1.2.2 Medical approaches to normality What did you write for ‘normal’ eyesight? The ability to see clearly without glasses? It is unlikely that you wrote down short- or long-sightedness as an example of ‘normal’ eyesight, even though they are very common. However, they are not seen as ‘normal’ because having to wear glasses is perceived as a limitation or even a form of disability. This relates to one of several so-called ‘medical models’ of normality, which centre on the idea of uniformity of physical and psychol
Conclusion This free course provided an introduction to studying Education, Childhood & Youth qualifications. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner.
5.5 How society constructs scientific thinking To understand science, it is important that we appreciate the contexts in which discoveries are made or suppressed. We can see from the account on the previous page that human understanding of the universe has changed significantly over time. The social and political climate in which scientists work has always had a profound influence on what can and cannot be said, done, published or even postulated as worthy of further investigation. (You could undertake a similar study of the debates on hu
Keep on learning There are more than 800 courses on OpenLearn for you to 3.2 Assisting, supporting and teaching The idea that teaching assistants ‘assist’ teachers and ‘support’ learning has been the official view of a teaching assistant’s role for a long time and many policy makers continue to regard their work in this way. Suggesting that teaching assistants teach children has been taboo but this appears to be changing. In England and Wales HLTAs were originally meant to ‘cover’ lessons that were previously planned lessons by teachers but there is reason to think that many are teaching, 1.4 Titles and duties In the UK there are a number of terms in current use to describe those who provide learning support to children. It would be misleading to suggest that these terms describe the same roles and responsibilities. Rather, they relate to important role distinctions and are significant because they reflect the wide variety of work that learning support staff do. Since the 1980s, many teaching assistants across the UK have experienced a notable change in their day-to-day involvement in schools 5 World tour This section aims to expand your knowledge of other countries around the globe. It will help you gain an insight into the variety of cultures on our planet. 2 Why study languages? This section aims to demonstrate the importance of learning languages and give you a taste of a variety of different languages. Before we Conclusion This free course provided an introduction to studying Languages. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance, and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner. 6 International Christmas This section aims to raise your intercultural awareness, by exposing you to the many and different Christmas traditions around the world. It will encourage you to discover the connections between language and culture and engage you with online communications and research. You will also be given the opportunity to use your own creativity as a learning tool. Please note that Christmas has been chosen as an example of a festival which is celebrated in different ways in different cou 4.4 Where does gender come from? In Author(s): 3.9 Being on the receiving end David and Marie Cameron, a married couple in their 40s, live in a middle-class suburb. Marie teaches French at the local secondary school, while David is a full-time official for a clerical workers’ union. Both are active in the local Labour 2.7.1 Identities are plural Every person has a range of identities, according to how they see themselves (and how others see them) in terms of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age, and so on. This means that seeing an individual in terms of one aspect of their identity – as a black person, for example, rather than as (say) a black working-class woman who is also a social worker, a mother and a school governor – is inevitably reductive and misleading. Learning outcomes After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of competing perspectives on issues of communication, difference and diversity demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which issues of ethnicity, gender and disability impact on interpersonal communication in care services apply ideas about communication and difference to everyday interactions in health and social care contexts analyse the ways in whic References 1.3.8 Separation from the physical body Very common is the experience of floating, sometimes on the ceiling, looking down on the body – a sense that the essential part of the person has separated from the physical body. In Michael Sabom’s survey of near-death experiences among non-surgical cases everyone had this sensation, but other studies indicate it is not universal. One woman recorded these feelings in a poem. Hovering beneath the ceiling, I looked down Upon a body, 1.3.7 Emotional feelings In Sabom’s study all who reported a near-death experience were asked to describe their emotions during the experience. The predominant picture was one of calm, peace and tranquillity, in marked contrast to the physical pain and suffering felt before or after the event. Some spoke of sadness at seeing the efforts and distress of others trying to bring them back to life, and one woman spoke of being very happy until she remembered she was leaving her children behind. A few referred to a sense 1.3.6 Sense of death For almost everyone, quite early in the experience there was a strong feeling that they were dying or had already died, but this wasn’t preceded by a conscious anticipation of the nearness of death. One survivor of a heart attack said the first thing he realised after losing consciousness was that ‘something funny was going on … I realised I was dead … that I had died. [I thought] I don’t know whether the doctor knows it or not, but I know it.’ Conclusion This free course provided an introduction to studying Health and Social Care. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner. 1.3.2 Change on a daily basis: shared childcare We leave our flat at about 8.15 am and go to nursery where Sabrina (who is four) stays for the mornings. I then t
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