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Exploring stereotypes in STEM
Education & Development

Exploring stereotypes in STEM

...perceptions can perpetuate stereotypes. What we’re aiming to do on this page is share some inspiring stories from a broad range of people that go beyond these dated stereotypes and explore a positive identify of who belongs in STEM. We asked some OU academics and students the following questions: 1. Who are you, what do you do in STEM/have you done in STEM? 2. Why did...
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...perception, to the nature of awareness and consciousness. Attention is a broad and intriguing topic. That breadth makes it very difficult to offer a simple definition of the term, so I will not attempt to do so until the end of the course. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Social Sciences...Attention: Learning outcomes - After studying this...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...language, food, music, dance, books, poetry and films. I use thematic discursive analysis to explore the rich data my participants provided in the interviews. The aim is to better understand the changing social representations related to parenting and gender roles, but also how migrant parents can be supported to deal with the perceptions of otherness and marginalization....
David Bowie: identity is creativity
Languages

David Bowie: identity is creativity

...perception, always becoming, never merely being – an arrival that always included its departure: ‘When the kids had killed the man / I had to break up the band’ as he sang of his most famous creation, Ziggy Stardust in 1972. This might explain why the extra-terrestrial (whether human or alien) was an abiding metaphor he returned to from the early days of Major Tom...
Workplace Survivor Syndrome
Health, Sports & Psychology

Workplace Survivor Syndrome

...perception that negatively impacts their productivity. Constructive survivors do not perceive the reduction process as a threat to their job and, therefore, support management by actively taking part in training and team building programs to gain knowledge on how to cope with the realignments (Neves, 2014). These types of reactions can be demonstrated within the workplace...
The Industrial Revolution and Time
History & The Arts

The Industrial Revolution and Time

...perceptions of time were generally hazy, (except perhaps for a handful of scientists). The means by which the passage of time were measured were rough and ready. A stick in the ground – or any conspicuous landmark – cast shadows whose lengths varied as the day proceeded. Sundials were a sophisticated version, though cloud cover rendered them useless. Indoors, candles...
The devil is in the (complex) detail
Health, Sports & Psychology

The devil is in the (complex) detail

...perception of certainty around the decision. One particular bias that could produce unexpected problems during the negotiation is the so-called backfire effect. This occurs when a person is confronted with evidence that disconfirms, or does not align with, their existing beliefs. Rather than adjusting their belief to take account of the new but disconfirmatory...
What are the benefits of creative play at home?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of creative play at home?

...Perceptions of creativity vary according to experiences and interpretation of what being creative means and what it involves. But for any creativity to emerge there needs to be a nourishing and nurturing environment, promoting a culture of openness to new concepts and a tolerance for ambiguity. This can be quite challenging, especially in a home environment. However,...