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Validation of Welsh language cognitive assessment tools (CATs): stage one
No full textThe primary aim of this research (stage one) is to identify the most frequently used Welsh language CAT in Wales. This information will be used to establish the requirements and set the foundation for subsequent stages of validation.
The primary objective of this research is to perform a desk-based review and engage with stakeholders to:
• determine the most frequently used CAT(s) in Wales during the study period (2021 to 2023)
• evaluate the psychometric properties of the CATs that have been translated into Welsh
• identify strategies for gathering high-quality normative data on the most frequently used, robust Welsh-language version(s) of CATs to ensure psychometric validation and facilitate reliable interpretation of assessments in clinical settings
The report is structured as follows:
• Section 2: methodology used for the desk-based review and consultation with
stakeholders
• Section 3: main findings
• Section 4: conclusions
• Section 5: recommendations for further validation work
EU transition trade prospects for key Welsh sectors
No full textThis report was produced for Welsh Government as part of a project “Understanding the implications of Global Trade and Decarbonisation post Brexit.” Understanding the risks and opportunities for Welsh trade during the EU transition implementation period and in the period that follows is vital to inform Welsh Government’s discussions with the UK Government. Changes to Welsh trade patterns could also impact on greenhouse gas emissions, and consequently on Welsh Government’s duty towards sustainable development
I Remember piece in which author William Welsh recounts the wooden rowboat his
No full textI Remember piece in which author William Welsh recounts the wooden rowboat his father built in 1957 for use at the family cottage in Boothbay Harbor
Letter from Katie Welsh to Mr. David Smiley, July 22, 1898
No full textALS from Katie Welsh to Mr. David Smiley, July 22, 1898 describing her trip to the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha. After describing tourist excursions to Pike's Peak and other places she has visited, Welsh requests Mr. Smiley to send ''your most picturesque & pleasurable circular'' to her hotel in Colorado Springs
Welsh Housing Conditions Survey, 2017-2018
No full textAbstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of the Welsh Housing Conditions Survey, 2017-2018 (WHCS) was to provide an estimate of the condition and energy efficiency/performance of the housing stock in Wales. The survey covered all types of housing and all tenures but not vacant properties.The 2017-18 survey was very much a standard in terms of housing conditions surveys and is very similar to those carried out in other nations. As well as the usual topics the survey explored elements that may become an issue in the future, for example climate change (hotter summers, wetter winters etc.) and the housing stock's ability to cope.Fieldwork for the WHCS 2017-18 ran from August 2017 until the end of April 2018. A sample of addresses was drawn from eligible households taking part in the National Survey for Wales 2017-18 (see SN 8390). This resulted in physical inspections of 2,549 properties across Wales, which enables national level estimates.The property inspections were carried out by qualified surveyors, employed by the Building Research Establishment. They performed a visual assessment of the interior and exterior of the property. The surveyor also inspected the plot of the property and made an assessment of the local neighbourhood.Key information gathered in the WHCS allows measurement of:
energy efficiency
repair costs
the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS)
fuel poverty
the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).Further information, background and publications can be found on the WHCS 2017-2018 webpages.Main Topics:Housing conditions, energy efficiency, accessibility and fuel poverty.
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Welsh, G G, VX45563
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/424901Surname: WELSH. Given Name(s) or Initials: G G. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX45563. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 8869.250669
Item: [2016.0049.57162] "Welsh, G G, VX45563
A review of databases and other statistical sources reporting ethnic group and their potential to enhance the evidence base on health promotion
No full textThe Health ASERT Programme Wales is a research programme commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government to investigate health promotion issues among Minority Ethnic Groups, Refugees/Asylum seekers, and Gypsy Travellers. The acronym ASERT stands for Asylum Seekers, Ethnic minorities, Refugees and Travellers. Research was undertaken by the Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex University and the Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent at Canterbury between February 2003 and March 2004. The study aimed to enhance the evidence base on health promotion issues related to minority ethnic groups, refugees/asylum seekers and Gypsy Travellers in Wales in
order to inform policy and programme development in the Welsh Assembly Government’s Health Promotion Division (now known as Health Improvement Division) and elsewhere in the Public Health and Health Professions Department. The study objectives were to: identify
gaps in the existing evidence base of health needs and health promotion issues for the study groups; identify existing good practice of health services and promotion for the study groups; explore ways of delivering health promotion policy/programmes targeting these groups in a
culturally and socially sensitive manner; identify issues for further research
Welsh Election Study, 2021
No full textAbstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Welsh Election Study (WES) 2021 was carried out by Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre. Professor Richard Wyn Jones served as Principal Investigator, with Dr Jac Larner, Paula Surridge, Dr Ed Gareth Poole, and Professor Daniel Wincott serving as Co-Investigators. There were assisted by James Griffiths as a Research Assistant. The 2021 WES project, including all survey data collection, is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.Further information may be found on the Welsh Election Study website.
Main Topics:Public Attitudes and voting behaviour in Wales. Elections, Wales, devolution, Welsh election, Welsh nationalism, Labour, Conservative, Plaid Cymru, Brexit Party, Liberal Democrat, social class, national identity, Welsh independence, political attitudes, electoral voting, political interest, political value.</p
Word length distributions in modern Welsh prose texts.
No full textThis paper examines the distribution of word lengths in 12 prose texts written in modern Welsh (a P-Celtic language). The texts belong to the genres of new articles and Bible translation. For all texts, the observed frequencies can best be fitted by the 1-displaced Singh-Poisson distribution. This differs from published results on a Q-Celtic language (Scottish Gaelic) and suggests a P-celtic/Q-Celtic difference in word-length distribution. Further work is required to investigate other genres of Welsh as well as the other P- and Q-celtic languages
Audiences' willingness to participate in Welsh-language media
No full textPhDContemporary media audiences expect to be able to interact with content, but in a minority language context, audience participation presents challenges related to audiences’ linguistic confidence. This thesis focuses on Wales, where media producers have suggested that audiences are often reluctant to interact with broadcast and online content in Welsh. To begin to understand this unwillingness, and how it might be overcome, the concept of willingness to participate (WTP) is coined as an extension of willingness to communicate (McCroskey & Baer 1985).
First, interviews with producers are analysed qualitatively to identify potential influences on audiences’ WTP. The analysis aims to assess the relative importance of various factors: audiences’ feelings of apprehension, self-perceived competence, language background and Welsh language ability, as well as the modality of participation (oral/written) and the level of demand placed on the audience.
Second, a questionnaire is designed and administered to 358 Welsh speakers, to examine audiences’ perceptions of different opportunities to participate in media content. A path model of WTP is proposed and tested using quantitative data from the survey. The results support the hypothesis that audiences’ apprehension and self-perceived competence predict WTP and that audience response varies according to the media context. While audiences’ Welsh language skills are important in explaining their WTP, other aspects of language background, such as Welsh language acquisition context, are found to be less important.
Third, the survey sample is grouped according to common patterns of WTP, to test whether the above effects are consistent across the population or whether different ‘types’ of audience exist. Using a combination of cluster analysis and thematic analysis of audience comments, four types of audience are proposed and described in detail. Finally, implications for sociolinguistic theory, language maintenance and media production practice are considered and recommendations made.Arts and Humanities Research Counci
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