2,893 search results
Developing a research question in International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Developing a research question in International Relations

...centred on ideas of power/knowledge, but it is not clear what the purpose of the research question is. Although undertaking a research project on human security and biopolitics would be feasible given the large bodies of scholarly research on the subject, the current research question is too vague. Stating the actors and political event to be studied and providing a...
View course Developing a research question in International Relations
Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
The value and progress of jury research in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

The value and progress of jury research in Scotland

...Research project...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. [A group of people engaged in a debate.] When the Scottish Government announced in 2015 that it had accepted a recommendation to commission research into the Scottish jury, an observer might have wondered why this was even necessary. In 2012, Dennis J Devine estimated that there had been 1500 jury...
View article The value and progress of jury research in Scotland
Article 5 mins
Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana
Society, Politics & Law

Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana

...research: the case of Diana, introduces some of the main themes and issues in discourse research using Martin Bashir's famous interview with Diana, Princess of Wales as a case study. Through this it examines the role of discourse in shaping social interaction and its psychological implications for the study of minds, selves and sense-making. The course aims to demonstrate...
View course Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
EPQs: designing your research question
Education & Development

EPQs: designing your research question

...research project. People do an EPQ for all sorts of reasons. Why do you want to do an EPQ?...The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is an opportunity for you to work independently on a topic that really interests you or that you think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ. Why do...
View article EPQs: designing your research question
Article 5 mins
A collection: psychology research students' articles
Health, Sports & Psychology

A collection: psychology research students' articles

...what psychologists do? Discover some of the fascinating research our PhD students in the School of Psychology have been doing in these introductory articles. ...This content is associated with The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. Psychology research students’ topics include criminology, teaching, autism, data privacy, politics and extremism....
View article A collection: psychology research students' articles
Article 5 mins
The music from An Introduction to Music Research
History & The Arts

The music from An Introduction to Music Research

If you're studying the free course An Introduction to Music Research, this is the audio for section one...Track one Track two Track three Return to the course Not studying this course yet? Find out more about it
View audio The music from An Introduction to Music Research
Audio 5 mins
Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...children’s behaviour, researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) at the University of Cambridge used data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, which measured levels of physical activity in more than 700 seven year old children across a calendar year using accelerometers. ......
View article Do children exercise less in winter?
Article 5 mins
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...research team ascertain the initial ideas from children and young people? And how were their ideas used to help create the wellbeing survey? Discussion The Children’s Society argue that in the past parents or teachers were asked to assess wellbeing on behalf of children but that ‘research has shown that children’s and parents’ responses to the same ......
View course Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs