An account of a recasting of a theoretical model of integrated lives from a model of collective capability - a theoretical model rooted in Amartya Sen's Capability Approach, in order to make sense of the way that adult early childhood…

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Many large studies have complex advisory committee structures, yet there is no empirical evidence regarding their optimal composition, scope and contribution. The aim of this study was to inform the committee and advice infrastructure for future research studies.…

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This paper seeks to add to the debate regarding children as researchers by exploring the reality of their participation in research.

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As the role children and young people play in knowledge building is…

For most of us, the home is considered to be our castle: when we close the doors, it is our equivalent to pulling up the drawbridge, thereby retreating from the outside world. But more often, there is no retreat from…

Following the deaths of Victoria Climbié and of Peter Connelly (Baby P) the media has raged about social work competence, the public have expressed dismay and the government has responded with proposals designed to alter practice procedures. Altering procedures gives…

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The construction industry has a history of client dissatisfaction in the UK. In response, framework agreements have been developed to create relationships between suppliers and clients in order to improve project performance. This research aims to…

The final publication is available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10526-007-9124-y, Wetland restoration frequently sets well-defined vegetation targets, but where restoration occurs on highly degraded land such targets are not practical and setting looser targets may be more appropriate. Where this more ‘open-ended’ approach…

Of the many "unconsidered trifles" found amidst Shelleyiana and within Shelley's notebook jottings, this article selects eight examples, spanning his authorial career (1810-1822). Each involves a problem involving attribution, or decipherment, or source identification, which the author believes herself to…

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The third generation of hip resurfacing commenced in the U.K. in the 1990’s with the Birmingham
Hip Resurfacing system and is now becoming more commonplace as an attractive alternative for
young and active patients due to premature failure in total…