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The original meaning of life: why objective thinking is the wrong tool for finding universal purpose (2025)
Thesis
Fox, J. (2025). The original meaning of life: why objective thinking is the wrong tool for finding universal purpose. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1280110

In this thesis, I argue that metaphysical idealism provides a viable alternative to both the most popular kind of nihilism in the West and the belief that we can attain meaning in life without an ultimate meaning of life. I argue that there is a meta... Read More about The original meaning of life: why objective thinking is the wrong tool for finding universal purpose.

Mobilities, migration and Covid-19 in Italy and the UK: qualitative comparative perspectives from two towns (2025)
Thesis
Fani, A. (2025). Mobilities, migration and Covid-19 in Italy and the UK: qualitative comparative perspectives from two towns. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1279862

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the subsequent declaration of a pandemic in March 2020 led to a period of fast-paced policy changes and shifting landscapes of risk and threat. In order to control the spreading of the virus, most democratic sta... Read More about Mobilities, migration and Covid-19 in Italy and the UK: qualitative comparative perspectives from two towns.

Membership conditionality in an occupational community: Identity, inclusion and exclusion at Shelton Bar Steelworks (2025)
Thesis
Cottrell, H. W. (2025). Membership conditionality in an occupational community: Identity, inclusion and exclusion at Shelton Bar Steelworks. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1279662

Previous literature has highlighted the emotional shelter offered by occupational identities and communities during periods of hardship, where community members draw upon fraternal camaraderie to raise solidarity. While this research explores this pr... Read More about Membership conditionality in an occupational community: Identity, inclusion and exclusion at Shelton Bar Steelworks.

Working with children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour: A critical exploration of the factors that influence social work practice in one English Local Authority (2025)
Thesis
Hunt, G. L. Working with children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour: A critical exploration of the factors that influence social work practice in one English Local Authority. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109691

Research indicates that approximately a third of all child sexual abuse in the UK is initiated by children and young people; and despite an increasing awareness around the prevalence of harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), there are still no official stat... Read More about Working with children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour: A critical exploration of the factors that influence social work practice in one English Local Authority.

Maltese primary teachers’ perceptions on the inclusion of students with autism in the mainstream classroom: A Critical Disability Theory perspective (2025)
Thesis
Borg Saliba, N. Maltese primary teachers’ perceptions on the inclusion of students with autism in the mainstream classroom: A Critical Disability Theory perspective. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109894

The number of students with autism in mainstream classrooms is globally surging year after year. As a result, teachers are experiencing extra pressure and increased responsibility to effectively meet these students’ individual needs and ensure their... Read More about Maltese primary teachers’ perceptions on the inclusion of students with autism in the mainstream classroom: A Critical Disability Theory perspective.

Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran (2025)
Thesis
Okonkwo, I. R. Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109913

The research explores the relationship between the petrodollar system and the US foreign policy as the global hegemonic power in the Middle East, particularly concerning US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran. Throughout recent history, the oil-rich... Read More about Petrodollar system and the US hegemony in the Middle East: A case study of the US relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Is there value, and a practical application for the use of ‘risk terrain’ analysis in the rural county of Lincolnshire? (2024)
Thesis
Fox, H. Y. Is there value, and a practical application for the use of ‘risk terrain’ analysis in the rural county of Lincolnshire?. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012538

Risk terrain modelling (RTM) has been demonstrated to work in identifying locations at future risk of crime, with most published research in highly urbanised areas of the America’s. This research investigates the applicability of RTM, using the Simsi... Read More about Is there value, and a practical application for the use of ‘risk terrain’ analysis in the rural county of Lincolnshire?.

Analysing power dynamics in teachers’ understanding of policies through storytelling about refugees in the East Midlands region (2024)
Thesis
Hewitt, S. Analysing power dynamics in teachers’ understanding of policies through storytelling about refugees in the East Midlands region. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012522

The aim of this thesis was to use storytelling to determine how five teachers in the East Midlands assimilated conflicting discourses into practice and whether they aligned policy with personal and professional beliefs, ultimately identifying if they... Read More about Analysing power dynamics in teachers’ understanding of policies through storytelling about refugees in the East Midlands region.

Operationalising ‘vulnerability’: how the police are informed about, identify and respond to individuals categorised as ‘vulnerable’ (2024)
Thesis
Briody, L. J. Operationalising ‘vulnerability’: how the police are informed about, identify and respond to individuals categorised as ‘vulnerable’. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012506

‘Vulnerability’ has become an increasing area of business within contemporary policing, (HMIC, 2015; HMICFRS, 2016). What ‘vulnerability’ means within a police framework and policing practice, however, has been elusive (Keay & Kirby, 2018). Researche... Read More about Operationalising ‘vulnerability’: how the police are informed about, identify and respond to individuals categorised as ‘vulnerable’.

‘More able’ pupils in non-selective secondary schools: a qualitative examination of teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of progress (2024)
Thesis
Buckingham, P. E. ‘More able’ pupils in non-selective secondary schools: a qualitative examination of teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of progress. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/956384

This thesis explores the experiences of students labelled as ‘more able’, privileging the voices of pupils and practitioners equally. The research is conducted within a non-selective ‘comprehensive’ secondary school in England and argues that the cur... Read More about ‘More able’ pupils in non-selective secondary schools: a qualitative examination of teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of progress.

Letters from home: an interpretive exploration of the experiences of people who were children during World War Two (2024)
Thesis
Longson, K. J. Letters from home: an interpretive exploration of the experiences of people who were children during World War Two. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/956336

World War Two (WWII) brought upheaval for children on a global scale, with fathers conscripted and transported away to fight in sometimes distant places, mothers supporting the war effort and millions of children evacuated away from home and harm. Pe... Read More about Letters from home: an interpretive exploration of the experiences of people who were children during World War Two.

Why bad policy persists: examining finance practitioners’ views of the English NHS internal market (2024)
Thesis
Outhwaite, L. Why bad policy persists: examining finance practitioners’ views of the English NHS internal market. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/884969

This thesis evaluates the reasons for the longevity of the English NHS internal market policy, which challenged the post-1948 public provision model for healthcare services. It reviews the intellectual underpinning of the policy, derived from New Pub... Read More about Why bad policy persists: examining finance practitioners’ views of the English NHS internal market.

Creativity as a scientific-social phenomenon (2024)
Thesis
Kamran, S. Creativity as a scientific-social phenomenon. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/857263

In recent years, educational academics, teachers, and politicians from all over the world have turned their attention to the need to encourage children's creativity in their academic studies. Creativity is a critical component of thinking and learnin... Read More about Creativity as a scientific-social phenomenon.

Politics en Vogue: an exploration of entanglements of US consumer capitalism, feminisms, and environmental concerns (2024)
Thesis
Dawson, C. S. Politics en Vogue: an exploration of entanglements of US consumer capitalism, feminisms, and environmental concerns. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/853316

An entanglement, a lack of self-contained existence, between feminism and neoliberalism emerged in the 1990s in popular media and consumer culture. Since, feminist scholars have attempted to describe and explain postfeminism. Postfeminism emphasises... Read More about Politics en Vogue: an exploration of entanglements of US consumer capitalism, feminisms, and environmental concerns.

How do stroke survivors self-manage their life-career transitions? (2024)
Thesis
Wilson, C. T. How do stroke survivors self-manage their life-career transitions?. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/857256

Background
Using the metaphor of life-thread, medical sociologists have drawn attention to the biographical disruption caused by stroke. However, there is little literature examining stroke-survivors’ (approaches to life-career transitions after ac... Read More about How do stroke survivors self-manage their life-career transitions?.

Becoming and being a counsellor: An exploration of the tension between graduate learning regimes and professional identity in a counsellor training programme in Singapore (2024)
Thesis
Tan, T. L. L. Becoming and being a counsellor: An exploration of the tension between graduate learning regimes and professional identity in a counsellor training programme in Singapore. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/850261

In this thesis, the author investigates and explores the experience of the ‘becoming’ and ‘being’ of Singaporean counselling graduates as they navigate their professional identity in a specific counselling training programme in Singapore. ‘Becoming’... Read More about Becoming and being a counsellor: An exploration of the tension between graduate learning regimes and professional identity in a counsellor training programme in Singapore.

The politics of the UK food sovereignty movement (2024)
Thesis
Westwell, E. The politics of the UK food sovereignty movement. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/853518

This thesis explores the political nature of UK Food Sovereignty Movement (UKFSM), focusing predominantly on its expression in England. In doing so this research informs an understanding of what the food sovereignty movement is in the context of the... Read More about The politics of the UK food sovereignty movement.

Constructing and maintaining a ‘noncriminal’ identity: a psychosocial narrative inquiry into the lives of people with convictions (2023)
Thesis
Collett, N. Constructing and maintaining a ‘noncriminal’ identity: a psychosocial narrative inquiry into the lives of people with convictions. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/597588

Despite burgeoning interest in the field of collateral consequences research, there is little empirical research exploring the subjective experiences of people living with convictions (PWCs), particularly within the jurisdiction of England and Wales.... Read More about Constructing and maintaining a ‘noncriminal’ identity: a psychosocial narrative inquiry into the lives of people with convictions.