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The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
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The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...social sciences more broadly, rather than adopting more generic approaches. Date: Tuesday 6 February, 2018 Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Venue: The Open University, the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Live stream: Trailer video: Edoardo Ongaro is Professor of Public Management at the Faculty of Business and Law at The Open University (OU)....
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...Social and political aspects of flamenco An exploration of social, political and economic aspects of flamenco. Whereas artists used to have a lowly status, that's now changed. They no longer have to jump for the person who "pays the piper". New flamenco New directions in flamenco: practioners talk about how it has assimilated elements from other cultures, from pop music...
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What foster carers want you to know
Health, Sports & Psychology

What foster carers want you to know

...social workers, schools, and other professionals to support children, yet many say they feel unheard or undervalued, despite often knowing the child well and supporting them closely. So, what do foster carers want you to know about the day-to-day realities and challenges of fostering? Jo Strang, lecturer in health and social care at The Open University, spoke to five...
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Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...social tools. The values and norms around copyright and sharing of public-funded work are being revisited from within education and beyond. The potential of open knowledge is becoming more widely recognised and evaluated. Activity 1 Timing: Timing: 1 hour On the H818 course that forms part of The Open University’s Masters in Online and Distance Education we encourage...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...social work or youth work, you may have noted that there used to be very little encouragement for boys and young men to take on caring responsibilities. The examples given in Activity 4 reflect changing ideas about gender roles, and the influence of new thinking – new theories – about gender gaining ground. For example, outdated ideas about rigid and innate gender...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...social media isn't always easy. "I get tagged in so many Hillary Clinton posts," Clinton says. "Positive and negative memes and photos." Her Facebook account has been suspended on multiple occasions, with the social network giant thinking her name a fake. She sent Facebook officials her driver's license some years ago but her account was again subsequently blocked. Today,...
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Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?
History & The Arts

Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?

...social issues, from organ donation to the death penalty. But little research has explored the impact of portrayals of transgender people. For this reason, we wanted to see how transgender TV characters might influence the attitudes of viewers. Specifically, we tested whether political ideology plays a role in how audiences respond to these potentially polarizing...
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Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences
Society, Politics & Law

Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences

...socially just as the theories suggest. Yet sometimes in practice, cyclical preference seems perfectly rational. When choosing among election candidates, I might prefer Gottabee Wright to Hardy Lefte, and think both of them more worthwhile than third candidate Strickland Centre. But if confronted with the binary choices, I prefer Wright over Centre and Centre over Lefte....
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