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(Im/E)Migration: A Critical making Project
No full textThis short commentary accompanies (IM/E)Migration, a piece of digital fiction by the same author. Combined, they are the output of a critical making project that interrogates literary and social empathy through fiction.(IM/E)Migration is a collection of 7.9 billion multimodal migration narratives generated through the random selection of multiple variables. Its creation was motivated by the author’s research into empathy but also a desire to reflect on and engage with their own family history of migration. It is suggested that readers engage with (IM/E)Migration first, before reading the commentary
Using mixed methods in health and social care research
No full textThis study used mixed methods to try to understand the effects of austerity (cuts to services, care and support) on people with a learning disability, parent carers and managers of services
Euro 2020 goal analysis: an ecological dynamics approach for football shooting practice
No full textThe development and practice of shooting skills in football often involves the use of stationary defenders and inanimate equipment. Previous research has focused on the biomechanical, physiological and psychological aspects of shooting, with less attention being applied to the ecology of shooting within the performance environment. The aim of this study was to identify and analyse Euro 2020 goal scorers’ perception of defender proximity between the moment of the assist pass and the finish to offer guidance to coaches when designing shooting practice drills. Using an observation approach, goals scored by one- and two-touch finish (n=67) were analysed. Data collected were the proximity changes between goal scorer and defenders at the moment of the assist pass and finish. Proximity zones were based on the goal scorer’s ability to take one, two, or three or more touches before shooting. Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability scores for the observation approach were high. 340 defender positions were analysed using dependent samples t-test and results revealed the proximity between goal scorer and defenders to significantly change between the moment of assist pass and finish if the defenders were within a closer proximity. Defender proximity changes outside of a two-touch zone for the goal scorer showed to have no significant impact. Data suggest that the use of stationary defender positions or inanimate equipment may not be effective when performing shooting practice drills due to the proximity changes the goal scorer will experience in the performance environment. Results showed all goals were scored from central pitch positions from assist passes in both central and wide areas. Practical implications are offered to guide coaches in practice drill design to create an ecologically dynamic environment where defenders change position between the moment of assist pass and finish
The perceptions of FE leaders in supporting Service children: challenges and opportunities for further work
Get PDFThis paper explores some considerations for supporting post-16 education and training providers in supporting Service children. Drawing on the findings of a pilot research project to explore the perceptions of sector leaders regarding Service children, it highlights the general diversity of the post-16 sector and emphasises the need to take account of the specific contexts of different providers. The post-16 sector is not homogeneous; providers in the sector respond to a range of different educational needs and adopt different purposes in so doing. Furthermore, approaches designed in the context of schools are unlikely to translate directly to post-16 settings; support needs to be designed to take account of the particularities and circumstances of providers
Review of Nicoletta Momigliano, ‘In Search of the Labyrinth: The Cultural Reception of Minoan Crete'
No full textMeta-Skills: Best practices in work-based learning:A literature review
Get PDFThis review of literature was commissioned by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to help deepen its understanding of meta-skills with a particular interest in work-based learning. The review pays particular attention to best practices in the science of learning and how this could be applied to apprenticeships in Scotland, to the role of the individual learner in the learning process, to the evaluation of meta-skills and to the transferability and translatability of meta-skills from one context to another. As a result of the review recommendations are offered for the further development and delivery of meta-skills in Scotland.Across the world there is a growing interest in frameworks which seek to describe the competencies, capabilities, dispositions, habits or wider skills which are likely to be most useful at work, in life and in learning. While there are different ways of grouping meta-skills, there is a growing consensus as to what these skills are.The foundation of this review has been an extensive search for relevant frameworks from across the globe that use words like 'attributes', 'capabilities', 'character', 'competences', 'habits', 'non-cognitive skills', 'soft skills', 'wider skills' to frame their understanding of meta skills.This review provides an overview of meta-skills frameworks and of the development practices associated with them. It offers pointers for best practice
Gay men and masculinity in a homohysteric Turkish body building culture
No full textThis research provides the first-ever examination into the relationship between being a gay male athlete and body building in Turkey. We use the stage modelling of Inclusive Masculinity Theory in order to interpret the experiences of six gay men with recreational bodybuilding experience in a homohysteric setting. We find that they engage with bodybuilding in order to hyper masculinize their appearance and gain self-confidence in their attraction to other gay men; as well as for protection against violence if they are discovered to be gay. However, they experience psychological dissonance with the practice, as a result of the extreme homophobia of the setting. As a result, the bodybuilding field has multiple, conflicting, meanings for the men we interviewed
Exploring the Work Experiences of Multiple Job Holding Academics in UK Higher Education Institutions
Get PDFWas it Yesterday? Nostalgia in Contemporary Film and Television
No full textBringing together prominent transatlantic film and media scholars, Was It Yesterday? explores the impact of nostalgia in twenty-first century American film and television. Cultural nostalgia, in both real and imagined forms, is dominant today, but what does the concentration on bringing back the past mean for an understanding of our cultural moment, and what are the consequences for viewers? This book questions the nature of this nostalgic phenomenon, the politics associated with it, and the significance of the different periods, in addition to offering counterarguments that see nostalgia as prevalent throughout film and television history. Considering such films and television shows as La La Land, Westworld, Stranger Things, and American Hustle, the contributors demonstrate how audiences have spent more time over the last decade living in various pasts.<br/