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Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...research investigation; that is, finding out and information gathering – and this of course complements and expands on the initial processes of boundary setting described earlier. The wider process of exploration and analysis is very likely to involve direct contact with stakeholders – for example, in interviews or workshops. These meetings are likely to create...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...Researcher Julie Medhurst investigated the experiences of twin boys Michael and Martin, aged 2 years 6 months, as they made the transition from the ‘Toddler’ room to the Nursery at their Children and Family Centre (Medhurst, 2014). She interviewed the boys’ mother, family worker and new nursery worker, and found that pre-transition visits to the nursery with the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Was British business always planning for Brexit?
Money & Business

Was British business always planning for Brexit?

...research...[BAE Systems, Govan] Is there gold at the end of the BAe rainbow? Always good to start with a confession: we are what Brexiteers call Remoaners. As Michael Bloomberg says, “it is really hard to understand why a country that was doing so well wanted to ruin it.” Anti-immigration sentiments, a feeling of being left behind by many voters, an uninspiring...
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Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change

...Research Professor. He is currently a member of the Science Advisory Board of the Centre for Climate Dynamics in Bergen, Norway and the Steering Committee of the National Oceanography Centre Association. Exeter Atmospheric and Ocean Science © ​ The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Professor Andy Watson interview Key RH = Roger Harrabin, Interviewer...
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Penalty Pressure Potential at Euro 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

Penalty Pressure Potential at Euro 2016

...Researchers have investigated these and have identified various factors that can influence the success of the penalty shoot-out. Some of these are explored in our penalty shoot-out game below. As with most tasks, confidence is key. A player who is confident and believes that they will score is more likely to do so. There is no room for doubt in a penalty shoot-out....
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After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack
Health, Sports & Psychology

After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack

...Research repeatedly shows that social support is the single most important factor that protects people from the after effects of trauma. And this social support can be provided by anyone – a partner, family, friends, colleagues or members of the community. Essentially, any caring person can provide a basic level of emotional support. The best support you can provide is...
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Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job
Society, Politics & Law

Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job

...researchers propose that the meaning of landscape is more usefully understood to be generated in the relationship between humans and landscape as it is experienced through practices, such as mountain biking or wildlife watching. In this sense the meanings of landscapes exist in the practices, processes and experiences of the people within them. So the CNPA and many...
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The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...research shows that when responding to criticism, it isn’t just what is said that matters – it’s who said it. This is because of something called the intergroup sensitivity effect. Generally, people are more tolerant of criticism from an ingroup member compared with an outgroup member because they feel ingroup members are trying to be constructive, whereas outgroup...
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