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Joan of Navarre:Infanta, Duchess, Queen, Witch?
No full textThis book is the first full-length biography of Joan of Navarre, a fascinating royal woman who became duchess of Brittany and queen consort of England through her two marriages in 1386 and 1403 respectively.Joan was enmeshed in the turbulent politics of the later Middle Ages as her extensive family and marital connections meant she was related to most of the royal houses of Western Europe—as well as the key protagonists of the Hundred Years War. The large foreign entourage that Joan brought with her to England, and her family ties across the Channel, made her unpopular with her subjects and her loyalties suspect, provoking several purges of her household and culminating in a charge of treason on which she was detained for several years. Yet Joan returned to court in her later years and fought vociferously to the end to retain queenly rights, revenues, and position. Ultimately, this book highlights Joan’s political agency and tenacity, bringing her out of the historical shadows and into the foreground of high politics in fifteenth-century England and Europe.Joan of Navarre is a useful resource for all students and scholars interested in queenship studies, women’s history, and European politics during the later Middle Ages
Do you see what I see? Enhancement of rigour in qualitative approaches to inquiry: A systematic review of evidence
Get PDFPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to synthesise current literature on the conceptualisation of rigour within qualitative studies and to identify factors which contribute to the enhancement of rigour for the practical implementation of qualitative research. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents an interpretivist stance in line with a qualitative approach to research. A systematic review method was adopted to provide a structured and rigorous selection of relevant literature. Data was analysed using a thematic synthesis method, as outlined by Thomas and Harden (2008). Findings: The results of the thematic synthesis identified seven descriptive themes in the literature: conceptualising rigour, conceptualising truth and value in knowledge generation, participant trust and communication of truth, rigour in research design and implementation, subjectivity, reflexivity and researcher identity, reader confidence and transparency and strategies for enhancing rigour. These descriptive themes were further developed into three analytical themes: ethical co-construction, methodological alignment and multi-perspective interpretation. Originality/value: This paper presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the concept of rigour in qualitative research. The themes identified are applicable across fields and provide an original application of thematic synthesis.</p
Royal Women:From the Obvious to the Invisible
No full textAn editorial on The New Historia website on the history of royal wome
Protectors of Society: Understanding the Impact of Courtesy Stigma on the Experiences of Volunteers working with Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offences
No full textVolunteers are integral to the criminal justice system. For some, this involves providing support in the community to those convicted of sexual offences, which has been found to reduce the risk of reoffending. Currently, the impact on volunteers of working within this context is not well understood, despite the significant stigmatisation of those convicted of sexual offences. This study aimed to address this gap through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, focusing on how ‘courtesy stigma’ (Goffman, 1968), a type of stigma-by-association, impacted on this experience. Eleven volunteers within one organisation were interviewed. Volunteers strongly identified with the volunteer role, and stigma served to strengthen their role identity as individuals who helped those no-one else would help. Participants also exhibited some maladaptive coping strategies and symptoms indicative of burnout. These results contribute significantly to the small body of work on volunteer role identity, stigmatisation, and the social and psychological impacts of volunteer association with a highly stigmatised population
Consumerist views of higher education and links to student wellbeing and achievement: an analysis based on the concept of autonomy as depicted in self-determination theory
No full textConsumerist views have increased in English higher education. At the same time, the wellbeing of university students is of growing concern. Some research suggests that consumerist views amongst students link to lower wellbeing and achievement. This prompted the current paper which speculates that the concept of autonomy (as depicted in self-determination theory) might provide a useful lens through which to analyse consumerist attitudes in UK higher education and their possible effects on students. Self-determination theory posits that people are fulfilled and have optimal motivation when their basic needs for competence, relatedness and autonomy are met. These three basic needs are complementary. Each could provide a lens for examining the facilitators or barriers to optimal motivation within higher education. This paper focuses on autonomy and explores possible links between a consumerist orientation and student wellbeing and achievement in English universities. Using self-determination theory, autonomy-enhancing ways of framing policy and managing the student experience and teaching and learning are outlined. The concept of autonomy offers a useful framework for potential enhancement of student motivation and wellbeing at policy, institutional and programme levels. Further empirical work could usefully explore and refine the hypotheses advanced
Eliza Haywood, Alexander Pope, and George of Hanover: Satire and the Telephoto Lens
No full textThe essay explores reasons for Haywood's denigration in The Dunciad by Alexander Pope, and suggests it is due to her having attacked Pope's friend, Henrietta, Countess of Suffolk, former mistress of George I
A systematic review of the effectiveness of community interventions to improve parent health literacy
No full textBackground Many community-based interventions have been developed to increase parent/caregiver health literacy, yet no systematic review of their effectiveness has been published. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of community-based health literacy interventions in improving the health literacy of parents/caregivers. Methods A systematic review of six databases; MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Education Source were conducted to identify relevant articles. Risk of bias were assessed using version two of the Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomised controlled trials or the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias in Non-Randomised Studies of Interventions. The study findings were grouped and synthesised following the Synthesis Without Meta-analysis framework. Results Eleven community-based health literacy interventions for parents/caregivers were identified. Study design included randomised controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomised studies with comparison group (n = 4), and non-randomised studies without a comparison group (n = 3). Interventions were delivered digitally, in person or a combination of the two. The main findings of the studies showed some potential for both in person and digital interventions to increase parental health literacy. The risk of bias was high in over half the studies (n = 7) Studies were heterogeneous preventing a meta-analysis. Discussion Although no definitive conclusion of the effectiveness of community-based interventions can be drawn there are suggestions of improvement in many of the studies included in this review. The review has brought into question whether the health literacy measurement tools used met the needs of assessing the interventions outcomes. When comparing the cost and resources needed for digital with in person interventions, the findings of this review have implications for both practise and research. Key message