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Student Volunteering elective module
No full textThe Volunteering Elective module is part of Electives Programme at Keele which gives students the opportunity to extend their degree studies beyond their main subject(s).
The Electives modules form a key part of the Keele degree, based on a philosophy of offering breadth in education and ensuring that skills, particularly those valued by employers, are integrated with academic studies. As part of the Volunteering Elective module, students will be able to choose from around 150 organisations to find a 50-hour volunteering placement. While the resources submitted here are embedded within the context of the Keele University, the Keele University Students’ Union is happy to see the handbooks and other accompanying material shared and repurposed by other academics and students.
Approaches to Political Analysis
No full textThe aim of this module is to introduce the students to different ways of studying politics and as well as to provide guidance and practice in analysing political issues. The module will give
an introduction to the purpose, scope and methods of political analysis rather than training
in any particular research method. The intention is to help the student to identify and describe the different approaches to political analysis, to compare their particular strengths and
weaknesses, and to describe the basic challenges that all political researchers encounter.
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
· Identify and describe the key features of the different approaches to political
analysis that are used in the discipline.
· Apply different approaches to analyse/interpret specific political phenomena.
· Present data using some basic tools of political analysis (i.e., gain familiarity with collecting and analysing data; be able to spot spurious
relationships; understand concepts of causation/correlation, generalisability,
validity, etc.)
· Critically analyse a given topic by asking relevant political questions such as 'what
are the underlying assumptions?'; 'what ontology and epistemology is implied?'; 'In
whose interest?' 'what has been left out?'
· Formulate and defend an argument based on analysis of a topic (be able to give
reasons in support of a conclusion).
· Formulate a research question, determine what data are needed to examine it.
· Write clearly and effectively in different academic formats
· Orally present research findings as a group project.
A Beginner’s Guide to Contemporary America
No full textThe aim of this module is to help students develop an increasingly sophisticated appreciation of contemporary America. While exploring a series of key themes and general topics that build upon your existing knowledge, this module will introduce the variety of academic approaches provided within this programme. A range of terms and approaches will equip them with the academic language used within American Studies. On completion of the module you should have a working knowledge of America and American Studies that will provide a basis for taking Level II and Level III modules.
USM, KEELE UNIVERSITY SIGNS CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT, STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIP
Get PDFUSM, PENANG, 9 September 2016 – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today signed a cooperation
agreement with its strategic partner, Keele University, United Kingdom to further strengthen their longstanding
relationship in areas of mutual interest and strength
NAIB CANSELOR USM DIANUGERAH IJAZAH KEHORMAT DARI KEELE UNIVERSITY UK
Get PDFSTAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 14 Julai 2017 – Naib Canselor Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Profesor
Datuk Dr. Asma Ismail telah terpilih untuk menerima Ijazah Kehormat dari Keele University UK dalam
majlis konvokesyen universiti tersebut baru-baru ini
Occurrence, morphology and chemical composition of the Dufour gland in Melipona bicolor lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)
No full textDepartamento de Biologia Instituto de Biociências UNESP, Av. 24A, n. 1515, Rio Claro, SPDepartment of Chemistry Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BGDepartamento de Biologia Instituto de Biociências UNESP, Av. 24A, n. 1515, Rio Claro, S
Mass media in America
No full textThis module analyzes the foundations of mass media in America as well as the political and technological developments that generate change. The primary focus is upon news disseminated by television, newspapers, radio, and the internet as the chief sources of current information about the world.
Peer mentoring and the role of the voluntary sector in [re]producing ‘desistance’: identity, agency, values, change and power
Get PDFDespite much enthusiasm for the practice of peer mentoring by ex-offenders it has received very little empirical scrutiny. This thesis examines the micro dynamics and intimate interactions within these relationships. In doing so it highlights how mentors are often much more than functional additions to existing criminal justice systems. They are also presented as teachers, co-operators and critical agents. The narratives in this study highlight how dominant forms of knowledge often minimise or miss the lived experiences of crime and change. In contrast, peer mentors place lived experiences at the centre of their approach and in doing so they critically question exclusionary practices and re-humanise themselves and their peers. The work of peer mentors also highlights and at times challenges the hidden power dynamics that are subsumed when ‘regular’ interventions take place. But, mentoring cannot avoid or operate outside of these power relationships. It can and does generate other power dynamics. Whilst many of these complex relations remain hidden in current evaluations of the practice they are rendered visible here. Data were obtained from qualitative interviews with eighteen peer mentors, twenty peer mentees, four service coordinators and two Probation officers, who were drawn from a range of voluntary sector providers in the North of England. Observations of practice were also carried out, including: volunteer recruitment processes; training courses; and formal supervision sessions. Where possible mentors were also observed facilitating group work with their peers. The analysis of the data drew upon techniques of thematic analysis and critical discourse analysis focusing upon how mentoring was described, performed and justified by participants. As a result of this analysis five overarching themes emerged. These are: identity, agency, values, change and power
Ages and Stages Policy Brief
No full textAn outcome of the New Dynamics of Ageing funded research project entitled Ages and Stages: the place of theatre in representations and recollections of ageing. The project was a collaboration between Keele University and the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
A Class Exercise Concerning the Distribution of Plants
No full textThis article, created by B. Dudley of Keele University, describes how an environmental science class became involved in a study to confirm the hypothesis that weeds are distributed at random in well established lawns. Stating the goal of this lesson, the author says, "Out of doors biology is a fine source of data but it is difficult to recognize which of the many possible studies will be worthwhile, rewarding and manageable, especially for those who are inexperienced. One such study is described here and its results are presented and analyzed." This is a great lesson plan for those in a non-mathematics classroom setting. It shows the interdisciplinary nature of statistics, in this case, applied to biology
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