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The research/practice nexus : underlying assumptions about the nature of research uptake into practice in literature pertaining to care of the older person
No full textMuch has been written about the link between practice and research in the nursing and health literature. The literature from fields of practice relating to care of the older person is no exception. Enhancing best practice to effectively meet the needs and desires of older people, and provide an optimal working environment for those providing that care, requires sustainable synergies between research and practice. However, the perception of a gap(s) between ‘what we know’ and ‘what we do’ persists in the writing in relation to the care of older people, as it does in healthcare more broadly. Rather than attempting to provide an exhaustive descriptive review of the literature, this paper reports on, and provides an analysis of, two broad thematic areas that are reflected in much of the writing about research and practice relevant to the care of older people. The first thematic area relates to literature that presupposes a linear/passive view of research uptake. The second thematic area includes literature that conceptualizes research uptake as dynamic/active. The discussion focuses on what these thematic areas can tell us about enhancing and optimizing synergies and connections between research and practice relating to care of the older person.
From little seeds a big tree grows : celebrating 25 years of the Mental Illness Fellowship of South Australia, formed 1983, incorporated 1984
No full textChallenging the Islamist politicization of Islam : the non-Islamic origins of Muslim political concepts
No full textTowards a formalization of digital forensics
No full textWhile some individuals have referred to digital forensics as an art, the literature of the discipline suggests a trend toward the formalization of digital forensics as a forensic science. Questions about the quality of digital evidence and forensic soundness continue to be raised by researchers and practitioners in order to ensure the trustworthiness of digital evidence and its value to the courts. This paper reviews the development of digital forensic models, procedures and standards to lay a foundation for the discipline. It also points to new work that provides validation models through a complete mapping of the discipline.
Corporate social responsibility reporting : illustrations from a less-developed country
No full textThis study examines the extent of corporate social reporting practice in a less developed country, Bangladesh. Annual reports from all listed companies on the Dhaka stock exchange were collected and examined using content analysis. The results provide insight into the extent and nature of corporate social reporting practice in Bangladesh. The findings show that one in every seven listed companies made corporate social disclosures. Analysis reveals that documentation of information disclosed in the annual report is mostly positive and descriptive in nature; information about ‘human resources’ is the most voluminous; most corporate social disclosures are located in the Director’s report.