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Mixed method nursing studies: A critical realist critique: Original article (2008)
Journal Article
Lipscomb, M. (2008). Mixed method nursing studies: A critical realist critique: Original article. Nursing Philosophy, 9(1), 32-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2007.00325.x

Mixed method study designs are becoming increasingly popular among nurse researchers. Mixed studies can have advantages over single method or methodological investigative designs. However, these advantages may be squandered where researchers fail to... Read More about Mixed method nursing studies: A critical realist critique: Original article.

Should aspiring consultant nurses follow a medical training programme? (2008)
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Hoskins, R. (2008). Should aspiring consultant nurses follow a medical training programme?. International Emergency Nursing, 16(1), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2007.11.003

Aim: To investigate the level of educational preparation current consultant nurses felt was required to prepare aspiring consultant nurses for the role. Background: The radical introduction of the consultant nurse role was thought to be groundbreakin... Read More about Should aspiring consultant nurses follow a medical training programme?.

Reflections on practical approaches to involving children and young people in the data analysis process (2008)
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Evans, R., & Coad, J. (2008). Reflections on practical approaches to involving children and young people in the data analysis process. Children & Society, 22(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2006.00062.x

This article reflects on key methodological issues emerging from children and young people's involvement in data analysis processes. We outline a pragmatic framework illustrating different approaches to engaging children, using two case studies of ch... Read More about Reflections on practical approaches to involving children and young people in the data analysis process.

This is too formal for us...: A case study of variation in the written products of a multinational consortium (2008)
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Angouri, J., & Harwood, N. (2008). This is too formal for us...: A case study of variation in the written products of a multinational consortium. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 22(1), 38-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/1050651907307701

This article reports a case study of three multinational companies that work together in a consortium, focusing on intercompany and intracompany variation in writing products and processes. The authors discuss variation in two genres: meeting minutes... Read More about This is too formal for us...: A case study of variation in the written products of a multinational consortium.

Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults (2008)
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Cramp, F. (., & Byron-Daniel, J. Z. (2008). Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue(2), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006145.pub2

Background: Cancer-related fatigue is now recognised as an important symptom associated with cancer and its treatment. A number of studies have investigated the effects of physical activity in reducing cancer-related fatigue with no definitive conclu... Read More about Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults.

Tissue-engineered technologies: Scientific biomedicine, frames of risk and regulatory regime-building in europe (2008)
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Faulkner, A., Geesink, I., Kent, J., & Fitzpatrick, D. (2008). Tissue-engineered technologies: Scientific biomedicine, frames of risk and regulatory regime-building in europe. Science as Culture, 17(2), 195-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505430802062950

Tissue engineering is one potential arm of the much-heralded regenerative medicine. We use the concepts of technological zone, risk framing and regulatory jurisdiction to analyse what risks are formulated in the zone of tissue engineering and whether... Read More about Tissue-engineered technologies: Scientific biomedicine, frames of risk and regulatory regime-building in europe.

‘In the sunshine’: A case study exploring the impact of a CETL award scheme (2008)
Journal Article
Turner, R., Young, P., Menon, S., & Stone, M. (2008). ‘In the sunshine’: A case study exploring the impact of a CETL award scheme. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 32(4), 441-448. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098770802538152

This article explores the impact of an award scheme provided by one of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs). The award scheme provides financial and other support for lecturers teaching higher education in colleges of further e... Read More about ‘In the sunshine’: A case study exploring the impact of a CETL award scheme.