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'Afternoon of a Faun'
No full textAn ekphrastic poem with accompanying scholarly piece, in an international collection edited by Prof Oz Hardwick and Prof Cassandra Atherton of Deakin University, Canberra, Australia
Are miracles believable for contemporary Christians?
No full textMust a Christian believe Christ walked on water, cured the sick and rose from the dead? If so, what evidence do we have that such things happened? If not, why believe that Christ was divine? I recently answered those questions in my keynote lecture at the ‘Science, Faith and Superstition’ Conference, hosted by the University of Belgrade
Nashtaa Café:the journey of Nisha Bajwa – entrepreneurial opportunity identification and development
No full textMotivations for change in drug addiction recovery:turning points as the antidotes to the pains of recovery
Get PDFTurning points during drug addiction recovery due to painful life events have been highlighted as being instrumental as push factors for change. This paper attempts to integrate the ‘pains of desistance’ approach into a recovery capital framework. It uses the life-narratives of those in drug addiction recovery to explore the role of the pains of recovery (push factors) alongside different forms of recovery capital (pull factors) at key stages or turning points during recovery. Findings demonstrate that pull factors were more prevalent and had a greater impact in promoting positive changes, supporting a recovery capital model. The life course approach revealed that turning points act as antidotes to the pains experienced in early recovery. The implications of this research highlight the need for drug policy to embed pull factors to promote positive change and create the opportunities for turning points to emerge, for practice to help dispel the myth of the need for a rock bottom moment and for a more macro conceptualisation and understanding of drug addiction recovery.<br/
Well-being during teaching practice:experiences of teacher students in Finland and England
No full textThe aim of this study was to explore elements that student teachers experienced affecting their well-being during teaching practice and to construct narratives based on their experiences. T, using border theory to create a bespoke theoretical framework for teaching practice. The Finnish participants were student teachers in special education (N = 43) and in early childhood education (N = 6). The participants in the United Kingdom were primary student teachers (N = 6). The data were collected via a timeline assignment. We applied narrative methodology in this study. The results indicate that the elements, either continuous or temporary/changing, worked as a resource or challenged the students’ well-being. The elements included four themes: personal/practical elements; professional/social elements; professional/practical elements; and personal/social elements. There was interaction or crossing between the elements. . The results can be used in supporting student teachers to maintain well-being, especially during teaching practice
