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Human trafficking of children and young people:a framework for creating stable and positive futures
Get PDFHuman trafficking of children and young people is a major concern yet there is limited research on the lived experiences of those affected and even less on their post-trafficking aspirations, strengths and capabilities. This book argues that human trafficking and/or exploitation should be seen as child abuse rather than viewed through immigration or criminal justice lenses. It draws on new research from outcomes of two participatory studies with young people affected by human trafficking. The first study focuses on the development of a Creating Stable Futures Positive Outcomes Framework (CSF-POF), centred around children’s rights and based on the views of young people themselves. The second details how this framework was implemented for the first time with young people through an outcomes evaluation of the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship (ICTG) service in England and Wales. An invaluable text, this book guides policy makers, practitioners, local authority professionals and voluntary sector organisations working to protect children and young people from human trafficking and helping them to move forwards positively following abuse.</p
Insider, outsider:participating observer on a LGBTQ+ leadership development programme
Get PDFDr Alex Baird returns to explore their insider/outsider identities when researching an LGBTQ+ leadership programme.LGBTQ+ leadership has often been overlooked in leadership and leadership development theory and practice. As a scholar of LGBTQ+ leadership, I was excited to hear about the United Kingdom's first LGBTQ+ leadership development programme in Higher Education (HE) at a university in the East of England. I knew accessing the rare programme presented the opportunity for me, as a researcher, to que(e)ry leadership and leadership development in UK HE using interviews and observations.The programme consisted of three formal workshop days interspersed with individual mentorship which took place between September 2022 and May 2023. Programme members included both academic and professional staff (10 mentees who applied to the programme, seven mentors including one of the programme co-leaders, and the second programme co-leader). Workshops were supported by four external facilitators
Virtual reality game-based training for preventing falls among community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a pilot randomized control trial study
Get PDFUsing a Virtual Reality (VR) game-based application represents an innovative approach to falls prevention in community aged care service. The study investigated the effects of VR training on falls prevention among community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment. A pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare the effects of full-immersive VR training with group-based exercise (Baduanjin) training on falls prevention. Eighteen participants were recruited through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to either the VR group or the non-VR exercise group. Both groups participated in 16 falls prevention training sessions over eight weeks. Participants, identified with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), underwent three fall risk measurements. They had been screened using Montreal Cognitive Assessment (HK-MoCA). The primary outcomes assessed included changes in physical risk factors of falls (i.e. functional mobility, walk speed and postural balance), and the secondary outcomes assessed included changes in executive function and fall efficacy. The measurement of physical outcomes was Time Up and Go test (TUG), Berg balance scale (BBS) and Six-minute Walk Test (6MWT). The participants’ executive function and fear of falling were assessed through the Trail marking test (TMTA and TMTB) and the Fall Efficacy International scale (FES-I). The results showed that the VR group had significantly greater improvement than the non-VR group on measures of cognitive-motor performance, such as global cognition, functional mobility, balance and walk speed over time. However, no significant differences were observed between the two groups in executive functions and the fall efficacy. The study provides potential evidence that VR game-based cognitive-motor training can be effective for fall prevention in community dwelling older adults with MCI. However, the findings do not support significant improvements in secondary outcomes. Despite this, the growing trend of VR research suggests increasing interest and potential for future applications in aged care and rehabilitation services.</p
How to develop your own university library excellence standard
No full textInstead of depending on a customer service assessment by an external agency to improve your library, why not develop your own? Find out 10 things to include in your bespoke standard.<br/
The effects of deductive, inductive, and a combination of both types of grammar instruction in pre-sessional classes in higher education
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is to investigate students’ grammar performance and attitudes toward inductive and deductive approaches to teaching grammar in English. A mixed-method study in higher education tested the effectiveness of inductive, deductive, and a combination of both approaches on student performance on grammar tests using eight grammatical structures. To collect data, a quasi-experimental control group pretest-posttest design was used, which included interviews, observations, questionnaires, and diaries. As indicated by the results, there were significant differences between the grammar performances of the different groups in favour of the deductive approach. Students’ grammar performance was also slightly improved when deductive grammar instruction was used or when both types were combined for university L2 students. Also, the study suggested using inductive instruction with simpler grammatical structures and deductive instruction with more complex grammatical structures. As a result, the study highlights the importance of practicing both types of instruction.</p
Isolated and invisible:the barriers to implementing constructive resettlement approaches in two English young offenders institutions
Get PDFThe custodial estate for children aged 10–17 years across England and Wales faces a number of challenges. This article focuses on the perceptions of Resettlement Officers in two Young Offender’s Institutions (YOIs) in England on the challenges of their role: successfully reintegrating children from custody into the community using ‘Constructive Resettlement’ approaches. The findings will present a range of internal barriers encountered by Resettlement Officers that leave them feeling isolated, invisible and misunderstood. Finally, implications for future policy and practice will be considered.</p
Church attendance: its influences on the churchgoing teenagers of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the UK
Get PDFThis study examines the influence of church attendance on Pentecostal teenagers, particularly teenagers from the black-established Pentecostal Churches in the UK. It differs from previous research by focusing on church attendance rather than on religion and spirituality. This research was conducted among 27 teenagers, aged between 13 and 15 years old, who regularly attend the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of the Pentecostal denominations within the Black Majority Churches in Britain. The research was carried out as a qualitative study. The primary method of enquiry was face-to-face interviews. The data gathered were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological approach and thematic data analysis. The study argues that many Pentecostal teenagers in the UK, especially those who attend Black Majority Pentecostal Churches like the participants in this study, are not just actively engaged in religion and spirituality through the attendance of church services, as postulated by many academics from social sciences and religious studies backgrounds. Rather, church attendance has influenced the lives of youngsters in many positive ways. Critical analysis of the influence of church attendance among the interview participants falls into these themes: moral and social behaviours, personal and spiritual growth, and networking and corporate participation. In addition to presenting the empirical findings, this article compares such findings with the previous studies on the subject matter.<br/
Church attendance: its influences on the churchgoing teenagers of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the UK
Get PDFThis study examines the influence of church attendance on Pentecostal teenagers, particularly teenagers from the black-established Pentecostal Churches in the UK. It differs from previous research by focusing on church attendance rather than on religion and spirituality. This research was conducted among 27 teenagers, aged between 13 and 15 years old, who regularly attend the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of the Pentecostal denominations within the Black Majority Churches in Britain. The research was carried out as a qualitative study. The primary method of enquiry was face-to-face interviews. The data gathered were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological approach and thematic data analysis. The study argues that many Pentecostal teenagers in the UK, especially those who attend Black Majority Pentecostal Churches like the participants in this study, are not just actively engaged in religion and spirituality through the attendance of church services, as postulated by many academics from social sciences and religious studies backgrounds. Rather, church attendance has influenced the lives of youngsters in many positive ways. Critical analysis of the influence of church attendance among the interview participants falls into these themes: moral and social behaviours, personal and spiritual growth, and networking and corporate participation. In addition to presenting the empirical findings, this article compares such findings with the previous studies on the subject matter.<br/
Navigating from ‘heroic’ leadership to a distributed leadership model in a virtual community of practice
Get PDFThird space workers face the dual forces of an often-flexible working space yet a tendency for their work to be ill-defined and for them to become professionally isolated. This case study discusses how a virtual Community of Practice (vCoP) acted against these challenges by allowing a group of professionals (Learning Developers) in a third space field to connect, experiment, and build collective identity. We further suggest that the approach we took can be emulated by other third space groups. However, we also evidence how our successes were contingent on the Distributed Leadership (DL) model we adopted. The way in which CoPs function (Wenger, 1998) was important to the formation of DL theory (Spillane, Halverson and Diamond, 2001). Vice versa, DL has been argued as facilitative for CoPs by allowing them to be self-driven by members’ interests, abilities, and willingness (Lester and Kezar, 2017). This article documents how DL became increasingly important through three critical junctures for our vCoP: formation, evolving identity, and leadership transfer. We show how power was progressively and beneficially transferred away from the founding coordinator, yet also demonstrate how coordination remained equally important as the vCoP matured. Not least, we argue that a careful balance of coordination and distribution is required to allow a CoP to evolve while holding true to its initial values and purpose. We urge third space professionals considering forming or participating in a CoP to attend carefully to both these elements of a DL model to safeguard the ethos of their CoP. <br/
SecureCloud: a cross-platform encrypted file sharing solution with forensic imaging capability
No full textIn this age of AI dominating the digital panorama, the way we deal with, and procedure records has grown to be a sensitive circumstance. As individuals’ percentage sensitive non-public information and files over the net, a veil of uncertainty shrouds the adventure of those files, leaving us brooding about how inclined the device is to ability misused with the aid of malicious actors. This uncertainty extends to the protection of facts saved on our devices and how securely online provider companies manipulate our documents. Amid these issues, enterprise giants like Apple and Microsoft have taken proactive steps to deal with this issue. Notably, Apple, a brand recognised for its trustworthiness and successful products, has launched the latest marketing campaign squarely centred on improving privacy. Acknowledging the evolving panorama, they have committed to bolstering the security features of their gadgets. Yet, this begs the question of how different platforms are responding to privacy and security-demanding situations.<br/
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