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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...changes may have unforeseen consequences. Systems thinking is an approach that complements scientific thinking by addressing these multiple perspectives, examining boundary judgements and modelling interconnections. Systems thinking in practice itself has a long history and has developed from many different disciplinary traditions and used many different techniques and...
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Irish Women’s Poetry
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry

...changed in the twenty-first century? Learn about some of the key figures in Irish women’s poetry in this collection...This collection will introduce you to a number of key contemporary Irish women poets in the twenty-first century. It will focus on Irish women’s poetry through the work of three leading poets – Eavan Boland, Sinéad Morrissey and Colette Bryce –...
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Sound Systems: Listening to music together
History & The Arts

Sound Systems: Listening to music together

...changes took place in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries thanks to fast-paced technological change. In the nineteenth century it became possible to record a musical performance and replay it again and again, and in the twentieth century, electronic technology enabled both virtually unlimited private listening via portable devices as well as amplification efficient...
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No sex please, we're British!
Health, Sports & Psychology

No sex please, we're British!

...changes in sexual attitudes over the years, but what are the views of the ‘average’ British person in terms of sex? Try our sexual attitudes interactive 'No sex please, we’re British!' to see how your views compare to the majority...[Illustration - View into a block of British apartments, showing the variety of people inside] No sex please, we're British!...
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Motive: Upper Intermediate German
Languages

Motive: Upper Intermediate German

...changing demographic and social patterns; jobs and the role of work; German media and arts; issues of faith and personal beliefs; and issues in recent Germany history. There is an integrated residential school which takes place in Germany. . This material is taken from The Open University Course L203 Motive: Upper Intermediate German... Child care in Germany Problems...
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Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...change? This free course can help you with your own housing decisions, as well as understand the politics that often drive the housing market...Everyone needs a place they call home and housing costs are usually your largest outgoing. Many aspire to buy, but rising house prices, while good news for existing owners, put homeownership beyond the reach of others. This free...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...changes is endlessly stimulating. In this free course, Introduction to child psychology, you will be introduced to the discipline of child psychology and some of the key questions that guide the understanding of childhood. These questions include 'What influences children's development?' and 'How do psychologists study the physical and cognitive changes that occur during...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary
Society, Politics & Law

Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary

...Climate of fear Hungary has long been polarised over Europe. Fidesz and its sister party KDNP (the Christian Democratic People’s Party) have stirred up popular fear and hatred of the West, of Western capitalism, and of Western lifestyles, which promote “unnatural” relationships. Fidesz has styled itself as a guardian of “Europe” against the threat of the...
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