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Make me authentic, but not here: Reflexive struggles with academic identity and authentic leadership
Get PDFThis article presents a reflexive auto-ethnography of the experience of teaching authentic leadership to MBA students. It traces parallels between the challenges of authentic leadership and the challenges of academic identity work, grounded specifically in the experience of having to teach something one does not fully endorse. Both authentic leadership and academic identity work emerge as struggle – riddled with false starts, best intentions and self-deception, and entwined in the politics of pragmatism, idealism, ambition and survival. The subject position of the mature entrant to academia who is also an ‘early career scholar’ is likened to an awkward adolescent, experimenting with shades of independence/dependence, resistance/compliance and voice/silence. Based on these reflections, having authentic leadership on the curriculum involves a particular kind of identity regulation for students and academics alike, running counter to philosophical notions of authenticity as striving for one’s own way in the world. Authentic leadership will only flourish in the business school if academics muster the courage to acknowledge its relevance for our own role as teacher-leaders, rather than simply teaching or writing to its abstract, ideological appeal
What works? Policies for employability in cities
Get PDFEmployability policies targeting urban job seekers have often had a ‘work first’ focus on quick job entries, neglecting sustainability and progression. This article reviews evidence on ‘what works’, drawing generic lessons from research on locally-focused urban policy initiatives in Great Britain operationalised in the context of persistent worklessness in many cities. The findings highlight the importance of employer engagement to open up job opportunities, recognising the diverse needs of individuals, the significance of personalised support for those furthest from the labour market, and co-ordination of local provision. It is argued that providers need to ensure workless groups have the skills and support to access opportunities created by economic growth. Robust local policy analysis remains challenging but important in the context of limited budgets, payment-by-results and a fragmented policy landscap
Kelsenian Legal Science and the Nature of Law
No full textThis book critically examines the conception of legal science and the nature of law developed by Hans Kelsen. It provides a single, dedicated space for a range of established European scholars to engage with the influential work of this Austrian jurist, legal philosopher, and political philosopher.
The introduction provides a thematization of the Kelsenian notion of law as a legal science. Divided into six parts, the chapter contributions feature distinct levels of analysis. Overall, the structure of the book provides a sustained reflection upon central aspects of Kelsenian legal science and the nature of law
The Age of Chopping Off Heads
No full textThe Age of Chopping Off Heads consists of two video works; Dying is for Amateurs and Trial by Media. Two choreographed dance performances have been filmed as interpretations of pop songs, written and recorded by Common Culture, with lyrics adapted from celebrity confession interviews. The music itself is produced by using, and manipulating, publicly available music samples in free to use Digital Audio Workspaces
Intelligence Management and the security stovepipe in Northern Ireland, 1968-1974’
No full textRight from the beginning of the Northern Ireland Troubles, two different strands of British intelligence were developed in Northern Ireland that failed to effectively cooperate or coordinate their efforts with each other. Though the JIC, the Office of the UK Representative and later the Northern Ireland Office were all aware of (and opposed) the lack of singular control over intelligence in the province, they were unable for much of the 1970s to wrest control of security intelligence from the hands of the Army and Special Branch. This problem, which emerged as a result of both the developing nature of the deployment in the early 1970s and from the fear of alienating RUC Special Branch meant that a Security-Forces-controlled intelligence ‘stovepipe’ emerged that exclusively served the purpose of enforcing law and order rather than aiding in the UK government’s wider political strategies. Records from the National Archives show that at times this stovepipe operated without reference (and at times in opposition) to the political initiatives also being tried by the UK government in the province
The role of life context and self- defined well- being in the outcomes that matter to people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia
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Objective: Conduct a deep exploration of the outcomes that matter to people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and understand from their perspective how these outcomes can be achieved.
Sample and Methods: In- depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 22 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Interviews were analysed using thematic frameworks, and a realist informed theories of change approach.
Results: Our study revealed the potential causal relationships between the context of a person’s life, short- term goals and long- term outcomes. We provide a nuanced and detailed exploration of outcomes that matter for people with schizophrenia in relation to self-defined well-being. Achieving life milestones, feeling safe and outcomes related to improved physical health along with employment, a positive sense of self and psychosocial outcomes, were highly valued. For short- and long-term outcomes to be achieved, individuals required medication with minimal side-effects, cognitive behavioural therapy, family/social support and meaningful activities in their lives. Well being was influenced by life context and short- and long-term outcomes, but in a circular nature also framed what short- term goals could be achieved.
Conclusions: Working with people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia to identify and achieve better outcomes will necessitate a person- centred approach. This will require an appreciation of the relationship between the statutory and non-statutory resources that are available and a consideration of an individual’s current well-being status. This approach acknowledges personal strengths and encourages ownership of goals and supports self-management.
KEYWORDS
Goals, patient centred outcomes research, qualitative research, schizophreni
Graham, Fiona and Title Role Productions, Manchester and Sky Television, Crime and Investigation Channel (2017) Shannon Matthews - The Disappearance
No full textFebruary 2017: Publication of documentary on Sky – Shannon Matthews the Disappearance. Output: artefact (completed) examining the narrative arc through first person interview, disseminated digitally to UK and International audience on linear, non-linear platforms and optional device.
The aim was to investigate child kidnap methods through the development of a digital video to be published to a mass audience nationally on television both on Sky and internationally online on Sky's website.
The idea was developed with West Yorkshire Police to interview and digitally record the main officers involved in the case involving the child disappearance of Shannon Matthews.
The information was disseminated to the public through linear and non linear digital methods - on Sky Crime and Investigation Channel and online CrimeandInvestigation.co.uk.
The idea was developed by direct contact with West Yorkshire Police and the local community and by developing and recording public interviews from those affected on the Dewsbury Estate.
The written proposal and idea was developed, pitched orally to A&E Networks, Sky, and interviews produced with SME Title Role Productions where Fiona Graham is credited on screen as the Development Producer.
This examines the UK police operation and the effect on the local community regarding the disappearance of Shannon Matthews.
The impact on the community included Sky TV audience viewing figures with a national and international reach
“Wondering the Digital Wastelands! Interactive Images & Legends of Disaster: Desire & Ideology in Post-Apocalyptic Videogames! In Apocalyptic Chic: Visions of the Apocalypse and Post Apocalypse in Literature and the Visual Arts. Editors – Barbara Brodman & James E. Doan, Roman & Littlefield Arts and Culture Series
No full textThis book deals with legends and images of the apocalypse and post-apocalypse in film and graphic arts, literature and lore from early to modern times and from peoples and cultures around the world. It reflects an increasingly popular leitmotif in literature and visual arts of the 21st century: humanity’s fear of extinction and its quest for survival -- in revenant, supernatural, or living human form. It is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular culture. The first two volumes of the series, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2013) and Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic. (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2013) focused on the vampire legend. The third, The Supernatural Revamped: From Timeworn Legends to Twenty-First-Century Chic (2016), focused on a range of supernatural beings in literature, film, and other forms of popular culture
Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to Treat PTSD in Veterans: A Review of the Evidence, Survey of Practitioners, and Proposed Clinical Guidelines
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BACKGROUND:
High prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active military and veterans present a treatment challenge. Many PTSD studies have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).
OBJECTIVES:
To develop clinical best practice guidelines for the use of EFT to treat PTSD, on the basis of the published literature, practitioner experience, and typical case histories.
METHODS:
We surveyed 448 EFT practitioners to gather information on their experiences with PTSD treatment. This included their demographic profiles, prior training, professional settings, use of assessments, and PTSD treatment practices. We used their responses, with the research evidence base, to formulate clinical guidelines applying the "stepped care" treatment model used by the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
RESULTS:
Most practitioners (63%) reported that even complex PTSD can be remediated in 10 or fewer EFT sessions. Some 65% of practitioners found that more than 60% of PTSD clients are fully rehabilitated, and 89% stated that less than 10% of clients make little or no progress. Practitioners combined EFT with a wide variety of other approaches, especially cognitive therapy. Practitioner responses, evidence from the literature, and the results of a meta-analysis were aggregated into a proposed clinical guideline.
CONCLUSION:
We recommend a stepped care model, with 5 EFT therapy sessions for subclinical PTSD and 10 sessions for clinical PTSD, in addition to group therapy, online self-help resources, and social support. Clients who fail to respond should be referred for appropriate further care
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