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A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show
History & The Arts

A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show

...University found its political coverage was just as substantive as that of the broadcast television networks in reporting on campaign issues and candidate qualifications. At a time of shrinking public trust in the news media, his self-proclaimed “Best ---- News Team Ever” repeatedly, and hilariously, reminded us of the failures of contemporary broadcast journalism....
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Article 5 mins
Why we no longer need melted-down bracelets to make bullets (or build roads)
Society, Politics & Law

Why we no longer need melted-down bracelets to make bullets (or build roads)

...guide. In fact, if we’re not exporting capital, private sector saving requires government borrowing. So the Treasury may have to keep running deficits so that households can start to pay down their own historically high debts. In effect, governments are borrowing so that we don’t have to. Time, perhaps, to dust off that wartime bracelet and return it to the sender....
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Article 15 mins
A brief introduction to the Chinese education system
Education & Development

A brief introduction to the Chinese education system

...University Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. [students working at their desks in a Chinese school] Structure of the Chinese education system In China, education is divided into three categories: basic education, higher education, and adult education. By law, each child must have nine years of compulsory education from primary school (six years) to junior...
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Article 10 mins
Reith Lectures 2009: A new citizenship debate
History & The Arts

Reith Lectures 2009: A new citizenship debate

...short introduction to Sandel's philosophy, two prominent British political theorists, Michael Sayward of The Open University, and Matt Matravers of the University of York, discuss the key themes of Sandel's work and their relevance to modern politics and new citizenship... Reith lectures debate An academic debate discussing this year's Reith lectures by Michael Sandel...
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Audio 24 mins
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...guide the understanding of childhood. These questions include 'What influences children's development?' and 'How do psychologists study the physical and cognitive changes that occur during childhood?' As you 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...guiding ideas behind qualitative and quantitative research, of what they involve in practical terms, and of what they can produce. It outlines some of the key features both in terms of how the data are produced and how they are analysed. It also considers some ethical aspects of research that you should have in mind. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...guide together for use in your practice. You will consider how to protect your service users, your colleagues and yourself. Many of the measures you explore will be familiar to you through your role, but this is an opportunity to take a fresh look at them. The focus is on the physical systems that can be used to control infection. You will review standard precautions,...
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Article 1 hr
Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos
Languages

Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos

...University's Jannis Androutsopoulos. This content is in German...In this video interview, Jannis Androtsopoulos, Professor for Linguistics in Media and German at Hamburg University talks about his research projects and focus, including multilingual networks in social media, how written communication is changing in the younger generation and the field of digital...
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Video 30 mins