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Jediism: Will the Real Religion Please Stand Up
History & The Arts

Jediism: Will the Real Religion Please Stand Up

...work of Joseph Campbell and Campbell’s work on myth. Campbell’s work privileged the idea of the Hero’s Journey which, in the films, was exemplified by the character Luke Skywalker and his journey from farm boy to warrior and mystic Hero who rescues the Princess and saves the galaxy from the evil Empire. However, what interests us here is less the presence of...
From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging
Society, Politics & Law

From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging

...work very hard. In reality, integration is a two-way process, however, quite often, responsibility is left only with migrants. They have to improve their language skills, and change their lifestyle to become more compatible with the new environment. No one understands that in this process, they can lose a big part of themselves. I understood why people from ethnic...
Leadership and followership Badge icon
Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...work and in our spare time, we read about them in the press – but have you ever wondered what makes them good or bad at their role? You might be considering a leadership role as your next career step, or maybe you’re in a leadership position already and finding it difficult to move your team forward. If you’re interested in finding out more about leadership, from...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...working with children and young people can know whether they are making a difference or not – what are the ways in which this can be evaluated? This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course KE206 Making a difference: working with children and young people...Supporting children and young people's wellbeing: Learning outcomes - After studying...
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding...Have you ever noticed how often you need maths skills in everyday life? This free course is an...
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...working. And today, we’ve had the opportunity to go inside them and see them very close at hand. [MUSIC PLAYING] SARAH WOOD I’ve seen them in the distance, but I’ve never, sort of, wandered around one or been quite as close. [MUSIC PLAYING] EOIN LEES Open days are crucial because there is so much unthinking resistance to wind farms. We get people here, and the first...
My Interest in Cities is Really an Interest in the Way People Live
Society, Politics & Law

My Interest in Cities is Really an Interest in the Way People Live

...meet, as Professor Allan Cochrane explains the motivations running through his work. It threads together studies of how people live, manage and organise their lives, drawing in both local and global networks of power and ideas. Cities allow us to understand, and are key parts of how, abstract theories and sweeping trends become grounded in local and everyday experiences....
Have the Tunisian elections have started a new democratic era?
Society, Politics & Law

Have the Tunisian elections have started a new democratic era?

...work...On October 26 2014, 3.2 million Tunisians headed to the polls to choose a new parliament under the new constitution adopted in January 2014. 69% of eligible voters turned out for what was the second democratic election since the ousting of president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, defying the expectations raised by western skeptic polls that predicted a low...