Objective: To investigate second generation south Asian women’s experiences to physical activity, specifically the attitudes, motivations and barriers.
Method: A qualitative methods approach was implemented. Semi-structured interviews were carried...
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Withdrawing treatment for children and young people: Decision-making experiences of health professionals (2020)
Thesis
Background: The decision to withdraw or withhold treatment from children can be a complex and emotional decision-making process for everyone who is involved. With the complexity of decision-making in paediatric medicine ever increasing due to an incr... Read More about Withdrawing treatment for children and young people: Decision-making experiences of health professionals.
The use of emerging techniques to understand seagrass ecosystems: Case studies using Posidonia oceanica in the Eastern Aegean (2020)
Thesis
Seagrass meadows are vital coastal habitats that support a wide array of species and provide numerous ecosystem services. The area of seagrass meadow has declined significantly, at a rate of about 5% per year, since 1980. Emerging techniques for seag... Read More about The use of emerging techniques to understand seagrass ecosystems: Case studies using Posidonia oceanica in the Eastern Aegean.
Vaccine movements on social media: A visual and network analysis (2020)
Thesis
Vaccines are considered one of the most effective public health interventions, but they have been subject to opposition since they were first proposed. Anti-vaccine activists disseminate and sensationalise objections to vaccinations through various c... Read More about Vaccine movements on social media: A visual and network analysis.
Global industries such as fashion, beauty, advertising, and cosmetic procedures play a substantial role in promoting unrealistic societal appearance ideals. Sociocultural theory demonstrates how this promotion can lead to negative body image. Notably... Read More about Using strategic science to explore ways to foster positive body image through the lens of corporate social responsibility: A mixed methods investigation.
The maxim, that copyright law does not protect ideas, is frequently challenged when the established principles are tested against new forms of expression or exploitation of a work. The evolution of computer programs, its unique characteristics and th... Read More about Decompilation and copyright in ideas - The protection of non-literal elements of computer software and the idea/expression dichotomy.
The skilful use of metaphor, where a resemblance between one thing is transferred to another, is commonly expected of counselling psychologists and other therapists. Therapists’ use of metaphors that originate from their clients (client-generated me... Read More about ‘It’s like slow juicing…’: A thematic analysis of client-generated metaphors in psychological therapy using interpersonal process recall.
Pupils learning a second language, while maintaining their home language (heritage language) for academic purposes, often experience an advantage in classrooms. However, in England, generally, there is a lack of any policies that aim to develop herit... Read More about Developing Somali heritage language through extracurricular activities: A case study exploring perceptions of Somali origin primary pupils and their parents.
PHEADRUS: Using Gadamer’s interpretive phenomenology to examine the pedagogy of business schools (2020)
Thesis
This research project started as a demonstration of how the interpretive phenomenology and hermeneutics of Hans Georg Gadamer could be applied to the study of business pedagogy. It became a journey that ended as a narrative of how engagement in a phe... Read More about PHEADRUS: Using Gadamer’s interpretive phenomenology to examine the pedagogy of business schools.
University industry knowledge exchange and academics' professional development (2020)
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This study aims to investigate Knowledge Exchange as part of HE academics’ role and if it can serve the goals of professional development for academics. The broader purpose is to evaluate the value of University Industry Knowledge Exchange (UIKE) and... Read More about University industry knowledge exchange and academics' professional development.
Background: Primary Care Psychological Therapy services (PCPT) face pressure to deliver effective services due to the increasing prevalence, complexity and societal costs of Common Mental Health Disorders (CMHDs). Furthermore, commissioners and manag... Read More about Cats, elephants, alligators and the fantasy of the Sopranos: A qualitative study of the experiences of commissioners and managers delivering IAPT services using the Any Qualified Provider policy.
“Just trying to live my life as a normal bloke”: A qualitative exploration of straight men’s experiences of being childfree (2020)
Thesis
Background: Increasing numbers of straight people in the west are choosing not to parent. The existing voluntary childlessness or childfree research evidence focuses almost exclusively on women in this obscured population with little consideration of... Read More about “Just trying to live my life as a normal bloke”: A qualitative exploration of straight men’s experiences of being childfree.
What 'gives life' to critical pedagogy in the lifelong learning sector? (2020)
Thesis
Critical pedagogy is an educational philosophy and approach to teaching and learning which challenges social and political hierarchies, and questions of power. Teachers and students co-create knowledge in order to develop an awareness of oppressive s... Read More about What 'gives life' to critical pedagogy in the lifelong learning sector?.
Exploring how play-based pedagogies support mixed ethnic identity formation (2020)
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This thesis explores some of the ways in which children’s ethnic identities have been conceptualised by sociocultural and funds of knowledge (FOK) theorisation. Situated within the context of a private day nursery in the north of England, the study p... Read More about Exploring how play-based pedagogies support mixed ethnic identity formation.
Negotiating dependence: Independent television producers in England (2020)
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The thesis analyses the independent television production sector focusing on the role of the producer. At its centre are four in-depth case studies which investigate the practices and contexts of the independent television producer in four different... Read More about Negotiating dependence: Independent television producers in England.
Organizing for alterity: A netnography of #AlteritOrg (2020)
Thesis
This is a thesis about “organizing for alterity” which it conceptualises as organizing with a difference—that is, in terms of how we go about organizing and what the outcomes of organizing might be. The thesis presents a critical analysis of #Alterit... Read More about Organizing for alterity: A netnography of #AlteritOrg.
Exploring Endocrinologists’ views and experiences of psychosocial and self-management support for patients with hypothyroidism (2020)
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Background
Hypothyroidism affects between 2% and 5% of the UK population. Reports suggest that up to 15% of patients report persistent symptoms despite treatment. Recommendations exist for psychosocial and self-management support for patients to add... Read More about Exploring Endocrinologists’ views and experiences of psychosocial and self-management support for patients with hypothyroidism.
Towards social housing that affords positive healthy outcomes for an ageing population: A transdisciplinary approach (2020)
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This study demonstrates the linkage between design and management of social housing and the wellbeing of older residents and creates a conceptual model of the affordances offered by housing for their health and wellbeing. The conceptual model identif... Read More about Towards social housing that affords positive healthy outcomes for an ageing population: A transdisciplinary approach.
Vortex development for a 65 degree swept back delta wing with varying thickness and maximum thickness location (2020)
Thesis
Low signature, unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) are foreseen to play an important role in future military missions. Most UCAV concepts feature some sort of delta or lambda type of wing with high or moderately swept leading edge, where the fusel... Read More about Vortex development for a 65 degree swept back delta wing with varying thickness and maximum thickness location.
Exploring counselling psychologists’ experiences of working relationally within an IAPT service: An IPA study (2020)
Thesis
Aims: This study aims to identify and explore the experiences of counselling psychologists working relationally within IAPT services, looking at their therapeutic practice, the supervision they received and the impact of working in IAPT services upon... Read More about Exploring counselling psychologists’ experiences of working relationally within an IAPT service: An IPA study.