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Multiprofessional perceptions of clinical research delivery and Clinical Research Nursing: Exploring the interface between clinical service delivery and clinical research delivery in the NHS

Linda Tinkler (linda.tinkler@sheffield.ac.uk) University of Sheffield, 2023 Download from repository Abstract Introduction & Background Clinical research activity generates multiple health benefits. Resistance/avoidance at the interface between research delivery and clinical service delivery may affect the success of research. Little is… Read More »Multiprofessional perceptions of clinical research delivery and Clinical Research Nursing: Exploring the interface between clinical service delivery and clinical research delivery in the NHS

“You don’t go here anymore”: An exploration of school exclusion

Stephanie King (s.king2@derby.ac.uk) Nottingham Trent University, 2024 Download from repository Abstract This thesis is a qualitative study bringing together lived experiences of school exclusion with a novel use of theory. The analysis deepens understanding of how school exclusion both represents… Read More »“You don’t go here anymore”: An exploration of school exclusion

Beyond the Skills Deficit: A Critical Realist View of Academic Writing in Kazakhstan

By Aikerim Bektemirova In academia, we are all familiar with the pressure to ‘publish or perish’. But for many scholars in non-Anglophone contexts, this pressure is compounded by an additional linguistic barrier, as one Kazakhstani faculty member describes the difficulties… Read More »Beyond the Skills Deficit: A Critical Realist View of Academic Writing in Kazakhstan

Call for papers: special issue on critical realism and human-nature relations

A guest post by Leigh Price (University of Inland Norway, leigh.price@inn.no), Andreas Vavvos (University ofCrete, Greece & University of Saint Andrews, UK), and Jan Zumoberhaus (University of Fribourg,Switzerland). Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 The Journal of Critical Realism is calling… Read More »Call for papers: special issue on critical realism and human-nature relations

Catholic Faith Permeation and Teacher Preparation: An Exploratory Case Study

Brett Fawcett (bgrahamfawcett@gmail.com) University of Calgary, 2024 Download from repository Abstract The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore the ways that Catholic postsecondary institutions were perceived by their Catholic educator graduates to prepare Catholic teachers for the… Read More »Catholic Faith Permeation and Teacher Preparation: An Exploratory Case Study

Knowledge and Agency in Vocational Education: An analysis of competency-based training and student counselling utilising a lens of critical realism to cultural historical activity theory

Niklas Rosenblad (niklas.rosenblad@alumni.helsinki.fi, Bluesky) Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki , 2023 Download from repository Abstract Relational agency is a knowledge-laden but not knowing-determined concept derived from cultural historical activity theory, characterising social and collaborative activity and work as… Read More »Knowledge and Agency in Vocational Education: An analysis of competency-based training and student counselling utilising a lens of critical realism to cultural historical activity theory

Keeping the Faith by Second Generation Chinese American Freshmen: A Morphogenetic Analysis of Reflexive Mediation of the Christian Faith over the First Year of University Life

Michael Karim (mkarim1015@fuller.edu) Fuller Theological Seminary, 2020 Download from repository Abstract The quandary of university freshmen losing their Christian faith during the first year of university life is a well-known problem. Most explanations come from sources in structure and culture… Read More »Keeping the Faith by Second Generation Chinese American Freshmen: A Morphogenetic Analysis of Reflexive Mediation of the Christian Faith over the First Year of University Life

Call for contributions to edited book ‘Critical Realism and Planning’

A guest post by Jin Xue. Call for contributions: Planning is an interdisciplinary field, operating at the intersection of science, policy, and lived experience. As the world is becoming increasingly complex and intertwined, and being challenged by polycrisis, new technologies… Read More »Call for contributions to edited book ‘Critical Realism and Planning’