Does the meaning of 'home' change as we approach and enter later life?

Please note: As part of a review of content, this course will be deleted from OpenLearn on Thursday 15th July 2021.This free course, The meaning of home, looks at the way people identify with and become attached to places, buildings and objects. It also analyses how this attachment can impact on personal well-being. Understanding this is important in assessing the care people of all ages need and how this care should be delivered.

Links to resources recommended by 'Pathways to Success in Higher Education' by The Open University in Wales. 

Dorothy Atkinson describes how the war-time evacuation helped change the nation.

Forum guest John Cowley wondered what people call the room they do their living - or lounging - in

Oak woodland is a characteristic feature of the English landscape and home to a huge variety of plants and animals. On this album, Professor David Streeter of the University of Sussex explores some characteristic features of an English oak wood, and reveals some of the processes that maintain the web of life within the wood. In three further tracks, Dr Sarah Watkinson and Dr George McGavin of the University of Oxford take a closer look at some of the fungi, mosses and galls that can be found within an oak wood. The album draws on material originally created to support The Open University course Exploring science.

David Sutton explains why, for many sociologists, there is simply no place like home.

Changing Rooms, Big Strong Boys, Home Front, Real Rooms, DIY SOS… The list of DIY makeover programmes on television grew and grew in the early years of this century. But what was the appeal?

Listen to John, Paul and Danny, as they share their experiences of live on the streets. Find out how Danny travelled around the UK and why he avoided London.