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Direct linkSimons, Joan; Beaumont, Kythe; Holland, Lesley – Open Learning, 2018
Resilience is understood to be the ability to adapt positively in the face of adversity. In relation to new students on a distance learning module, this can mean how they adapt and make sense of the demands of their chosen study to enable them to persist in their studies. This article reports a small-scale study involving semi-structured telephone…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Time Management, Self Concept, Feedback (Response)
Watts, Jacqueline H. – Open Learning, 2007
The UK Open University's second-level undergraduate course "Death and Dying" (K260) draws on personal and professional experience to explore the issues of loss, care, ethical practice, communication and grief. Students come from diverse occupational backgrounds (nurses, social workers, medical practitioners) but many study K260 for…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Allied Health Personnel, Open Universities, Distance Education
