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Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...economic activity other than the tiny ‘warung’ enterprises found in every village, where cigarettes, cake and hair shampoo could be bought in single serves, and petrol for motor scooters was distributed in Coca Cola bottles. Of course, physical characteristics of their island also shaped the way in which the villages sought to sustain their livelihoods: did the...
Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?
Education & Development

Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?

...Economics (CEE, 2018): ‘Making lessons fun does not help students to learn’. Fun is considered unnecessary with little value for many institutions, mainly due to the belief that strict traditional teaching methods are the most effective, even those that are not enjoyable for students. Conversely, other researchers have identified the positive impacts of fun in...
Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...economic expansion. It has happened before." Tony Blair had other ideas. 1997 Switzerland, you might think, would be able to cope with winters, whether discontented or otherwise. Maybe not: following the merger of two banks to create UBS, the unions were unhappy and The Times reported the Swiss were preparing for a Winter Of Discontent. 1998 Sports teams - especially...
CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...economic hardship, he made significant progress in numeracy, while literacy gains were modest and he has not yet graduated. However, his social-emotional development shows strong indicators – he engages actively, collaborates with peers, and confidently asks questions. In contrast, a 9-year-old girl in Zimbabwe, despite regular attendance and a sense of belonging within...
Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...economic deprivation, minoritised ethnic groups and younger people. In listing these categories, the danger becomes one of approaching diversity and inclusion in terms of single dimension identity, failing to take account of multiple, overlapping identities. Such ‘intersectionality’ prioritises a need for researchers to be aware of differences across and within groups...
Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
Education & Development

Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi

...economic liberalisation in 1991. Delhi conjures up metaphors typical of the urban: modernity, prosperity, worldliness and liberal lifestyles on the one hand and corruption, crime, violence, ignorance and racial conflict on the other (for studies on Delhi’s contemporary urbanity, see Sundaram, 2010; Ghertner, 2011; DuPont, 2011; McDuie-Ra, 2012; Dasgupta, 2014;...
First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design
Education & Development

First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design

...economic growth. These elements are interconnected and all are crucial for the well-being of individuals, societies and economies. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the UN in 2015 as a call for action by all countries to mobilise to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, ensuring no-one is left behind. The SDGs...
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...economic disruption of [a global epidemic].” And even though WHO has declined to deem this outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern,” or PHEIC, they, too, admit the threat of global spread is unnerving. “When you ask how afraid we are, the answer is that we’re trying to vaccinate over 30 million people this year in two large urban areas in...