrests has been disproportionately higher than White arrests for drugs, ranging from 2.7 times more likely to the...
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A World Cup legacy for generations to come
Health, Sports & Psychology

A World Cup legacy for generations to come

...community in the Oceania region, they have developed their own comprehensive plan that aims to make the game ‘bigger, better and bolder for everyone’. This plan is built on two core principles that reflect the indigenous culture and identity of New Zealand. They are: Elevating the spirit and mana wāhine: The potential and strength of Polynesian women. Tūrangawaewae:...
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Why getting active with children is good for parents too
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why getting active with children is good for parents too

...community space where a project leader introduces that week’s theme and activities. These are often linked to nursery rhymes or stories, like marching with the Grand Old Duke of York, and there are activity cards for parents to take away at the end of the session so they can continue and develop the movements at home. Here are examples of the cards: [Early Wales Years...
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What is Indigenous Psychology?
Education & Development

What is Indigenous Psychology?

...community context are identified as ‘local knowledge’. It is believed to facilitate social change and is an essential gatekeeper for empowering local communities. The process of internalizing local knowledge is manifested in our everyday life, for example, adherence to the local customs and celebration of localised practices. The ongoing local knowledge accumulation,...
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DemFest 2016
Society, Politics & Law

DemFest 2016

...through a special event. DemFest 2016 is local, national and global in orientation and concerned with democracy, politics and representation, anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, economy, education, environment and sustainability, media democratisation, neighbourhood and community, public services and participation. It will take place 13-14 May 2016....
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Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn
Languages

Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn

...communicated in Welsh to avoid their plans being overheard? Or perhaps you were unaware that one of the 55 languages sent out to greet possible alien lifeforms on the NASA Voyager spacecraft was Welsh? You can find the Open University’s home of bilingual, free learning in Wales over at OpenLearn Cymru (linked below). And be sure not to miss OpenLearn's other fantastic...
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