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Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant

...research interviews with their own expectations, and researchers have to take account of this, says Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology Dr Stephanie Taylor...[A group of women sitting around a table in an informal work meeting ] Research participants used to be referred to as ‘subjects’, especially in my home discipline, psychology. ‘Participant’, the term now...
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Article 5 mins
Open Education Week
Education & Development

Open Education Week

...researcher pack from The Open University's own OER Hub. Transcript The OER Hub The Open Education Research Hub (OER Hub) at The Open University are leaders in researching the impact of open educational resources (OER) on teaching and learning practices. The OER Hub team has extensive expertise in authoring and developing open online courses. The following courses have all...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding society: families
Education & Development

Understanding society: families

...children and other dependents and less regular and non routine house maintenance and DIY work. However, our focus here is a more limited one which will nevertheless introduce you to some of the key ideas and debates involved in studying family life. We will begin with a summary of how work in the home has changed over the last fifty years or so, and look at the situation...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Cytoskeleton: The cell city's transport system
Nature & Environment

Cytoskeleton: The cell city's transport system

...centre, distinguish one end of the cell from the other and provide routes for transportation. This is the cytoskeleton. It consists of many networks of fibrous proteins - micro-filaments, intermediate filaments and microtubules that help organise, structure and orient the cell. Each individual molecule can behave like a tiny motor, propelling itself by all sorts of...
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Article 5 mins
Getting started with Chinese 3
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 3

...Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXC003 Beginners Chinese 3: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Have you previously learned some basic Mandarin Chinese and now want to go a step further? This third introductory course in the Getting started with Chinese series w...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Why use literature reviews in health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why use literature reviews in health and social care?

...Research Centre at the University of Stirling. (Source: Kerr et al., 2005) Case study: Julie Hirst (Smoking cessation and pregnant women) I worked for the NHS for 24 years before transferring to Derbyshire County Council in 2013. My work focused on addressing the social factors that impact on people’s health. When I conducted my literature review, I was working for the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health

...children under 5 years of age; Target 3.4: Screening and care for non-communicable diseases; Target 3.8: Universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services; and, Target 3.D: Strengthen the capacity of all countries for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks. 1:...
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Article 15 mins
Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...children also begin to suffer seizures, along with changes to mood and behaviour and a decline in speech and motor skills causing increasing difficulties with movement; similar to some forms of dementia in the elderly. However, in addition to the striking dementia-like symptoms, CLN3 patients also begin to suffer heart problems towards the end of their lives. How does a...
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Article 10 mins