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Intergenerational practice (IP) is an increasingly popular community development tool which brings younger and older people together to participate in mutually beneficial activities. It aims to reduce negative attitudes and promote community cohesion... Read More about Intergenerational practice and social change: exploring social representations in text, talk and action.
Miscarriage is a common occurrence. More than a quarter of all conceptions result in miscarriage with the majority of miscarriages occurring in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. However, there is very little research into the long term impact on women... Read More about Women’s perceptions of their experience of miscarriage decades after the event: an interpretative phenomenological analysis..
Humour styles and psychosocial adjustment in junior school pupils
Thesis
It has been proposed that four main styles of humour exist. Research with adults and older children has identified links between these four styles of humour and psychosocial adjustment. Whilst adaptive humour styles have been found to be positively r... Read More about Humour styles and psychosocial adjustment in junior school pupils.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is caused by the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra (SN) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the midbrain. Until recently, PD research predominantly focused on motor symptoms which are synonymous with... Read More about Exploring the effect of dopaminergic medication on recognition memory in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: Trials and Challenges..
Musical participation and school diversity: an ethnography of six secondary schools
Thesis
Previous research has explored children’s musical participation in relation to motivation, instrumental lessons, extracurricular activities and the historically low uptake of GCSE and A Level music. This ethnographic study set out to investigate pup... Read More about Musical participation and school diversity: an ethnography of six secondary schools.
Health literacy and diabetes management in South Asians in the UK: a mixed methods study
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This thesis aimed to explore the health literacy needs of South Asians, in particular reference to diabetes management. This thesis consists of two studies: 1) a survey that examines health literacy levels and 2) study two Photovoice that explore cu... Read More about Health literacy and diabetes management in South Asians in the UK: a mixed methods study.