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Are selfies a terrible thing?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are selfies a terrible thing?

...attention to how we look. While selfie posting is not age or gender specific, women – and particularly young women – appear in a greater number of photos and are tagged more frequently. More women also say they untag themselves from pictures because they’re not satisfied with how they look. But that’s not necessarily a symptom of narcissistic selfie culture. Body...
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Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys
Society, Politics & Law

Explore the range of migrant experiences: Play Uneven Journeys

...attention has recently turned to Ukraine and the refugees fleeing the Russian invasion, let’s also remember others forced to leave their homes and undertake perilous journeys to seek safety. The Syrian refugee crisis began in 2011 when anti-government protests were violently repressed and the country descended into civil war. More than a decade later, it continues to be...
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Archive course extract: Attachment theory
Education & Development

Archive course extract: Attachment theory

...attention, but not always; as sometimes receiving comfort, but at times also expected to give comfort when distressed. The model of other will be similarly confused, between availability, ignoring and rejecting aspects. The relationship model will also have multiple expectations. So an infant in this latter situation will have an IWM that is less able to generate accurate...
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World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker

...African American woman in the country. She was invited to meetings of black leaders and was to lecture on business and politics. She spoke out on the social conditions endured by African Americans and devoted particular attention and money to the campaign to make lynching a federal crime. She died in 1919, at the age of fifty one. Learn more about business and history...
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Supporting student-led research
Education & Development

Supporting student-led research

...and interpretation of your findings. Be ethical: Give due care and attention to the impact or possible harm that your enquiry may have upon the environment and the people in it. OU Researchers Dr Trevor Collins Dr Victoria Cooper Dr Chris Gomez Partners The Field Studies Council Sam Rudd Simon Norman Janine Maddison David Morgan The Geography Association Rebecca Kitchen...
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What does Moon music sound like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does Moon music sound like?

...La Saboteuse (Naim), has brought her to the attention of a global audience. Yazz is supported by PRS For Music Foundation. Yazz is currently working on completing the recording of her third album, Polyhymnia due for release in 2019. The Earth’s Reflection is commissioned by The Open University and Sound UK. Supported by Arts Council England. Watch our videos on the Moon...
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Revolutions of the Sixties
History & The Arts

Revolutions of the Sixties

...attention and captured the public imagination. You’ll consider how the resulting legislative changes helped to overturn a deeply entrenched system of racial segregation across the southern states of the USA, and question how successful this struggle for racial equality was. The four OpenLearn courses are adapted extracts from the Open University course A113 Revolutions....
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Bodies in transition – children starting school
Education & Development

Bodies in transition – children starting school

...but were only for grown-ups in assembly. In the next phase of my research, I will be examining interviews from the adults involved to see how these fit with the children’s experiences. As an early years practitioner, my hope is now to highlight the importance of paying attention to the physical aspects of starting school so that the transition is as smooth as possible....
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