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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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?

...Works Centre for Wellbeing, wellbeing is about ‘how we are doing’ as individuals and communities. If considering wellbeing prompts a consideration of how someone is doing, this matters even if they have a terminal diagnosis or are dying. That is because the end of life is often a period of time which can extend from days to even over a year for people, and in that...
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Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...work involves trying to work with the intellectual and motivational benefits of a more active engagement with methodological issues and techniques. I do this because I feel that methodology often provides un-paralleled opportunities to think through the claims about the world that theories represent. In many traditional definitions of the research process, first you...
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Article 5 mins
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...
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Article 5 mins
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...
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Article 10 mins
Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...work in the energy field, Dr. Birol joined the IEA in 1995. Most recently prior to his elevation to Executive Director, he held the positions of Chief Economist and Director of Global Energy Economics, with responsibilities that included directing the flagship World Energy Outlook publication. He is also the founder and chair of the IEA Energy Business Council, which...
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Audio 5 mins
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...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
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...
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Article 5 mins