The supervision of postgraduate master’s degree dissertations has attracted little attention in the academic literature and is an under researched area of supervisory activity. This study, which adopted the psychological contract as its guiding conceptual framework, therefore set out to…

This publication is available online at www.swap.ac.uk/resources or can be ordered in a
large print format from SWAP (Tel: 023 8059 9310, Email: swapteam@soton.ac.uk)., This paper explores the innovative use of concept mapping as a method for summative assessment of…

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an important diagnostic imaging tool that has
seen rapid expansion in recent years with a commensurate increase in the number of
radiographers undertaking MRI scans. This imaging modality is a complex one and the strong

I describe the development of a group in North London that aimed to increase the involvement of carers in the development and monitoring of mental health services across the borough. I enabled the carers to evaluate their experiences of the…

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This straightforward and jargon-free book will provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills they need to carry out independent research. The international contributors identify key research methodologies, data collection tools and analysis methods, and focus on the…

This research is rooted in my professional practice at the newly established
international Centre for Spiritual Life Development (CSLD) of The Salvation Army. It
is designed to develop a foundation which can shape and enhance the policy and provision of…

AIM: To discover whether nursing students believed that a post-registration cardiac module was meeting their needs.

METHOD: A descriptive qualitative approach was used in this study. Semi-structured interviews were recorded with a purposive sample of six registered nurses who…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an approach for the teaching and delivery of HRD practices, professional skills and theory that challenges the modernist orthodoxy of contemporary organisational life and the requirements of professional bodies. Design/methodology/approach: First,…

The original Bio-Rad gene gun was unable to transfect acute or organotypic brain slices, as the amount of helium gas used, the distance for the gold-coated microcarriers to travel to target area were not optimised for fragile tissues, such as…