Court of Charles I
Bad influences riddled the Court of Charles I The Civil War team. Presented by Tristram Hunt, The Open University - BBC Civil War programmes explored the most turbulent time in British political...
View ArticleWhat is socialisation?
John Oates introduces us to socialisation and the different views of child rearing John Oates. John Oates is senior lecturer in developmental psychology in the Centre for Childhood, Development and...
View ArticleWhat is the significance of music for young children?
Dr Alexandra Lamont explores the role of music in the lives of young children - their experiences of and reactions to various music styles. Dr Alexandra Lamont. Dr Alexandra Lamont is a lecturer in...
View ArticleCause and effect in a child
John Oates looks at cause-effect links in child development, and examines how much weight we should give to media scare stories John Oates. John Oates is senior lecturer in developmental psychology in...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Ever Wondered...? - Power
Strength, numbers, influence - have you ever wondered what makes people powerful? The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since...
View ArticleReith 2005: The Triumph of Technology - Technology will determine the future...
In the first of his Reith Lectures series, Lord Alec Broers suggests that technology will determine the future of the human race. Do our experts agree? Lord Alec Broers. Alec Broers spent 19 years...
View ArticleWordsworth re-visited
Renowned as one the key figures of Romanticism, William Wordsworth broke through poetic traditions and barriers to produce verse that redefined the principles underlying the writing of poetry, placing...
View ArticleEcosystems: living communities
What are ecosystems, and what do different ecosystems have in common? How are they affected by human activity? From the diverse rainforests of the tropics to the smallest microbial communities,...
View ArticleWorking for health
What does your health mean to you? What features in society affect it? The tracks on this album explore influences such as stress, housing and employment on everyday health, and examines debates about...
View ArticleUnzip your genes - Debate the influences on characteristics
Join the discussion: So there are genetic and environmental influences on our characteristics. But is it really that simple? Perhaps our genes can influence our environment, or vice versa? Dr Rosa...
View ArticleUnzip your genes - Debate the genetic influence on body weight
Join the discussion: How do we know that genes influence how much weight we gain, surely people differ in how much food they eat and how much they exercise? Dr Rosa Hoekstra. Dr Rosa Hoekstra is a...
View ArticleGreat Thinkers: Making the connections
Who were the great thinkers that shaped the way we live today? What connects Nelson Mandela with the feminist-philosopher Simone de Beauvoir? Play this series of games and uncover the connections...
View ArticlePerceptions of crime
As visual media have proliferated in the past thirty years, so have, it seems, our perceptions of crime Dr Wendy Maples. Wendy Maples is a senior lecturer and staff tutor with The Open University in...
View ArticleInternational Management
How should you address the President of a French Company? Should you reward workers in Turkey by giving them envelopes full of money? Why are so many good international managers coming out of Eastern...
View ArticleCritical Reflection
Is management a personal or collaborative process? What outside factors affect managers on a day-to-day basis? Traditional thinking can often give the impression that being objective, rational,...
View ArticleVeiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion
Why do Muslim women wear the hijab? How do they reconcile different approaches to veiling between generations, across different geographical regions and in different cultural and social environments?...
View ArticleEnglish in the world today
How did English become the global force it is today? This unit explores the state and status of English in the world. It looks at the diversity of English around the globe, at how social and political...
View ArticleDesign Behind the Bike
The Design Behind the Bike Series explores the effect of science and technology on cycling and explores how the development in technology has changed bike design and build over the last 100 years. The...
View ArticleEPOCH Psychology history timeline
This unit uses an interactive resource (EPoCH) to gain a better sense of how the historical and social context influences psychological inquiry. You will examine the different methods used by...
View ArticleDeath, Dying
The beliefs and traditions that revolve around the meaning of death play an important role in every culture, but how do these ideas vary and what are the implications for those in a society that is...
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