All Outputs (266)

The United Kingdom in the European Community: The diplomacy of the UK government towards the Single European Act, 1984-5 (2020)
Thesis
Bienek, C. J. (2020). The United Kingdom in the European Community: The diplomacy of the UK government towards the Single European Act, 1984-5. (Thesis). Keele University

This dissertation examines the policy making of the United Kingdom towards the Single European Act (SEA) from June 1984 to December 1985. The SEA codified the practice of foreign policy coordination and began a process of liberalising the Single Mark... Read More about The United Kingdom in the European Community: The diplomacy of the UK government towards the Single European Act, 1984-5.

Understanding gender and its relation to the philosophy of personal identity (2020)
Thesis
McCarthy, J. (2020). Understanding gender and its relation to the philosophy of personal identity. (Thesis). Keele University

The aim of this thesis is to establish that there is no metaphysical account of personal identity that requires us to regard gender as essential to our identities. I shall begin by examining forms of essentialism as well as rejections of essentialism... Read More about Understanding gender and its relation to the philosophy of personal identity.

A critical race theory analysis of the reflections of Black West African adults on their education in English schools (2020)
Thesis
Tambi, T. M. (2020). A critical race theory analysis of the reflections of Black West African adults on their education in English schools. (Thesis). Keele University

Educational research relating to students of black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in England often contains a disproportionately high coverage of issues of underachievement at the expense of the educational experiences of the students. Much of... Read More about A critical race theory analysis of the reflections of Black West African adults on their education in English schools.

The approach of the African National Congress to dealing with participatory spaces in post-apartheid South African local government (2020)
Thesis
Zantsi, L. K. (2020). The approach of the African National Congress to dealing with participatory spaces in post-apartheid South African local government. (Thesis). Keele University

This dissertation is an assessment of the African National Congress’s (ANC) approach to local participatory governance in post-apartheid South Africa. It examines public participation policies and the extent to which they have been implemented and se... Read More about The approach of the African National Congress to dealing with participatory spaces in post-apartheid South African local government.

The impact of the governance of health insurance companies on patient satisfaction with hospitals in Saudi Arabia (2020)
Thesis
Alzahrani, A. H. (2020). The impact of the governance of health insurance companies on patient satisfaction with hospitals in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). Keele University

The aim of this research study is to investigate the impact of corporate-governance-related practices on the effectiveness of health insurance companies, and in turn, their impact upon the performance of hospitals as measured by patients’ satisfactio... Read More about The impact of the governance of health insurance companies on patient satisfaction with hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Agrippa's trilemma: scepticism and contemporary epistemology (2020)
Thesis
Burns, A. S. (2020). Agrippa's trilemma: scepticism and contemporary epistemology. (Thesis). Keele University

Take any belief of yours – even one about which you feel supremely confident. The Sceptic will ask: why do you think it is true? You might take yourself to have a very good reason to believe what you do. But the sceptic will also want to know why you... Read More about Agrippa's trilemma: scepticism and contemporary epistemology.

Popper’s open society and Nietzsche’s existentialist social engineering: A comparison (2020)
Thesis
Dhima, M. (2020). Popper’s open society and Nietzsche’s existentialist social engineering: A comparison. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis aims to stage a productive dialogue between the existentialist philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 -1900) and the socio-scientific philosophy of Karl Popper (1902-1994). I intend to define Popper's open society by presenting his polit... Read More about Popper’s open society and Nietzsche’s existentialist social engineering: A comparison.

The coalition government and liberal intervention: Britain’s response to the crises in Libya and Syria (2020)
Thesis
Morgan, P. W. (2020). The coalition government and liberal intervention: Britain’s response to the crises in Libya and Syria. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis is a study of the response of the Coalition government (2010-2015) to the crises in Libya and Syria. It examines the key drivers of British policy in both cases, focusing particularly on government attitudes towards the use and non-use of... Read More about The coalition government and liberal intervention: Britain’s response to the crises in Libya and Syria.

An investigation into the intricacies of the instructional model for early childhood education in rural Thai Child Development Centres (2020)
Thesis
Chongcharoen, D. (2020). An investigation into the intricacies of the instructional model for early childhood education in rural Thai Child Development Centres. (Thesis). Keele University

Thailand’s education system faces a problem with distinct disparities between levels of regional education management. Consequently, urban areas seem to have obvious perceivable advantages over rural area settings. In response to this problem, the ce... Read More about An investigation into the intricacies of the instructional model for early childhood education in rural Thai Child Development Centres.

Russian strategic culture after the Cold War: understanding Russia’s changing Foreign Policy towards Syria from a strategic subculture perspective, 1986-2016 (2019)
Thesis
Nurberdiyev, S. (2019). Russian strategic culture after the Cold War: understanding Russia’s changing Foreign Policy towards Syria from a strategic subculture perspective, 1986-2016. (Thesis). Keele University

By developing a rigorous analytical framework, built on strategic subculture assumptions, this thesis contributes to the operationalization of strategic culture as an analytic perspective that can explain strategic behaviour. The thesis offers a taxo... Read More about Russian strategic culture after the Cold War: understanding Russia’s changing Foreign Policy towards Syria from a strategic subculture perspective, 1986-2016.

Secondary school pupils and English Literature (2019)
Thesis
Dutton, F. J. (2019). Secondary school pupils and English Literature. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417801

This research is centred on the school subject of GCSE English Literature and the experiences of current secondary-school pupils following the recent changes to the discipline. It is an exploration of their views towards GCSE English Literature as ta... Read More about Secondary school pupils and English Literature.

Child protection decision-making and ethical engagement: a comparative analysis of social work practice in England and Finland (2019)
Thesis
Falconer, R. (2019). Child protection decision-making and ethical engagement: a comparative analysis of social work practice in England and Finland. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414974

The decision to intervene in family life to protect a child necessitates weighing up ethical and legal considerations, a task shaped by the knowledge, skills and personal values of social workers and situated in organisational and local policy contex... Read More about Child protection decision-making and ethical engagement: a comparative analysis of social work practice in England and Finland.

The Argentine military, the military family and the violence of the 1970s: an ethnographic study of kinship (2019)
Thesis
Natale, E. (2019). The Argentine military, the military family and the violence of the 1970s: an ethnographic study of kinship. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414957

This thesis addresses the military of the last dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983). The findings are based on original empirical data, gathered through interviews with former subaltern officers of the 1970s, their wives and children. By adopting an... Read More about The Argentine military, the military family and the violence of the 1970s: an ethnographic study of kinship.

Sex education, gender and sexualised behaviour in the primary school: a qualitative analysis of parent, teacher and pupil perspectives (2019)
Thesis
Wire, T. (2019). Sex education, gender and sexualised behaviour in the primary school: a qualitative analysis of parent, teacher and pupil perspectives. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414952

This thesis compares teachers’ and parents’ views concerning content and delivery of KS1 Sex and Relationships Education with children’s lived experiences and understanding of gender and sexuality. Data was gathered through 18 focus group interviews... Read More about Sex education, gender and sexualised behaviour in the primary school: a qualitative analysis of parent, teacher and pupil perspectives.

Intra-Sunni contestations in contemporary Lebanon: A framing-theory approach to the analysis of political divides within Lebanon’s Sunni demographic (2005-2016) (2019)
Thesis
El Sayed, M. (2019). Intra-Sunni contestations in contemporary Lebanon: A framing-theory approach to the analysis of political divides within Lebanon’s Sunni demographic (2005-2016). (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414941

The aim of this research is to examine how the Lebanese Sunni political actors frame intra-Sunni political division in Lebanon. The research draws on Max Weber’s “interpretivist” approach of understanding (Verstehen), which denotes that reality is so... Read More about Intra-Sunni contestations in contemporary Lebanon: A framing-theory approach to the analysis of political divides within Lebanon’s Sunni demographic (2005-2016).

Teachers and multi-agency working: a study of secondary school teachers’ engagement with multi-agency work in the context of the Every Child Matters agenda (2019)
Thesis
Somerfield, R. (2019). Teachers and multi-agency working: a study of secondary school teachers’ engagement with multi-agency work in the context of the Every Child Matters agenda. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414421

This thesis seeks to uncover how teachers engage with multi-agency working within the context of the Every Child Matters agenda (DfES, 2003) and how this impacts on their sense of identity. To do this it provides an account of a qualitative study of... Read More about Teachers and multi-agency working: a study of secondary school teachers’ engagement with multi-agency work in the context of the Every Child Matters agenda.

Tacit knowledge, time and practice in two dementia services: an ethnography (2019)
Thesis
Molesworth, S. K. (2019). Tacit knowledge, time and practice in two dementia services: an ethnography. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413840

This inquiry considers the importance of tacit knowledge, and how it might be characterised in an NHS memory service and a local authority day-care and respite service for people with dementia. When investigating the sorts of knowledge that might be... Read More about Tacit knowledge, time and practice in two dementia services: an ethnography.

The dynamics of community participation: evidence from practice (2019)
Thesis
Mawomo, K. (2019). The dynamics of community participation: evidence from practice. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414217

This study investigated the dynamics of community participation (CP) manifest in participatory processes, both formal (‘invited’ or ‘induced’) and informal (‘created’ or ‘organic’), in two Tswana speaking rural communities in Botswana, namely Mogonye... Read More about The dynamics of community participation: evidence from practice.

The consciousness science paradox (2019)
Thesis
Balmer, A. L. (2019). The consciousness science paradox. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413842

This thesis argues that there are two claims we can persuasively make about consciousness. The first is that we should be able to identify consciousness through the sort of empirical observation characteristic of standard scientific practices. The se... Read More about The consciousness science paradox.

Between a rock and a hard place: exploring the views and accounts of undergraduate student writers in a consumer-led Higher Education system (2019)
Thesis
Aiken, V. J. (2019). Between a rock and a hard place: exploring the views and accounts of undergraduate student writers in a consumer-led Higher Education system. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414220

This thesis problematizes the student-as-consumer mantra from the perspective of students’ academic writing. It is beginning to be argued that a consumer-led higher education sector reducing the value of a degree to employability credentials leaves l... Read More about Between a rock and a hard place: exploring the views and accounts of undergraduate student writers in a consumer-led Higher Education system.