Children and young people's views on safeguarding : research findings from 11 Million supported by Sherbert Research

All 15 young people in this sample understood that the role of a social worker in children’s social care services was primarily to protect the safety of children and young people. Most seemed to recognise and value this role in their lives, the lives of their families and other people they knew in care. - This research revealed that children and young people in this sample regarded their social workers as a cause of some frustration as well as a vehicle through which to channel their frustration and anger. - However, in this research the majority (13 out of 15) of the children and young people revealed that not only is it important to feel protected but that they also needed to feel cared about. All 15 of the young people felt that social workers could improve how they engaged with and listened to young people

Reaching out with OER: the new role of public-facing open scholar

Open educational resources (OER) and, more recently, open educational practices (OEP) have been widely promoted as a means of increasing openness in higher education (HE). Thus far, such openness has been limited by OER provision typically being supplier-driven and contained within the boundaries of HE. Seeking to explore ways in which OEP might become more needs-led we conceptualised a new ‘public-facing open scholar’ role involving academics working with online communities to source and develop OER to meet their needs. To explore the scope for this role we focused on the voluntary sector, which we felt might particularly benefit from such collaboration. We evaluated four representative communities for evidence of their being self-educating (thereby offering the potential for academics to contribute) and for any existing learning dimension. We found that all four communities were self-educating and each included learning infrastructure elements, for example provision for web chats with ‘experts’, together with evidence of receptiveness to academic collaboration. This indicated that there was scope for the role of public-facing open scholar. We therefore developed detailed guidelines for performing the role, which has the potential to be applied beyond the voluntary sector and to greatly extend the beneficial impact of existing OER, prompting institutions to release new OER in response to the needs of people outside HE

Spartan Daily, November 1, 2005

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Return to Geneva: Uncertainties and Options

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Spartan Daily, October 31, 2003

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'It’s about expecting the unexpected’: Live stand-up comedy from the audiences’ perspective

Copyright @ 2011 The Authors.A dearth of research exists that examines live stand-up comedy from the audiences’ perspective. This empirical article redresses this neglect by examining the appeal of live stand-up comedy to audiences and revealing their motivations for going to see live stand-up comedy. These interests are explored through an online survey and a series of semi-structured interviews with live stand-up comedy goers. The online survey uncovers the frequency of attending live stand-up comedy, the types of venues that stand-up comedy is seen in, the types of venues that audiences prefer to experience live stand-up comedy in, and the extent to which individuals attend live stand-up comedy alone or accompanied by others, and if so, who they attend with. The one-to-one semi-structured interviews extend the investigation by analysing the specific reasons why audiences attend live stand-up comedy. Five main themes emerge from the semi-structured interview data: respecting the stand-up comedian; expecting the unexpected; proximity and intimacy; opportunities for interaction; and sharing the comic experience. The article illustrates the differing ways in which audiences engage with live stand-up comedy at both the public and private level.Brunel University School of Social Science