Balancing value and effort: a classic grounded theory of frontline police practice (2021)
Thesis
Ash, D. P. (2021). Balancing value and effort: a classic grounded theory of frontline police practice. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis seeks to explain the behaviour of frontline police officers engaged in incident work. Policymakers try to improve police legitimacy by changing how individual police officers interact with the public at police incidents. However, police p... Read More about Balancing value and effort: a classic grounded theory of frontline police practice.

Practice Nurses' role extension and diagnostic work in long-term conditions: a qualitative metasynthesis and interview study (2021)
Thesis
Tan, V. A. (2021). Practice Nurses' role extension and diagnostic work in long-term conditions: a qualitative metasynthesis and interview study. (Thesis). Keele University

Background
Role extension is common in primary care in the UK, with assessment, diagnosis and management of some conditions by role extended nurses well established. Practice nurses (PNs) are now considered fundamental to the care of patients with... Read More about Practice Nurses' role extension and diagnostic work in long-term conditions: a qualitative metasynthesis and interview study.

Complexity and the governance of security in communal spaces: an ethnographic exploration of two university campuses (2020)
Thesis
Saduova, D. (2020). Complexity and the governance of security in communal spaces: an ethnographic exploration of two university campuses. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis sets out to explore how the physical security of communal spaces is governed on two university campuses. It draws upon non-participant observation and in-depth interviews to explore the authorization and provision of physical security. It... Read More about Complexity and the governance of security in communal spaces: an ethnographic exploration of two university campuses.

Psychological needs and support following stoma surgery: exploring the perspectives of young adults and healthcare professionals (2020)
Thesis
Polidano, K. (2020). Psychological needs and support following stoma surgery: exploring the perspectives of young adults and healthcare professionals. (Thesis). Keele University

Stoma surgery is commonly described as a life-changing procedure, due to the radical bodily changes and related psychosocial challenges it brings about; especially so for individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) who may undergo this surgery... Read More about Psychological needs and support following stoma surgery: exploring the perspectives of young adults and healthcare professionals.

From research to primary care: a knowledge mobilisation study in osteoarthritis (2020)
Thesis
Swaithes, L. R. (2020). From research to primary care: a knowledge mobilisation study in osteoarthritis. (Thesis). Keele University

Background
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common long-term condition in primary care and is one of the most frequent causes of pain, loss of function and disability. Research evidence alone does not always lead to changes in practice that benefit p... Read More about From research to primary care: a knowledge mobilisation study in osteoarthritis.

Big Stories and Little Stories: how children and family social workers make sense of who they are, what they do and how they do it in a climate of failure, blame and certainty (2019)
Thesis
Maguinness, N. (2019). Big Stories and Little Stories: how children and family social workers make sense of who they are, what they do and how they do it in a climate of failure, blame and certainty. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414943

This thesis reports a qualitative study which employed a combination of narrative inquiry and the conceptual framework of Bourdieu to explore who children and family social workers are and how they perceive their role and responsibilities, and those... Read More about Big Stories and Little Stories: how children and family social workers make sense of who they are, what they do and how they do it in a climate of failure, blame and certainty.

Ghana’s Health Policy: Human Resources and Health Outcomes Inequality in Northern and Southern Ghana (2019)
Thesis
Dery, L. G. (2019). Ghana’s Health Policy: Human Resources and Health Outcomes Inequality in Northern and Southern Ghana. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413811

Despite evidence of widening geographical inequalities in maternal and child health (MCH) coverage and outcomes between the Upper West region (UWR) in the north and the Ashanti region (AR) and Greater Accra region (GAR) in southern Ghana, the relativ... Read More about Ghana’s Health Policy: Human Resources and Health Outcomes Inequality in Northern and Southern Ghana.

Efficiency of the English criminal courts in a time of austerity. Exploring courtroom lawyers' assessment of government policy (2010-2017) (2019)
Thesis
Nicklas-Carter, C. M. (2019). Efficiency of the English criminal courts in a time of austerity. Exploring courtroom lawyers' assessment of government policy (2010-2017). (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413074

Against the background of financial cuts this thesis examines the effects of the measures pursued by the government to improve the efficiency of the English criminal courts and the English and Welsh Criminal Justice System (EWCJS). An initial examina... Read More about Efficiency of the English criminal courts in a time of austerity. Exploring courtroom lawyers' assessment of government policy (2010-2017).

Preventing mobile phone use while driving: Appreciating the equivocal nature of identity, safety and legality in an uncertain world (2019)
Thesis
Savigar, L. (2019). Preventing mobile phone use while driving: Appreciating the equivocal nature of identity, safety and legality in an uncertain world. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413091

Mobile phone use while driving is a major concern for, but is also performed by, many drivers on UK roads (RAC, 2017b), with 40% of drivers admitting to using a mobile phone illegally (Ibid). This thesis presents a mixed methods exploration of mobile... Read More about Preventing mobile phone use while driving: Appreciating the equivocal nature of identity, safety and legality in an uncertain world.

No man’s land? Veterans’ experiences of 21st century warfare and the return to post-conflict life (2019)
Thesis
Wilkinson, H. R. (2019). No man’s land? Veterans’ experiences of 21st century warfare and the return to post-conflict life. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413138

This thesis presents original research exploring how serving in 21st century theatres of war impacts on the return to ‘civilian’ life (‘civvy street’). Through a rich analysis of in-depth narrative interviews with former military personnel, this rese... Read More about No man’s land? Veterans’ experiences of 21st century warfare and the return to post-conflict life.

Exploring the identities and perspectives of social workers with environmental interests (2018)
Thesis
Gordon, H. L. (2018). Exploring the identities and perspectives of social workers with environmental interests. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412298

This research contributes to the relatively small collection of primary research exploring environmental social work. The research is qualitative in design and is underpinned by critical theory. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 14 Wel... Read More about Exploring the identities and perspectives of social workers with environmental interests.

“My husband knows what is best for me…”: An exploration of educated Saudi women’s views towards domestic violence (2018)
Thesis
Nahshal, M. (2018). “My husband knows what is best for me…”: An exploration of educated Saudi women’s views towards domestic violence. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412649

Domestic violence, as we know from existing literature, is an ancient and global phenomenon (United Nations Report, 1970-90, 1991; World Health Organisation, 2005; Kaur & Garg, 2008). However, in Saudi Arabia, the problem of domestic violence only ca... Read More about “My husband knows what is best for me…”: An exploration of educated Saudi women’s views towards domestic violence.

A critical review of options for effective health policy formulation in Jordan (2018)
Thesis
Al-Yakoub, T. A. (2018). A critical review of options for effective health policy formulation in Jordan. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/410390

Jordan has in general a good healthcare system; yet it has been always exposed to both internal and external challenges which compromise the gains it has achieved over the years. This thesis examines one of the internal challenges, as something that... Read More about A critical review of options for effective health policy formulation in Jordan.

Intelligence-led policing: an examination of intelligence practices in the policing of organized crime in Ontario (2010)
Thesis
Cotter, R. S. (2010). Intelligence-led policing: an examination of intelligence practices in the policing of organized crime in Ontario. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/425083

The governance of organized crime has become a prominent feature of law enforcement agendas internationally. According to the intelligence-led policing model, criminal intelligence units perform a vital role in the policing of organized crime through... Read More about Intelligence-led policing: an examination of intelligence practices in the policing of organized crime in Ontario.

Trading in antiquities on eBay: the changing face of the illicit trade in antiquities
Thesis
(2013). Trading in antiquities on eBay: the changing face of the illicit trade in antiquities

The sale of ancient objects on eBay is presented to buyers as legitimate and ethical. However the antiquities trade is a grey market, where both licit and illicit objects are sold (Bowman, 2008). An unknown percentage of illicit antiquities have ente... Read More about Trading in antiquities on eBay: the changing face of the illicit trade in antiquities.

That noir passage between Europe and America. The representation of criminals, law and social order in western cinema.
Thesis
(2014). That noir passage between Europe and America. The representation of criminals, law and social order in western cinema

A group of American and European films in the forties and fifties are characterised by a dark atmosphere and morbid fascination with crime and violent death. Normally populated by rootless characters who live as though suspended in an existential lim... Read More about That noir passage between Europe and America. The representation of criminals, law and social order in western cinema..

Graftin’ up ‘anley duck: Narrating the influence of unemployment upon identity and crime in Stoke-on-Trent
Thesis
Mahoney, I. (2015). Graftin’ up ‘anley duck: Narrating the influence of unemployment upon identity and crime in Stoke-on-Trent

This thesis sets out to explore the influences of unemployment upon senses of identity and involvement in crime in Stoke-on-Trent. It draws upon the Free Association Interview method to explore the lives and experiences of a group of men living in so... Read More about Graftin’ up ‘anley duck: Narrating the influence of unemployment upon identity and crime in Stoke-on-Trent.

Research governance in pharmacogenetic based drug development: why the principlist approach?
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Williams, J. (2016). Research governance in pharmacogenetic based drug development: why the principlist approach?

The thesis will examine whether policy considerations based on the normative ethical framework of Principlism are adequate for drug development involving pharmacogenetics. In order to structure the analysis, the main research question will be based o... Read More about Research governance in pharmacogenetic based drug development: why the principlist approach?.

Finding a voice at the end of life: exploring preferred place of death in a hospice context.
Thesis
Walker, S. (2016). Finding a voice at the end of life: exploring preferred place of death in a hospice context

This study explored the views of patients, carers and staff within one UK hospice on talking about preferred place of death (PPD). The UK Government's End of Life Care Strategy (EOLC, 2008) states that patients' PPD should be identified, documented a... Read More about Finding a voice at the end of life: exploring preferred place of death in a hospice context..

Reimagining the Veteran: An investigation into violent veterans in England and Wales post 9/11
Thesis
Murray, E. T. (2016). Reimagining the Veteran: An investigation into violent veterans in England and Wales post 9/11

This thesis provides an original investigation into the status of violent veterans in the United Kingdom post 9/11. Drawing upon a series of interviews conducted during 2011-2014, it frames the problem through the focused lens of Veteranality. Vetera... Read More about Reimagining the Veteran: An investigation into violent veterans in England and Wales post 9/11.