Theses by method

An exploration of the underlying generative mechanisms that shape university students’ agency in their educational digital practices

22nd September 202522nd September 2025
education, qualitative, Theses

Caroline Kuhn (carolinekuhn1967@gmail.com, website) School of Education, Bath Spa University, UK, 2021 Download from repository Abstract Research in educational technology is often approached from an enthusiastic stance that emphasises questions related to ‘what works’, ‘best practice’, and ‘efficiency’, leaving the… Read More »An exploration of the underlying generative mechanisms that shape university students’ agency in their educational digital practices

A critical realist epistemology and the Catholic notion of ‘sensus fidei’ as key to critical thinking in confessional Catholic religious education in the Philippines

17th September 202517th September 2025
education, mixed, Theses

Johnny C. Go, EdD (jcgo@ateneo.edu, website) UCL Institute of Education, University of London, 2016 Download from repository Abstract The research question is: ‘Is critical thinking compatible with confessional Catholic religious education as practiced in the Philippines? If so, in what… Read More »A critical realist epistemology and the Catholic notion of ‘sensus fidei’ as key to critical thinking in confessional Catholic religious education in the Philippines

Capabilities for Peace? A Critical Realist Study of International Graduate Scholarships Impact in Palestine

12th September 202512th September 2025
education, quantitative, Theses

Anas N. Almassri (ana80@georgetown.edu, website)Durham University, UK, 2025 Download from repository Abstract This doctoral study investigates the potential impact of international graduate scholarships on peace in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). It challenges the predominant explanation of scholarships’ relevance to… Read More »Capabilities for Peace? A Critical Realist Study of International Graduate Scholarships Impact in Palestine

The theory of emergence, social structure, and human agency

12th September 2025
sociology, theoretical, Theses

Dave Elder-Vass (Website)Birkbeck College, University of London, 2006 Download from repository Abstract The question of structure and agency has long been regarded as a central problem in sociological theory. In addition to the traditional approaches offered by methodological individualism and… Read More »The theory of emergence, social structure, and human agency

Explaining Outcomes of Strategic Information Systems Planning Using a Critical Realist Approach

12th September 2025
management/organization, qualitative, Theses

Frank Paul Morton (paul.morton9@gmail.com)Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2010 PDF Abstract The subject area of this thesis is Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP), which is focussed on the role of information systems and information technology in organisations. SISP is seen… Read More »Explaining Outcomes of Strategic Information Systems Planning Using a Critical Realist Approach

On Locating the experiences of Second Year Science Students from Rural Areas in the Field of Science in Higher Education: Teaching Science by Drawing on Students’ Lived Rural Experiences

12th September 2025
education, qualitative, Theses

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Madondo (nathimadondo7@gmail.com, Scholar)Centre for Research, Teaching and Learning, Rhodes University, 2020 Download from repository Abstract This study was designed to investigate the experiences of Second Year Science students who come from rural backgrounds within a Higher Education context.… Read More »On Locating the experiences of Second Year Science Students from Rural Areas in the Field of Science in Higher Education: Teaching Science by Drawing on Students’ Lived Rural Experiences