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Modernism, post-modernism and the decline of British seaside resorts as long holiday destinations: A case study of Rhyl, North Wales (2005)
Journal Article

This paper premises that late twentieth century changes to culture impacted upon the demand for and supply of the constituent tourism resources of British seaside resorts in such a way as to facilitate their decline as mass market, long holiday desti... Read More about Modernism, post-modernism and the decline of British seaside resorts as long holiday destinations: A case study of Rhyl, North Wales.

“Free, bold, joyous”’: the love of seaweed in Margaret Gatty and other mid-Victorian writers (2005)
Journal Article

With particular reference to Gatty’s British Sea-Weeds and Eliot’s ‘Recollections of Ilfracombe’, this article takes an ecocritical approach to popular writings about seaweed, thus illustrating the broader perception of the natural world in mid-Victo... Read More about “Free, bold, joyous”’: the love of seaweed in Margaret Gatty and other mid-Victorian writers.

The relationship between alcohol consumption and problem behaviours: Gender differences among British adults (2005)
Journal Article

This study sets out to investigate the possible association between alcohol consumption and eight types of problem behaviour in the lives of a sample of 2027 British adults. It also examines gender differences in the prevalence of these problems. The... Read More about The relationship between alcohol consumption and problem behaviours: Gender differences among British adults.

Becoming a lecturer in further education in England: The construction of professional identity and the role of communities of practice (2005)
Journal Article

Further education colleges in England offer a wide range of post-school education and training provision. Recently they have undergone major transformations that have resulted in considerable changes to the work of those teaching in them. In this pap... Read More about Becoming a lecturer in further education in England: The construction of professional identity and the role of communities of practice.