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Flexischooling children with special educational needs: Findings from a UK parental survey
No full textThere are significant gaps in the literature on the rationales, organisation and outcomes of flexischooling arrangements for children with special educational needs (SEN). This exploratory, survey-based study aimed to address these knowledge gaps by investigating the experiences and perspectives of parents and carers in England, Scotland and Wales who flexischool children with SEN. Findings indicated that, on average, participants’ children attended school three days per week and were home-educated on the remaining two days. The majority (94%) of the children in question were reported to have neurodevelopmental conditions, with autism being most prevalent (61%). Participants’ reasons for requesting flexischooling predominantly related to children feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious or unable to cope in the full-time school environment. The majority of participants whose children had previously been registered for full-time attendance reported improvements in their child’s wellbeing, anxiety levels, behaviour, ability to attend school, participation in school, learning engagement and learning progress. Negative outcomes, particularly regarding quality of friendships, were reported for certain children who had 2.5 days or more out of school each week. Most participants indicated flexischooling to be a valuable arrangement for their child’s improved access to, and success within, the traditional school setting
Starting a career in research nursing during a global pandemic
No full textIn the spring of 2020, two nurses (KR and AJ) commenced their research nurse careers amid the SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) global pandemic. This reflective article discusses their experiences of beginning a clinical research nursing career, presented as a case study of their learning journey, rather than detailing the randomised controlled trial they delivered via GP practices. The main study compared standard care to nurse-led management of irritable bowel syndrome, the details of which will be published separately. The article identifies three overarching concepts: ‘Green as grass, keen as mustard’, ‘Spires and steeples’, and ‘Down the rabbit hole’. The article offers insight from the two nurses for other professionals contemplating a career in research
‘The Home Beyond Home’: Dr. Balbinder S. Bhogal in conversation with Dr. Sunny Dhillon
No full textThis piece is a lightly edited transcript of an interview with Dr. Bhogal conducted by Sunny in late 2022 in Nottingham, UK. Key themes that emerge concern the untranslatable aspects of ‘religion’ (Derrida, 2002), finding a spiritual home, negotiating the dialectic between bodily wisdom and linguistic expression, as well as how to possibly lead a life of integrity in the face of myriad challenges
City cathedrals resourcing rural churchgoers: a study on the impact of the Exploring the Sunday Gospel programme
No full textOne understanding of Anglican cathedrals is that their ministry, like the ministry of the bishop whose cathedra they house, stretches beyond the city and embraces the whole diocese. The advent of digital and online technology has brought the ministry of cathedrals much closer to homes throughout the diocese. The present study examines the impact of the Exploring the Sunday Gospel programme developed by Liverpool Cathedral on the spiritual journey of one senior rural churchgoer who turned towards Liverpool Cathedral when her own rural church ceased to offer services during the pandemic. The data support the value of a programme designed to equip churchgoers to engage in depth with the Sunday Gospel before hearing the Gospel reading proclaimed during the Sunday Eucharist, whether in-person or online
Engaging with the science of cathedral studies: an invitation to the Catholic Church in England and Wales
No full textThe developing science of cathedral studies has focused mainly on Anglican cathedrals. The present study argues for drawing Catholic cathedrals into this field. Employing data gathered from the websites of the 22 Catholic cathedrals in England and Wales, alongside data gathered from the diocesan reports submitted to the Charity Commission, this study demonstrates the distinctiveness of the ministry and mission of Catholic cathedrals compared with Anglican cathedrals
Confronting well-being and mental health in the ‘therapeutic university’: implications for educators, students and the curriculum
No full textThis is a conceptual paper that examines the emergence of the ‘therapeutic university’ and considers its potential implications for policy and practice in Higher Education (HE). Concern over the wellbeing and mental health of university students both in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally has recently intensified in media, academic and political spheres, to the extent that Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are increasingly offering a diverse range of ad-hoc initiatives and practices based on the language and techniques of an equally diverse popular psychology. An emotionally oriented ‘therapeutic university’ (TU) is emerging from a complex intertwining of policies of social liberalism, specifically widening participation, and policies of economic liberalism which seek to cultivate the higher education (HE) sector as a competitive marketplace. While the TU might appear to offer the potential to alleviate mental health conditions, these therapeutic practices are frequently conceived as self-evidently good and rarely subjected to any critical scrutiny. This article explores three inter-related sets of concerns regarding the implications of the TU for educators, students and the curriculum and, through an exploratory account, illustrates these trends from our own lived experiences of working within a TU. Framed by insights from critical pedagogy, we critically analyse the current well-being agenda in the British HE sector and how this positions educators as ‘agents of well-being’ rather than ‘agents of criticality’
Assessing visitor evaluation of an immersive cathedral experience: applying the Jungian lenses of feeling and thinking
No full textPsychological type theory differentiates between two contrasting psychological functions relevant for evaluating experience, styled thinking and feeling. The present study encouraged visitors to the pre-Christmas son et lumiere at Liverpool Cathedral, The light before Christmas: The angels are coming, to evaluate their experience through these two lenses. Drawing on data from 978 participants, analysis of qualitative responses to the feeling prompt, ‘What most
touched your heart?’ identified nine themes, including valuing being moved by visual images of the nativity, and valuing the opportunity to light a candle. Analysis of qualitative responses to the thinking prompt, ‘What big issues were raised in your mind?’ identified eight themes, including reflecting on the importance and meaning of Christmas, and reflecting on the world. These two
prompts generated quite different responses, suggesting
a complementary and richer evaluation of the total experience
A ‘good walk makes one feel good when he just takes his time’: the East Anglian countryside and USAAF personnel during the Second World War
No full textEngagement with nature has been used for a long time to promote and support mental and physical health. Horticultural therapy and outdoor activities have also been used to treat and support military veterans. In this article, the author explores the impact the East Anglian countryside had on personnel of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) during the Second World War. It is clear from letters written by USAAF personnel back home that the East Anglian countryside provided an opportunity to escape from the emotional stress caused by the war and being away from home
Psychological Type and Temperament Profile of Anglican Clergy Serving in the Episcopal Church (USA)
No full textThe present study drew on data provided by 179 clergymen and 226 clergywomen to
discuss the psychological type and temperaments profile of stipendiary parochial clergy
serving in The Episcopal Church (USA) and to set this profile alongside 591 clergymen and
486 clergywomen serving in the Church of England. The data indicated a similar profile for
Anglican clergy on both sides of the Atlantic, with preferences for introversion, intuition,
feeling and judging. In terms of temperament, in the USA 41% of clergymen were SJ, 38%
NF, 17% NT and 4% SP; 43% of clergywomen were NF, 41% SJ, 13% NT and 2% SP
Attitudes toward sexuality and substances among young Canadian Baptists and their leaders: Exploring personal, psychological and religious factors
No full textThis study explores the effect of personal factors (sex and age), psychological factors (psychological type and emotionality), and religious factors (intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation) on shaping attitudes towards sexuality and substances among young Canadian Baptists and their leaders. Data provided by 181 participants attending a summer youth mission and service programme demonstrated the centrality of intrinsic religiosity in shaping stricter attitudes within both moral domains. While young Baptists and their leaders shared similar positions and attitudes towards sexuality, young Baptists held stricter views than their leaders on substances