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Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...psychological significance of the border. If the continent of Europe, which witnessed horrific world wars in the 20th century came come closer together to cooperate, this placed the Irish-British conflict – symbolised by the border and partition - into a new context. Then the peace process began with the 1994 IRA ceasefire and the signing of the Good Friday (Belfast)...
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The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...psychological, social and historical contexts in which it had been embedded in the 18th century, transforming it into an abstract “science”. This new “science” continued to be increasingly abstracted, refined and complexified throughout the 19th and 20th century, with many economists all the while maintaining the cult of Smith as its original “inventor”....
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...psychological aspects of child development – and how we can have rather limited views on what constitutes ‘normal’ or healthy emotional and social development. For instance, in terms of gender role expectations, does it really matter if a girl dresses and acts in a way that is masculine? and maybe it can be okay that your child doesn’t want to go to any parties,...
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The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun
Education & Development

The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun

...Psychology, Education, Health, Social Care and Wellbeing. Approximately 70% of the Open University students consider that their degree is of value, with e-authenticated exams, and respected by external stakeholders such as employers (Figure 2). More than 65% of teaching staff in Europe, including from the OU, think that the e-authentication technology is easy to use and...
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Data analysis and interpretation
Education & Development

Data analysis and interpretation

...Ethical Considerations for Multi/plurilingual Research. Video recording of discussion led by Prof Britta Viebrock, ENROPE Intensive Study Week#2, Paris. Yardley, L. (2017) ‘Demonstrating the validity of qualitative research’, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(3), pp. 295–6. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1262624 (Accessed: 23 April 2025)....
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...psychology. I also wanted to learn more about my sister’s condition. During my second year at university, I visited a centre in Sri Lanka that supported autistic children and learned about physical and sensory therapies. I struggled to manage my caring role during my third year of university, as my parents were unwell. My sister’s autism meant she followed a strict...
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...psychology Succeeding in postgraduate study - OpenLearn - Open University Are you ready for postgraduate study? - OpenLearn - Open University Postgraduate fees and funding | Open University Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth - OpenLearn - Open University We want you to do more than just read this series of articles. Our purpose is to help...
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Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...psychological background have tended to focus on the psychological characteristics of individuals who have committed crimes. In contrast, criminologists from a sociological background have focused more on factors rooted in social life such as those related to economic, gendered, generational and cultural inequalities. Some sociological approaches have long recognised that...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs