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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...changed its gender option so that, instead of choosing from ‘male’ and ‘female’, users could pick from a range of over 50 gender terms, as well as choosing to be referred to as ‘they’ if they didn’t want a gendered pronoun (‘he’ or ‘she’). As usual, rather than getting into whether this is a good move or a bad move by Facebook, I am going to ask a...
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Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...changing?...This content is associated with The Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. As we are so often told, we are now living in a globalised world. Certainly, cities are increasingly being reinvented and promoted as intense, powerful hubs of activity and interaction in a globally, interconnected world. From the movement of people and goods through to...
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The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...changes to their lives. PAR is a social, practical and collaborative activity where building relationships among all participants and the researchers is crucial in working towards self-determination and reform (Koch, 2006, 2015). PAR gives participants a voice to tell and find understandings of coping in their digital stories and deliver outcomes as co-researchers, rather...
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The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?
History & The Arts

The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?

...changes profoundly. You might picture towns and cities full of people, with a myriad of new technologies coming before your eyes. How this transformation happened is one of the great questions of historical study, and not just for academics; whether you’re interested in the environment, social issues, or the sources of prosperity, the history of how economic modernity...
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Article 10 mins
Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...changed since her mum joined the industry. ...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences Courses [Nicola Parker]The railway has been an integral part of my life since I was a baby, as my mother joined the railway in July 1989. Seeing the changes over the years is what has inspired this article. Conditions for the working mothers of Scotrail have...
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Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

...change rapidly in a population in response to selective pressure by considering how evolutionary change can occur in insects that are exposed to insecticides. This free course, Mosquito resistance to insecticides, further demonstrates how traits that are advantageous in one environment can have effects that are disadvantageous in other environments, a situation known as a...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...changing her job midway through her Prof Doc affected her studies. In recounting her doctoral journey, she explains that what started with a very practical exploration (how people learn to be an effective social worker) had to engage with a philosophical exploration before she was able to solve the practical question. While all Professional Doctorates start with a clear...
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Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...change’. Of course, what one person sees as good change may not be viewed as such by another. Hence there is a normative element in such a definition (what should be). So, for the first activity of the course, it will be useful to consider what doing development means to you. Activity 1 Timing: Allow around 20 minutes Take a moment to think about the following...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs