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Horror Franchise Cinema
No full textThis book brings together a broad range of perspectives, from both established scholars and early career researchers, to foreground a profound gap in academic studies: the horror film franchise. Though the franchise itself was once considered a lesser topic for academic study, the importance of the franchise to current modes of cinema has since been addressed Derek Johnson (2013). However, despite this reassessment, the importance of franchise models of entertainment to the horror genre has been largely overlooked. This book aims to address this significant gap, by being the first scholarly text to focus exclusively on key texts from the history of the horror film franchise
Acceptability of nurse-led reviews for inflammatory rheumatological conditions: A qualitative study.
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People with inflammatory rheumatological conditions (IRCs), are at increased risk of comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression. The INCLUDE pilot trial evaluated a nurse-delivered review of people with IRCs which sought to identify and initiate management of comorbid conditions.
Aim
A nested qualitative study was undertaken to examine the acceptability of the INCLUDE review.
Methods
A qualitative interview-based design in UK primary care settings. A purposive sample of 20 patients who attended an INCLUDE review, were interviewed. Inductive thematic analysis was undertaken. Themes were agreed through multidisciplinary team discussion and mapped onto constructs of the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA).
Results
Six themes mapped onto six of the seven TFA constructs. Patients reported the review to be effective by identifying and initiating management of previously unrecognised comorbid conditions. Some participants reported barriers to following recommendations, such as lifestyle modifications or taking more medication.
Conclusion
A nurse-delivered review to identify comorbidities is acceptable to patients with IRCs. The TFA provided a novel analytical lens
The body image experiences of women working within the aesthetics sector: a thematic analysis of online survey and interview responses
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Body dissatisfaction can have negative implications on health and wellbeing.
Aims:
Women working within the aesthetics sector have been identified as being vulnerable to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating; however, research exploring this population is scarce. This research aimed to investigate the area further.
Methods:
Online surveys and interviews were used to explore the body image experiences of 41 women working in the aesthetics sector.
Findings:
Thematic analysis highlighted three themes: a feeling that looking ‘good’ was necessitated by their profession; ubiquitous and inevitable nature of appearance comparisons; and an appearance satisfaction dichotomy, with some reporting feeling satisfied and others dissatisfied.
Conclusion:
The body image experiences of women working in the aesthetic sector are mixed and can be complex. The implications of these findings and directions for future research are discussed
“Closing the door on protection? Exploring the impact of lockdown upon children and young people’s services in the UK”.
Get PDFPurpose: The article uses two case studies to explore the impact of repeated lockdowns upon the delivery of child protection and youth offending services in the UK.
Design/methodology/approach: The article draws upon two in-depth interviews - drawn from a global mixed-methods project on the Covid-19 pandemic - with a Child Protection Officer in the North West and a Youth Offending Worker from the West Midlands.
Findings: The two case studies demonstrate that already-austerity hit Children’s and Young People’s services moved almost all their service delivery online, preventing frontline child practitioners and youth offending workers from properly assessing, monitoring, and supporting vulnerable children and young people. In both case studies, the participants claim that repeated lockdowns have done irreversible damage to their client relationships; jeopardised potential progress out of vulnerable situations; and heightened risks for many of their client group. Notwithstanding, these two workers faced pressure to adhere to both the Covid-19 regulations and health and safety protocols. While our participants felt this affected the quality of their engagement with young people, they aired frustrations at other colleagues who, they suggested, appeared ‘content’ to have minimal contact with their client group. Nevertheless, the two workers demonstrated admirable resilience as they strove to deliver essential support to their clients. In a climate of local authority debt, school closures and further challenges to information sharing because of the pandemic, these two workers doubt support systems will return to pre-Covid standards and expect online working to continue, to the detriment of vulnerable children and young people. Essentially, these two examples indicate how Covid-19 measures close the door on protecting vulnerable children and young people.
Originality: The article builds upon the emerging empirical evidence on how lockdowns have impacted children and young people’s services.
Practical implications: The limited yet detailed findings potentially highlight important deficits in the social care sector in general.
Social implications: Though ungeneralizable, we suggest our participants’ experiences might be replicated in some other child protection and youth offending services across the UK
Prevalence of musculoskeletal injury and pain of UK-based podiatrists and the impact of enforced altered working practices
Get PDFOccupational musculoskeletal injuries are prevalent in healthcare workers and are reported to be profession-specific. There is, however, a paucity of information around the injuries sustained from working as a podiatrist. This paper looks at the incidence of injury from working as a podiatrist, the aggravating factors to sustain these injuries and whether the changes in workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic altered the incidence
Participatory Approaches to Building Knowledge
No full textThis chapter will explore the advantages and challenges of using a multi-layered qualitative methodology when researching a health and social care setting. The chapter reflects on the practicalities and ethical challenges of participatory working. Creative and participatory mapping, interactive activities, participatory workshops and micro semi structured interviews led by peer researchers formed the methodological approach. This chapter is co-written with the organisation in which the research took place, the Bond Board, and drawn from the findings shared in a previously published project report (Goldstraw, 2018). It seeks to draw out best practice principles for co-produced creative approaches to participatory research
Building sustainable community voices: Lifelong learning in Rochdale
Get PDFThis paper seeks to explore the potential for supporting the presence of 'community voices' in a local government-led initiative for lifelong learning (LLL). The initiative in Rochdale (UK) was a partnership between the local authority and a university. The paper seeks to situate the initiative and the lessons learnt in the context of the potential value to all participants in a collaborative approach to lifelong learning. The paper argues that whilst it is not necessary for all participants to have a shared definition of LLL, there are clear and tangible benefits for the partners which suggest that it is the focus on mutual gain that is critical in any shared initiative. The Rochdale-based initiative can offer some key lessons and it reinforces the lesson that long-term place-based work is not straightforward and has to navigate competing interests; securing respect for community voices requires accountability and a genuine commitment from all participants (academics, active citizens and professionals) that change can be achieved
Scrutinizing innovation performance of family firms in efficiency-driven environment
Get PDFAlthough family firms constitute the bulk of economic activity in many world economies, their behavior is still far from understood. This is particularly true when it comes to innovation activities of family firms in efficiency-driven environments with limited indigenous innovation potential, low quality of innovation systems and weak innovation policies. The sample consisting of 293 family firms and we reveal that in such setting internal competencies, collaboration, and public support facilitate innovativeness and diminish the negative effects of firm maturity and innovation barriers among family firms. Tacit R&D knowledge and internal absorptive capacity outweigh the negative effects on innovation of family firms
Foundations of Sports Coaching: Applying Theory to Practice
Get PDFThe fully revised third edition of the popular Foundations of Sports Coaching textbook aims to provide a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the practical and theoretical principles that underpin the sports coaching process, from both a participation and performance perspective. The focus of this contemporary edition is to bridge the gap between practical sports coaching delivery and the conceptual theories that underpin a sports coach’s practice. It provides a wealth of real-world examples and up-to-date case studies from a wide range of sports to support the developing practitioner and help sports coaches understand how to apply key concepts and theories to their practice.
In addition, there are countless practical coaching tips, techniques and strategies to further support sports coaches in their practice and development. The book will provide the reader with the skills, knowledge and background they will need to prepare athletes and sports people technically, tactically and strategically, covering the key components of a sports coaching-related undergraduate course, including:
■ the continuing professionalisation of sports coaching
■ the International Sports Coaching Framework (I.C.C.E.)
■ the fundamental skills of a sports coach
■ how to coach populous groups
■ coaching philosophy
■ coaching pedagogy
■ creating a positive learning environment
■ talent ID and sevelopment
■ the reflective coach
■ performance analysis to support coach feedback.
This third edition updates the style of previous versions with all-new chapters focusing upon international professional practice frameworks, coaching philosophy, coaching pedagogy, talent identification and development, and reflective practice. All of these are critical for the contemporary practitioner to understand in order to ensure they provide the best possible coaching environment for their athletes to develop and succeed.
No other introductory textbook explains the importance of a holistic approach to sports coaching practice. This is an essential companion to any sports coaching course
Firearms: global perspectives on consequences, crime and control
No full textThe consequences of the illicit use of firearms are a global issue. Every year over 200,000 people are unlawfully killed using firearms outside of conflict zones. Terrorist attacks using firearms are also more deadly than those using other weapons, such as incendiary devices. This textbook explores the many dimensions of this issues taking a global perspective. Students are not only introduced to the core issues related to the trafficking, manufacture, availability and criminal use of firearms, but also issues such as firearms markets; national and international legal frameworks to control firearms; the response of the criminal justice system; the role of civil society in affecting change; and how students can get involved through research and action. The text uses international case studies, activities and on-line resources in order to help students and academic staff bring these issues to life, and gain a deeper understanding of this complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon
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