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A case study exploration of the influences on how and why nurse academics use digital technology within pre-registration nursing education
No full textIntroduction/Background
There are multi-faceted contexts that nurse academics must engage with in higher education, including the ubiquitous nature of digital technology. Whilst adapting to the demands of higher education and trying to create an identity for themselves as an academic, nurse academics are also expected to engage and use digital technology in all its formats. This research explores what influences how and why nurse academics use digital technology in pre-registration nursing at one university.
Philosophy
A relative ontology with a social constructionist epistemology (Burger and Luckmann, 1966) is adopted alongside a conceptual framework of Nurse Academic Digital Technology Identity (NADTI).
Methodology and Research Methods
An instrumental (Stake, 1995) and explorative (Yin, 2018) qualitative case study design was utilised with discourse analysis methodology as espoused by Fairclough (2003 – modified) to guide the research process. Ethics approval was gained and sampling included rival and deviant cases within a bounded case across three phases (containing multiple sub-units of analysis) of data collection. The phases included documentary analysis, a cross-disciplinary dyadic interview, a management focus group interview and eight individual nurse academic interviews. Data was aggregated and converged to create categorical aggregation and subsequently, analytical generalisations. A bespoke reflexive model was also developed and integrated.
Findings
Five categories (Influencing Drivers; Infrastructure and Investment; Collaboration and Support; Everywhere and Nowhere and Nurse Academic Digital Technology Identity) and twenty sub-categories were identified as influences on nurse academics using digital technology, and are explored against historical and contemporary literature. Twelve recommendations are generated, six based on contributions to what is currently known and six on unique and original contributions to knowledge. The need to synchronise systems to facilitate working practices and develop strategies and policies to include more context of digital technology, with investment and nurse academics being involved in decisions that affect them builds on existing literature. This also includes developing nurse academics digital capabilities and making some aspects of digital technology training mandatory. It is argued that the philosophy, design and methodology adopted within context, including the use of a bespoke reflexive model and case study design being effective for participant reflections is not published elsewhere, with further exploration of this recommended. The need to raise digital technology awareness in nurse academics is evident and should include the realisation that there are unrealistic expectations placed on nurse academics from technological and administrative perspectives. Finally, Nurse Academic Digital Technology Identities (NADTI) are suggested and should be utilised when developing nurse academics across a range of social practices.
Conclusions
Multiple influences were identified and suggestions made including building on existing knowledge, and what is considered original contributions to knowledge for this phenomenon. Influences on nurse academics use of digital technology is multi-faceted and needs consideration of macro/meso/micro individual and collective contexts if nurse academics are to use digital technology more effectively and efficiently across pedagogical and administrative contexts
Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions
Get PDF© 2025 Ravšelj et al.The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale global study to date on how higher education students perceived the use of ChatGPT in early 2024. With a sample of 23,218 students from 109 countries and territories, the study reveals that students primarily used ChatGPT for brainstorming, summarizing texts, and finding research articles, with a few using it for professional and creative writing. They found it useful for simplifying complex information and summarizing content, but less reliable for providing information and supporting classroom learning, though some considered its information clearer than that from peers and teachers. Moreover, students agreed on the need for AI regulations at all levels due to concerns about ChatGPT promoting cheating, plagiarism, and social isolation. However, they believed ChatGPT could potentially enhance their access to knowledge and improve their learning experience, study efficiency, and chances of achieving good grades. While ChatGPT was perceived as effective in potentially improving AI literacy, digital communication, and content creation skills, it was less useful for interpersonal communication, decision-making, numeracy, native language proficiency, and the development of critical thinking skills. Students also felt that ChatGPT would boost demand for AI-related skills and facilitate remote work without significantly impacting unemployment. Emotionally, students mostly felt positive using ChatGPT, with curiosity and calmness being the most common emotions. Further examinations reveal variations in students’ perceptions across different socio-demographic and geographic factors, with key factors influencing students’ use of ChatGPT also being identified. Higher education institutions’ managers and teachers may benefit from these findings while formulating the curricula and instructions/regulations for ChatGPT use, as well as when designing the teaching methods and assessment tools. Moreover, policymakers may also consider the findings when formulating strategies for secondary and higher education system development, especially in light of changing labor market needs and related digital skills development.The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (research core funding No. P5-0093 and project No. Z5-4569)
Too Good To Hide: Tony Hayes
No full textThe article provides a brief profile of Tony Hayes. The text focuses on Hayes’ project ‘Window Dressing’ (2019) that documents shop window displays in Chester, Liverpool and Manchester. All of the photographs for this project include the reflection of the photographer – consequently the images combine the window display and the photographer’s self-portrait. Two of Hayes’ photographs are reproduced in the article and written about in the article text. The article complemented the exhibition ‘Too Good To Hide: Tony Hayes’ shown at the Rainbow Tea Rooms, Chester (28 Bridge Street, CH1 1NQ).The article ‘Too Good To Hide: Tony Hayes’ was written in relation to the exhibition of the same name at the Rainbow Tea Rooms in Chester (July - October 2024). The exhibition was curated by Stephen Clarke, and was the fourth curatorial project for Clarke at the café’s exhibition space in Chester city centre. Tony Hayes is a photographer based in Widnes who has undertaken an AA2A (Artist Access to Art Colleges) residency at the University of Chester. In the article Clarke considers how the camera operates as a series of lenses and mirrors to view a subject. Clarke refers to the catalogue essay by John Szarkowski for the exhibition ‘Mirrors and Windows: American Photography since 1960’ at the Museum of Modern Art New York in 1978. Szarkowski describes how a photographer uses a camera either as an objective ‘window’ to view the world or a subjective ‘mirror’ that reflects the photographer’s own sensibility. Clarke applies this discussion to the work of Tony Hayes who has made a series of photographs looking into shop windows that record both the view through the glass pane and the reflection of the photographer.
Stephen Clarke and Tony Hayes were interviewed by Sean Styles on BBC Merseyside in Liverpool at 1.30pm on Sunday 6th October 2024.unfunde
Refugees: An examination of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder NICE guidelines
Get PDF© 2025 The Author. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.The aim of this review is to consider whether the NICE guidelines for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can appropriately guide professionals in meeting the needs of refugees, through evaluation, assessment and treatment. In particular, the limited consideration for culture within the guidelines is explored. Of key importance is that the NICE guidelines are based on the diagnostic model of PTSD, which may fail to appreciate the broader ways in which refugees may understand their traumatic experiences, and wish to address the impacts. Furthermore, there is a clear gap in literature concerning PTSD treatment for refugees (Lee & Bowles, 2023). Arguably, this brings into question the validity of the treatment recommendations within the NICE guidelines, for refugees. More broadly, within the global context, the application of western-based mental disorders has been disputed based on the cultural, and philosophical differences, varying interpretations of life and different traditions in relation to expressing distress and seeking support (Summerfield, 2013). This paper suggests that the NICE guidelines fail to consider the depth and complexity of the role of culture within trauma and recommend insufficient flexibility with regards to the mode of treatment delivery, including a lack of consideration for native and culturally grounded methods of intervention.Unfunde
Casting Shadows
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working at 4th Level in English, Media and Social Studies. It is made with the Scottish development Education Centre (ScotDec), which delivers professional learning in Global Citizenship, Learning for Sustainability and Rights-based learning for teachers and youth workers across all sectors.
The research explores the legacies of Robert Louis Stevenson's Pacific writing (c. 1893), investigating the relevance of his work to contemporary readers in Sāmoa, Scotland and Hawai'i.
Research Questions:
1. What legacies has Stevenson’s Pacific writing, and his residency in Hawai ‘i and Sāmoa, left for contemporary Pacific communities?
2. In what ways can an engagement with RLS’s Pacific fiction inform the creative practices of our project poets and workshop participants?
3. In an era in which educators around the world are seeking to ‘decolonise the curriculum’, what does it mean, within the structures of our project, to ‘decolonise’ Stevenson’s work, given his keen observations on the consequences of western colonial incursion into the Pacific?
As methods, it utilises narrative drawing, creative writing, movie, literary criticism, community-based participation and pedagogy in English, Hawaiian and Samoan languages.Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC
"I am because we are": Ubuntu as a framework for social capital building among Black Women in the academy
Get PDFUbuntu, an African philosophy centered on interconnectedness and mutual care, offers a transformative framework for addressing systemic inequities in academia (Dillard and Neal, 2020; Letseka, 2012). Its ethos is the interdependence of individuals and the importance of fostering shared humanity to uplift all members of a community (Mbigi and Maree, 1995; Letseka, 2012). This philosophy challenges the individualistic paradigms that dominate many academic environments, particularly in the West (Metz, 2017). Research continues to evidence that Black Women face significant systemic barriers in the academy, including underrepresentation in faculty and leadership roles, exclusion from traditional mentorship networks and limited access to professional opportunities (Patton and Catching, 2009; Collins, 2000). In 2022–2023, only 0.2% of professors in the UK were Black Women, with just 60 out of 24,405 professor positions held by them (HESA, 2024). These stark disparities underscore the urgent need for Ubuntu-inspired approaches to academic equity. This paper proposes that embedding Ubuntu’s principles into higher education policies and structures could foster mentorship, collaboration, and social capital, creating equitable networks that empower marginalized voices. Ubuntu’s holistic approach addresses inequities while promoting inclusivity and collective progress, paving the way for systemic transformation in higher education.N/
A Wearable AI-Driven System for Real-Time Detection of Sleep Apnoea
Get PDFThe prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea is increasing globally, posing significant threats to sleep quality and long-term health. However, conventional diagnostic methods such as polysomnography require patients to undergo testing in sleep laboratories while wearing multiple sensors, which not only increases financial and logistical burdens but also disrupts natural sleep patterns. Furthermore, traditional approaches are not suitable for remote or real-time monitoring, and existing studies primarily focus on post-hoc data analysis rather than live detection and intervention. To address these limitations, this study proposes a wearable, AI-driven system for real-time detection and management of sleep apnoea. The system integrates multiple sensors—including tri-axial accelerometers, gyroscopes, PPG, and microphones—to continuously monitor respiratory activity, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and body posture. A deep learning model based on the YOLOv9 architecture is implemented for event-level detection of apnoea and respiratory events. The trained model achieved an apnoea detection precision of 95.7%, a mean average precision ([email protected]) of 94.6%, a recall of 85.7%, and an overall classification accuracy of 89% based on the confusion matrix. Validation against the SOMNOTouch device confirmed the reliability of the system, with apnoea detection accuracy reaching 93% using predictive time-window enhancement. The real-time detection engine demonstrated a response latency of 118.29 ± 11.68 ms, enabling timely visual feedback and potential activations of therapeutic stimulators. The system architecture includes AI model deployment, mobile application development, and cloud-based storage infrastructure to support continuous monitoring, model updates, and remote analysis. Overall, this research contributes a scalable, cost-effective, and user-friendly solution for non-invasive, real-time sleep apnoea monitoring and intervention, bridging the gap between clinical diagnostics and home-based sleep health management
The belt and road initiative and green productions: Evidence from Chinese overseas industrial parks
Get PDFIn this paper, we examine the positive effects of the establishment of Chinese Overseas Industrial Parks in Belt and Road member countries on green production. Using a rigorous difference-in-differences (DID) econometric approach, we measure Green Total Factor Productivity (GTFP) growth in host countries before and after the establishment of the industrial parks, with GTFP calculated using the SBM-DDF-GML algorithm. Our estimations show that the establishment of industrial parks increases GTFP by approximately 20% on average across all member countries. Placebo tests and other robustness checks further support these results. We also find that the industrial parks yield greater benefits for host countries that had relatively low levels of Chinese FDI before 2007, as well as those with limited renewable energy technologies and poor infrastructure.Unfunde
Decidable fragments of the simple theory of types with infinity and NF
No full textThis article is not available on ChesterRepWe identify complete fragments of the simple theory of types with infinity (TSTI) and Quine's new foundations (NF) set theory. We show that TSTI decides every sentence φ in the language of type theory that is in one of the following forms: (A) φ = ∀x r11 ⋯ ∀xrkk ∃ys11 ⋯ ∃ys11 θ where the superscripts denote the types of the variables, s1 > ⋯ > s1, and θ is quantifier-free, (B) φ = ∀x r11 ⋯ ∀xrkk ∃ys11 ⋯ ∃ys11 θ where the superscripts denote the types of the variables and θ is quantifier-free. This shows that NF decides every stratified sentence φ in the language of set theory that is in one of the following forms: (A′) φ = ∀x1 ⋯ ∀xk ∃y1 ⋯ ∃yl θ where θ is quantifier-free and φ admits a stratification that assigns distinct values to all of the variables y1,⋯, yl, (B′) φ = ∀x1 ⋯ ∀xk ∃y1 ⋯ ∃yl θ where θ is quantifier-free and <p admits a stratification that assigns the same value to all of the variables y1,⋯, yl.Unfunde
The Palgrave encyclopedia of interest groups, lobbying and public affairs
No full textThis edited book is not available on ChesterRepThe growing need for a concise and comprehensive overview of the world of interest groups, lobbying, and public affairs called for a compendium of existing research, key theories, concepts, and case studies. This project is the first transnational encyclopedia to offer such an interdisciplinary and wide overview of these topics, including perspectives on public relations, crisis management, communication studies, as well as political science, political marketing, and policy studies. It is an interdisciplinary work, which involved an extraordinary pool of contributors made up of leading scholars and practitioners from all around the globe; it is a live and evolving project focused on drawing together grounded international knowledge for our diverse and developing world.
The 200+ entries of the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Affairs (to be found as a live reference work online here, and in two print volumes in 2022) address these research avenues, tackling a growing demand for a comprehensive international reference work regarding key global sectors and policymaking structures, looking beyond the traditional markets of Europe and North America to incorporate practice and research from Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. This encyclopedia acts as a synthesis of existing research, and aims to aid academics, students, and practitioners navigate their relevant fields around the globe.unfunde
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