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Why do people go to university and why does it matter? Understanding differences in student experiences via a quantitative analysis of student reflexivity and student motivations

Richard Remelie (r.remelie@mmu.ac.uk, website) Manchester Metropolitan University, 2024 Download from repository Abstract Underpinned by the philosophy of Critical Realism, this thesis provides new ways to explain differences in student experiences of university. It achieves this by presenting quantitative evidence of… Read More »Why do people go to university and why does it matter? Understanding differences in student experiences via a quantitative analysis of student reflexivity and student motivations

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

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

Family homelessness in Australia: a quantitative critical realist study

Catherine HastingsMacquarie University, 2022 Download from repository Abstract Homelessness is a potent example of extreme disadvantage and social exclusion, and for families it can be an experience of loss, fear and trauma. The effects of homelessness on children and their… Read More »Family homelessness in Australia: a quantitative critical realist study