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2. Large-scale evaluation of ion mobility spectrometry for the rapid detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in infused papers in prisons.
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Norman C, McKirdy B, Walker G, Dugard P, NicDaéid N, and McKenzie C
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- Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists chemistry, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Humans, Illicit Drugs chemistry, Paper, Prisons, Reproducibility of Results, Scotland, Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists analysis, Illicit Drugs analysis, Ion Mobility Spectrometry methods
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Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs), colloquially known as "spice," are commonly used in prisons and enter establishments via the mail in the form of infused papers. Many prisons use benchtop ion mobility spectroscopy (IMS) instruments to screen mail and seized materials for the presence of SCRAs and other controlled substances. The selectivity and sensitivity of Rapiscan Itemiser
® 3E and Itemiser® 4DN Ion Trap Mobility Spectroscopy™ (ITMS™) systems were evaluated using 21 SCRA reference standards. Some differences in the SCRA reduced mobility (K0 ) values were observed between this study and those reported previously using IMS detection systems, particularly for cumyl and quinolinyl SCRAs (e.g., 5F-PB-22, Cumyl-4CN-BINACA, and 5F-Cumyl-PEGACLONE), although this was found to have little effect at an operational level. Operational reliability of the systems was evaluated by analyzing 392 paper and card samples with known drug content. ITMS™ system results (e.g., detect or nondetect) were in agreement with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis in up to 95% of samples tested. Overall, this study found the ITMS™ systems tested to be effective instruments when deployed for the rapid detection of SCRA-infused papers. Used effectively and with up-to-date substance libraries, they will help reduce the supply of SCRAs into prisons and identify emerging threats as they arise. Several emerging SCRAs (5F-MPP-PICA, 5F-EMB-PICA, and 4F-MDMB-BICA) were detected for the first time in Scottish prisons between May and August 2020 as a result of routine monitoring, and all were detected using the ITMS™ systems tested., (© 2021 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)- Published
- 2021
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3. Shape matters: The application of activity-based in vitro bioassays and chiral profiling to the pharmacological evaluation of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in drug-infused papers seized in prisons.
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Antonides LH, Cannaert A, Norman C, NicDáeid N, Sutcliffe OB, Stove CP, and McKenzie C
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- Biological Assay methods, Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists chemical synthesis, Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists chemistry, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Illicit Drugs chemical synthesis, Illicit Drugs chemistry, Paper, Prisons, Scotland, Stereoisomerism, beta-Arrestins metabolism, Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists analysis, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Illicit Drugs analysis, Mass Spectrometry methods
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Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) elicit many of their psychoactive effects via type-1 human cannabinoid (CB
1 ) receptors. Enantiomer pairs of eight tert-leucinate or valinate indole- and indazole-3-carboxamide SCRAs were synthesized and their CB1 potency and efficacy assessed using an in vitro β-arrestin recruitment assay in a HEK239T stable cell system. A chiral high-performance liquid chromatography method with photodiode array and/or quadrupole time-of-flight-mass spectrometry detection (HPLC-PDA and HPLC-PDA-QToF-MS) was applied to 177 SCRA-infused paper samples seized in Scottish prisons between 2018 and 2020. In most samples, SCRAs were almost enantiopure (S)-enantiomer (>98% of total chromatographic peak area), although in some (n = 18), 2% to 16% of the (R)-enantiomer was detected. (S)-enantiomers are consistently more potent than (R)-enantiomers and often more efficacious. The importance of SCRA-CB1 receptor interactions in the "head" or "linked group" moiety is demonstrated, with the conformation of the "bulky" tert-leucinate group greatly affecting potency (by up to a factor of 374), significantly greater than the difference observed between valinate SCRA enantiomers. (S)-MDMB-4en-PINACA, (S)-4F-MDMB-BINACA, and (S)-5F-MDMB-PICA are currently the most prevalent SCRAs in Scottish prisons, and all have similar high potency (EC50 , 1-5 nM) and efficacy. Infused paper samples were compared using estimated intrinsic efficacy at the CB1 receptor (EIECB1 ) to evaluate samples with variable SCRA content. Given their similar potency and efficacy, any variation in CB1 receptor-mediated psychoactive effects are likely to derive from variation in dose, mode of use, pharmacokinetic differences, and individual factors affecting the user, rather than differences in the specific SCRA present., (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)- Published
- 2021
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4. THE "LYON IN MOURNING": ROBERT FORBES'S PAPERS AND EARLY JACOBITE STUDIES, 1775-1926.
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Lewis, Harry M.
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BEREAVEMENT ,MANUSCRIPT collections ,NATIONAL libraries ,DIGITIZATION ,CATALOGS - Abstract
Jacobite Studies have flourished in recent years in a large part owing to the digitization of manuscript collections. This study examines the impact of the decisions of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century antiquarian collectors on the development of Jacobite Studies through an exploration of the transmission, history, and impact of Robert Forbes's recently digitized "Lyon in Mourning." In this, the work charts the passage of the "Lyon in Mourning" from Forbes's death in 1775 to various antiquarian collectors and on to the National Library of Scotland. In doing so, this study demonstrates the limitations and enduring repercussions of the early fixation with Forbes's papers deemed to be of Jacobite interest, and highlights the value of Forbes's wider writings for the modern studies of Jacobitism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
5. "OURS IS A COURT OF PAPERS": EXPLORING SCOTLAND AND THE BRITISH ATLANTIC WORLD USING THE SCOTTISH COURT OF SESSION DIGITAL ARCHIVE PROJECT: DIGITAL HUMANITIES SPECIAL FEATURE.
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Ambuske, James P.
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DIGITAL humanities ,DIGITAL libraries ,SCOTTISH history ,LIBRARY laws ,LIBRARY conferences ,ELECTRONIC records ,COURTS - Abstract
This essay describes the Scottish Court of Session Digital Archive Project (SCOS), a multi-institutional collaborative research initiative into Early America and the British Atlantic world. Developed by the digital scholarship team at the University of Virginia Law Library, in partnership with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh, SCOS explores everyday life in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through Session Papers, the printed documents submitted to Scotland's supreme civil court during litigation. The project provides scholars, genealogists, and the public with openaccess digital copies of Session Papers held by the UVA Law Library, the Library of Congress, and other institutional partners. By digitizing these documents, contextualizing them with comprehensive metadata, and providing users with interpretative entry points, SCOS is designed to foster new research on this formative period of Scottish, British, and American history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
6. Ten years of ENT Scotland meetings: an appraisal of the publication rates of trainee-presented scientific papers.
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Asimakopoulos, P, Charalampidis, G, Chakravarthy, KM, and Mamais, C
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ABSTRACTING , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *HEAD tumors , *HOSPITAL medical staff , *MEDICAL research , *MEDICAL specialties & specialists , *MEDLINE , *NECK tumors , *ONLINE information services , *OTOLARYNGOLOGY , *PROFESSIONAL peer review , *PUBLISHING , *SERIAL publications , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *PERIODICAL articles , *IMPACT factor (Citation analysis) , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Objective: The ENT Scotland society (formerly known as the Scottish Otolaryngological Society) has two meetings a year and accepts oral presentations from trainees. This study aimed to identify publication rates from these meetings. Methods: Abstracts of the presentations are published in The Journal of Laryngology and Otology. A structured search on PubMed and Google Scholar was undertaken to identify which presentations from the 2005 to 2014 meetings have been published. Results: Of the 145 abstracts found, 60.7 per cent were presenting clinical research and 44.1 per cent were related to the head and neck subspecialty. Seventy-three abstracts (50.3 per cent) were associated with publication as a peer-reviewed article; otology papers were more likely to be published than those focusing on other subspecialties (64.3 per cent, p = 0.036). No correlation was found between publication and other factors. Conclusion: Presentations at the ENT Scotland meetings undergo unbiased peer review and are as likely to be published as those of other conferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Archived in the landscape? Community, family and partnership: promoting heritage and community priorities through the Argyll estate papers.
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Tindley, Annie, Gibbard, Micky, and Diamond, Alison
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MANOR houses , *FAMILY archives , *FAMILY history (Genealogy) , *RURAL geography , *GENEALOGISTS - Abstract
This article discusses pathways to successful partnership working between a significant private archive of a major Scottish landed estate and family, its local community, the wider academic context, and public and charitable agencies. The archives of the Argyll estates and family are housed at their seat, Inveraray Castle, and represent one of the most important private collections in Scotland, encompassing political, social, cultural and economic content over a large geographical area and a long chronology. As such it has obvious academic attractions, which this article explores, but it is also a vital local resource for communities who used to or currently reside on the Argyll estates, as well as genealogists, and family historians. This article uses the Argyll Papers as a case study to explore the ways in which estate archives can animate and illuminate community and heritage priorities in remote and rural areas of great socio-economic fragility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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8. WAYFARING STRANGERS: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia: 2nd ed. By Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr, with Darcy Orr. Durham: University of North Carolina Press, 2021; 384 pp. color plates, maps, appends., notes, bibl., index. $30.00 (paper), isbn9781469664187
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Scarpaci, Joseph L.
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AMERICAN folk music , *STRANGERS , *BLUEGRASS music , *FOLK music , *DANCE music , *WORLD music , *RADIO programs - Abstract
"Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia" is a book by Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr that explores the cultural pathways of traditional Scottish and Irish folk music as it traveled to Appalachia. The book examines the influences of Welsh, English, German, Dutch, French, African American, and Cherokee cultures on these songs. It is structured into three main sections and includes photographs, maps, and sidebars covering various topics related to folk music. The authors also exchange letters discussing their perspectives on Old and New World music. The book sheds light on the history of American folk music and its connection to immigrant experiences. It includes a contextual timeline, resource centers, a discography, and a bibliography for further exploration. Scholars and music enthusiasts will find this book to be a valuable resource. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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9. Briefing Paper: Assessing the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 as Model Menstruation Legislation.
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Bildhauer, Bettina, Røstvik, Camilla Mørk, and Vostral, Sharra
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MENSTRUATION ,FEMININE hygiene products ,SOCIAL stigma ,HISTORICAL research - Abstract
This briefing paper discusses how to include historical perspectives to assess the potential success for current and future menstruation legislation. The case of Scotland provides an instructive example of law-making about free period products and period poverty. While commercial products are perceived as a solution, historical research suggests that cultural attitudes, lingering stigma, and regional differences affect opportunities for passing laws. To predict the likelihood that proposed menstrual product legislation might be adopted in other locations, historical factors related to attitudes about menstruation, including stigma, must be considered and understood to effect lasting change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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10. Exploring alternative assessments for signing deaf candidates.
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O'Neill, Rachel, Cameron, Audrey, Burns, Eileen, and Quinn, Gary
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ELECTRONIC paper , *SIGN language , *ATTITUDES toward language , *LANGUAGE policy , *LANGUAGE & languages - Abstract
Attitudes to sign languages or language policies are often not overtly discussed or recorded but they influence deaf young people's educational opportunities and outcomes. Two qualitative studies from Scotland investigate the provision of British Sign Language as accommodation in public examinations. The first explores the views of deaf pupils and staff about the official system for face‐to‐face interpretation of exam papers. The second investigates a centrally translated digital paper with embedded video questions. Discussion focuses on contrasts between the USA and UK approaches to accommodations, raising issues of standardized technical terms in signed languages, the right to respond in sign, and candidate choice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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11. BANKNOTE SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.
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COTTON manufacture ,PAPER money - Abstract
The article provides updates on various numismatic societies and their upcoming events. The Banknote Society of Scotland recently had a meeting where members enjoyed presentations on Dundee banknotes and the Canadian bank scene. The society is also planning to publish an update to "Paper Money of Scotland" to mark their 30th anniversary. The Crewe Society will be hosting a Spring Coin Fair, and the Yorkshire Numismatic Society had a presentation on the circulation of silver coins. The article also mentions upcoming meetings and events for the Wiltshire Numismatic Society and the Numismatic Society of Ireland. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
12. Nachhaltige Stromversorgung: Koehler-Gruppe setzt auf den Ausbau Erneuerbarer Energie.
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RENEWABLE energy sources ,POWER resources ,WIND turbines ,WIND power plants ,PAPER industry ,OFFSHORE wind power plants - Abstract
Copyright of Wochenblatt für Papierfabrikation is the property of dfv Mediengruppe and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2024
13. Call for Papers: Scotland and the Blue Humanities.
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SCOTTISH history ,CULTURAL production ,SCHOLARLY method - Abstract
The International Review of Scottish Studies (IRSS) is a leading interdisciplinary journal that focuses on Scottish history and culture. It aims to provide a platform for scholars at all career levels to explore Scotland's past and present. The journal seeks to expand the global reach of Scottish scholarship and connect innovative research from various disciplines to a scholarly audience and the public. The current call for papers is for a special issue on the significance of the ocean in Scotland's culture and history. Submissions are welcome from all humanities and social science disciplines and should be sent to the IRSS Editor by December 16, 2024. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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14. Place-Based Collaborative Action as a Means of Delivering Goods and Services in Rural Areas of Developed Economies.
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Slee, Bill and Hopkins, Jonathan
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RURAL development ,COLLECTIVE action ,REAL property acquisition ,GOVERNMENT policy ,RURAL geography ,SOCIAL dynamics - Abstract
This paper challenges the simplified binary division of suppliers of goods and services into market or state categories and identifies the continued relevance of household, community, and third-sector provision in rural areas. We explain the emergence, survival, and development of place-based and collaborative action using a three-fold typology, reflecting differences in the motivations and rationales for providing goods and services in these ways. In a place-based context, some communities have acted collectively using collaborative agency. Many observers of rural community development have suggested that place-based communitarian action may be unable to break free from class-based controls, but this is contested by some compelling examples. Where supported by effective public policy, place-based communitarianism can offer an alternative mode of provision for a wide range of services. Using Scotland as an example, this paper explores the dynamics of interactions between community and policy actors in land acquisition and management, renewable energy, and social care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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15. Lastly: Fads and Fashions in Historiography.
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Muirhead, Andrew T. N.
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CHURCH history ,PRESBYTERIANS ,FADS ,CHURCH historians ,HISTORIOGRAPHY - Abstract
The article examines the periodical's evolving focus across centuries, indicating a quantitative shift from earlier pre-Reformation studies towards biographical accounts and an inclination toward Presbyterian history. It also highlights the society's historical emphasis, noting a waning attention to certain periods and denominations, while seeing a surge in interest in others, such as the Highland and Island regions.
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- 2023
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16. Research paper. How do policy advisors and practitioners prioritise the protection of children from secondhand smoke exposure in a country with advanced tobacco control policy?
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Ritchie, Deborah Doreen, Amos, Amanda, Shaw, April, O’Donnell, Rachel, Semple, Sean, Turner, Steve, and Martin, Claudia
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PASSIVE smoking , *ECONOMICS , *FOCUS groups , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL personnel , *PEDIATRICS , *POLICY sciences , *PUBLIC administration , *PUBLIC health , *RESEARCH funding , *QUALITATIVE research , *GOVERNMENT policy , *JUDGMENT sampling , *THEMATIC analysis , *DRUG control , *PREVENTION - Abstract
The article focuses on a study in Scotland, United Kingdom of prioritizing protection of children from secondhand smoke exposure (SHSE) in a private space where smoke-free public places are enforced. It discusses the difficulty of political acceptability in enforcing the issue and the intervention over parental autonomy to smoke in their own home. The article also reports on the findings based on the study used called Reducing Families' Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (REFRESH) project.
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- 2015
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17. Development of an outcome indicator framework for a universal health visiting programme using routinely collected data.
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Horne, Margaret, Marryat, Louise, Corby, D. Helen, Doi, Lawrence, Astbury, Ruth, Jepson, Ruth, Morrison, Kathleen, and Wood, Rachael
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HEALTH programs ,BREASTFEEDING promotion ,CHILD welfare ,ORAL health - Abstract
Background: Universal health visiting has been a cornerstone of preventative healthcare for children in the United Kingdom (UK) for over 100 years. In 2016, Scotland introduced a new Universal Health Visiting Pathway (UHVP), involving a greater number of contacts with a particular emphasis on the first year, visits within the home setting, and rigorous developmental assessment conducted by a qualified Health Visitor. To evaluate the UHVP, an outcome indicator framework was developed using routine administrative data. This paper sets out the development of these indicators. Methods: A logic model was produced with stakeholders to define the group of outcomes, before further refining and aligning of the measures through discussions with stakeholders and inspection of data. Power calculations were carried out and initial data described for the chosen indicators. Results: Eighteen indicators were selected across eight outcome areas: parental smoking, breastfeeding, immunisations, dental health, developmental concerns, obesity, accidents and injuries, and child protection interventions. Data quality was mixed. Coverage of reviews was high; over 90% of children received key reviews. Individual item completion was more variable: 92.2% had breastfeeding data at 6–8 weeks, whilst 63.2% had BMI recorded at 27–30 months. Prevalence also varied greatly, from 1.3% of children's names being on the Child Protection register for over six months by age three, to 93.6% having received all immunisations by age two. Conclusions: Home visiting services play a key role in ensuring children and families have the right support to enable the best start in life. As these programmes evolve, it is crucial to understand whether changes lead to improvements in child outcomes. This paper describes a set of indicators using routinely-collected data, lessening additional burden on participants, and reducing response bias which may be apparent in other forms of evaluation. Further research is needed to explore the transferability of this indicator framework to other settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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18. ENT trainee papers presented at the ENT Scotland Winter Meeting, 8 November 2019, Stirling, Scotland, UK.
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Bannon, R, Stewart, K, Bannister, M, Cooper, F, Wain Yong, A, Maini, S, Hamilton, L, Lim, A E, Clark, L, Kwong, F Ng Kee, Makepeace, A, Irwin, G, Doherty, C, Sangra, R, Okhovat, S, Clement, W A, Montgomery, J, Loroch, A, Chakravarty, D, and Yaneza, M
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HOSPITAL medical staff ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,OTOLARYNGOLOGY - Published
- 2021
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19. "It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board": A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland.
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Falzon, Danilo, Parkes, Tessa, Carver, Hannah, Masterton, Wendy, Wallace, Bruce, Craik, Vicki, Measham, Fiona, Sumnall, Harry, Gittins, Rosalind, Hunter, Carole, Watson, Kira, Mooney, John D., and Aston, Elizabeth V.
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HARM reduction ,EVIDENCE gaps ,HEALTH behavior ,DRUG monitoring ,DRUG interactions ,CITIES & towns - Abstract
Drug checking services (DCS) enable individuals to voluntarily submit a small amount of a substance for analysis, providing information about the content of the substance along with tailored harm reduction support and advice. There is some evidence suggesting that DCS may lead to behaviour and system change, with impacts for people who use drugs, staff and services, and public health structures. The evidence base is still relatively nascent, however, and several evidence gaps persist. This paper reports on qualitative interviews with forty-three participants across three Scottish cities where the implementation of community-based DCS is being planned. Participants were drawn from three groups: professional participants; people with experience of drug use; and affected family members. Findings focus on perceived harm reduction impacts of DCS delivery in Scotland, with participants highlighting the potential for drug checking to impact a number of key groups including: individual service users; harm reduction services and staff; drug market monitoring structures and networks; and wider groups of people who use and sell drugs, in shaping their interactions with the drug market. Whilst continued evaluation of individual health behaviour outcomes is crucial to building the evidence base for DCS, the findings highlight the importance of extending evaluation beyond these outcomes. This would include evaluation of processes such as: information sharing across a range of parties; engagement with harm reduction and treatment services; knowledge building; and increased drug literacy. These broader dynamics may be particularly important for evaluations of community-based DCS serving individuals at higher-risk, given the complex relationship between information provision and health behaviour change which may be mediated by mental and physical health, stigma, criminalisation and the risk environment. This paper is of international relevance and adds to existing literature on the potential impact of DCS on individuals, organisations, and public health structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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20. 'There will be no shortage of Cabinet ministers taking part in the Scottish referendum campaign. The same is not true in Wales': New Labour, Old Struggles, and the Advent of Welsh Devolution*.
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Evans, Adam
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DECENTRALIZATION in government ,CONSTITUTIONAL reform - Abstract
Devolution to Scotland and Wales was a central pillar of the legislative agenda of the Labour government elected in 1997, yet despite the constitutional significance of this programme it was undertaken without particular enthusiasm by the then prime minister, Tony Blair. Nowhere was this blend of significant change, yet pervasive lack of passion (or interest) more apparent than devolution to Wales. Drawing upon recently released archival documents, this article will explore the New Labour government's approach to devolution in Wales. These papers provide fresh evidence of the second order nature, and treatment, of Welsh devolution compared to the attention provided to Scottish devolution, as well as of the narcissism of small details which pervaded Whitehall's discussions of Welsh devolution (with considerable energy, for example, dedicated to questions about the titles which leading figures in the Assembly would be given). These papers also bear testament to the struggles which Ron Davies, the then secretary of state for Wales, faced in securing even a minor scheme of devolution and the tensions he experienced with the centre of government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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21. The impact of using an income supplement to meet child poverty targets: evidence from Scotland.
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Congreve, Emma, Connolly, Kevin, Harrison, Jordan, Kumar, Ashwin, McGregor, Peter G., and Mitchell, Mark
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POLICY sciences ,COLLECTIVE bargaining ,ENDOWMENTS ,INCOME ,GOVERNMENT policy ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,WAGES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,GOVERNMENT aid ,SURVEYS ,TAXATION ,LABOR market ,MATHEMATICAL models ,THEORY ,POVERTY ,EMPLOYMENT ,CHILDREN - Abstract
In 2017 the Scottish Government passed the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act with the commitment to significantly reduce the relative child poverty rate from the current prevailing level of around 25% to 10% by 2030/31. In response, the government introduced the Scottish Child Payment (SCP) that provides a direct transfer to households at a fixed rate per eligible child – currently £25 per week. In this paper we explore, using a micro to macro modelling approach, the effectiveness of using the SCP to achieve the Scottish child poverty targets. While we find that the ambitious child poverty targets can technically be met solely using the SCP, the necessary payment of £165 per week amounting to a total government cost of £3 billion per year, makes the political and economy-wide barriers significant. A key issue with only using the SCP is the non-linearity in the response to the payment; as the payment increases, the marginal gain in the reduction of child poverty decreases – this is particularly evident after payments of £80 per week. A 'policy-mix' option combining the SCP, targeted cash transfers and other policy levels (such as childcare provision) seems the most promising approach to reaching the child poverty targets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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22. Nutritional implications of substituting plant-based proteins for meat: evidence from home scan data.
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Dogbe, Wisdom, Wang, Yihan, and Revoredo-Giha, Cesar
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UNSATURATED fatty acids ,PLANT proteins ,ELASTICITY (Economics) ,MILK substitutes ,DIETARY proteins - Abstract
There is growing concern among policymakers and researchers about the negative health and climate impacts of meat consumption. Consumers are encouraged to re-evaluate their dietary choices to preserve our ecosystem and reduce the burden of diet-related diseases. However, limited information is available about how price changes in animal protein sources affect plant-based protein demand and the consequences for nutrient intake and/or diet quality. The goal of the present paper is to fill this gap by explaining how consumers react to price changes in animal protein types and to present the implications for nutrition or diet quality. This paper applied the exact affine stone index implicit (EASI) Marshallian demand system to 2021 home scan panel data collated by the Kantar Worldpanel to estimate both price and expenditure elasticities. Twelve food groups of seven animal-based protein products and five plant-based protein products were considered. The results revealed that dairy and eggs are daily necessities for the people of Scotland. The demand for fish and non-dairy milk are the most sensitive to price. Estimates based on expenditure elasticities show that beef is considered a luxury and a highly substitutable product in the Scottish diet. Peas are relatively basic, essential foodstuffs. In general, increasing the price of animal protein sources will shift demand towards plant protein. On the positive side, there will be a significant reduction in cholesterol and fat purchases. However, there would also be a significant reduction in the total amount of protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats, such as unsaturated fatty acids, purchased by the average household. This shows that increases in plant-based protein are not enough to compensate for the reductions in essential macro- and micronutrient purchases from animal protein. From the climate perspective, reductions in meat purchases could reduce emissions from production and consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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23. 'The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like': measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management.
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Dishington, Rachel
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NINETEENTH century ,ENGINEERS ,MEASUREMENT ,ENGINEERING drawings ,ENGINEERING - Abstract
Measurement was vital to nineteenth-century engineering. Focusing on the work of the Stevenson engineering firm in Scotland, this paper explores the processes by which engineers made their measurements credible and explains how measurement, as both a product and a practice, informed engineering decisions and supported claims to engineering authority. By examining attempts made to quantify, measure and map dynamic river spaces, the paper analyses the relationship between engineering experience and judgement and the generation of data that engineers considered to be 'tolerably correct'. While measurement created an abstract and simplified version of the river that accommodated prediction, this abstraction had to be connected to and made meaningful in real river space despite acknowledged limitations to measuring practice. In response, engineers drew on experience gained through the measuring process to support claims to authoritative knowledge. This combination of quantification and experience was then used to support interventions in debates over the proper use and management of rivers. This paper argues that measurement in nineteenth-century engineering served a dual function, producing both data and expertise, which were both significant in underpinning engineering authority and facilitating engineers' intervention in decision making for river management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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24. Exploring and reflecting upon a service level agreement between a child and family psychological service and the private sector.
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McAleese, Aisling, Klewchuk, Elaine, and Coman, William
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SERVICE level agreements ,FAMILY services ,SERVICE industries ,PRIVATE sector ,CHILD services - Abstract
Description Within the current climate of health care pressures, services are exploring ways in which to use resources to the best of their ability to ensure service users have timely, safe, and effective care as well as having positive outcomes and good experiences of the care they receive. The current paper explores a service level agreement between the private sector and a child and family service within the HSC. Within this agreement, has been the development of a pathway through which families on a psychological service waiting list, could be triaged, and allocated to a private clinic within which, psychological care could be provided from assessment through to discharge. The subjective experiences and initial outcomes of those involved have been largely positive. The paper describes, explores, and reflects on the process of collaborative practice. Terminology HSC – Health & Social Care. In England, Scotland and Wales, the National Health Service (NHS) provides health care services while local councils provide social care services. In Northern Ireland these services are combined under what is known as Health and Social Care (HSC) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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25. Post-school education in shrinking rural regions: experiences and solutions from Scotland and Sweden.
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Tent, Nathalie, Syssner, Josefina, Mose, Ingo, and Rennie, Frank
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REGIONAL development ,RURAL education ,RURAL geography ,RURAL planning ,DEMOGRAPHIC change - Abstract
Copyright of Raumforschung und Raumordnung is the property of Oekom Verlag GmbH and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2024
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26. Transitioning towards sustainable tourism in the Outer Hebrides: an evolutionary investigation.
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Niewiadomski, Piotr and Mellon, Victoria
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SUSTAINABLE tourism ,TOURIST attractions ,SOCIAL disorganization ,ECONOMIC geography ,SOCIAL goals ,PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,REFERENDUM - Abstract
While there is rich research on tourism destination evolution, the literature on how normative social and environmental goals (as opposed to contingent events or economic imperatives) drive the evolution of tourism towards more sustainable forms remains under-developed. As a result, the overall understanding of how sustainability in tourism is pursued on the ground and what context-specific factors shape these processes is still insufficient. To address this lacuna, the paper draws upon the sustainability transitions (ST) agenda that focuses on the ground level processes of transitions and conceptualises sustainability transitions as multi-actor, multi-dimensional, evolutionary, disruptive and contested processes. As such, the paper offers a constructive response to Niewiadomski and Brouder's (2022) call for bridging the gap between the research on tourism evolution and the sustainability transitions agenda. More specifically, the paper adopts selected concepts of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) (which have long proved helpful in research on both tourism evolution and sustainability transitions) to address how sustainability in tourism is mindfully pursued in the Outer Hebrides (Scotland, UK) and what geographical and historical factors shape this transition. The analysis draws from 17 semi-structured interviews (conducted in 2020-2021 with tourism businesses and various organisations involved in tourism in the Outer Hebrides) and documentary analysis. Two main groups of place- and path-dependent factors that shape the ongoing transition to sustainable tourism in the Outer Hebrides are identified: 1) institutional and social fragmentation, and 2) infrastructural deficiencies and challenges. The paper finds that the transition to sustainability in tourism in the Outer Hebrides is fragmented and intermittent. Although numerous promising changes are taking place, the transition suffers from a lack of systemic and systematic governance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. And in Conclusion: Now and in the Future.
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Muirhead, Andrew T. N.
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CHURCH history ,CHURCH historians ,HISTORIOGRAPHY ,CHURCH membership ,CHURCH conferences - Abstract
The article offers information on the periodical's evolution, from personnel changes to structural adaptations, including shifting from monthly papers to bi-annual conferences. It explores the challenges and successes faced, focusing on the impact of these changes and the society's adaptation to modern demands.
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- 2023
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28. Coaching With Latour in the Sociomateriality of Sport: A Cartography for Practice.
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Maclean, Jordan and Allen, Justine
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PRACTICE (Sports) ,SOCCER coaches ,COACHING (Athletics) ,COACHES (Athletics) ,SOCIOMATERIALITY ,ACTOR-network theory - Abstract
While there is increasing recognition that sport is sociomaterial, little is known about what this means for an analysis of coaching practice. This paper develops a cartography of coaching based on an actor–network theory ethnography of two volunteer football coaches' practices in Scotland. A sociomaterial analysis generates anecdotes that are reordered into five parts: (a) moving from the eleven-a-side game toward a field of practice, (b) delegation, (c) quasi-object, (d) interruptions, and (e) manufacturing. Each part is accompanied with an analytical move inspired by Latourian actor–network theory. Coaching is conceptualized as a field of practice resting on three propositions. The first proposition is that coaches intervene by fabricating passages in practices which are always under construction. The second proposition is that materials and materiality shape practices in ways which can make players more, or less, disciplined. And the third proposition is for a local and situated sociomaterial competence where nonhumans are matters of concern. Coaching with Latour paves the way for a new space in the sociology of sport for studies dedicated to the sociomateriality of sport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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29. The Chinese Wallpaper from Strathallan Castle, Scotland, and its Peregrinations.
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Webber, Pauline and Carey, Kathryn Myatt
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WALLPAPER ,SCOTCH whisky ,WORLD War II ,CASTLES - Published
- 2020
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30. THE EMERGING AUTHORITY OF CROWN OFFICE IN THE IMPERIAL AGE: A DISCUSSION PAPER.
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Shiels, Robert S.
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CRIMINAL justice system ,PUBLIC prosecutors - Abstract
Although Crown Office is central to the Scottish criminal justice system there has been little modern study of the history of the department and no attempt to locate it within the Scottish constitutional arrangements. Consideration is given here to the evolution of the administrative headquarters of the public prosecution system from the mid-Victorian era when great cohesion was brought to the system through to the statutory intervention of 1927 that consolidated the independent position of the local public prosecutor albeit subject to Crown Office direction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
31. Plays on Words.
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Kent, C. J.
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PAPER sculpture ,ANONYMOUS art ,ARTISTS ,LITERARY festivals - Abstract
The article discusses book sculpture by an anonymous artist in Scotland. Topics discussed include the book sculpture "The Poetree," another art work inspired by Ian Rankin’s detective novel "Exit Music" at the National Library of Scotland cut from a 19th-century copy of the anthology "The Casquet of Literature," and book sculptures at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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- 2019
32. Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus).
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Thorburn, James, Collins, Patrick C., Garbett, Amy, Vance, Heather, Phillips, Natasha, Drumm, Alan, Cooney, Joseph, Waters, Catherine, Ó'Maoiléidigh, Niall, Johnston, Emmett, Dolton, Haley R., Berrow, Simon, Hall, Graham, Hall, Jackie, Delvillar, Diego, McGill, Ross, Whoriskey, Fred, Fangue, Nann A., McInturf, Alexandra G., and Rypel, Andrew L.
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SHARKS ,ACOUSTIC arrays ,ACOUSTIC receivers ,TELEMETRY ,WILDLIFE conservation ,COASTS - Abstract
Acoustic telemetry can provide valuable space-use data for a range of marine species. Yet the deployment of species-specific arrays over vast areas to gather data on highly migratory vertebrates poses formidable challenges, often rendering it impractical. To address this issue, we pioneered the use of acoustic telemetry on basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) to test the feasibility of using broadscale, multi-project acoustic receiver arrays to track the movements of this species of high conservation concern through the coastal waters of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Throughout 2021 and 2022, we tagged 35 basking sharks with acoustic transmitters off the west coast of Ireland; 27 of these were detected by 96 receiver stations throughout the study area (n = 9 arrays) with up to 216 detections of an individual shark (mean = 84, s.d. 65). On average, sharks spent ~ 1 day at each acoustic array, with discrete residency periods of up to nine days. Twenty-one sharks were detected at multiple arrays with evidence of inter-annual site fidelity, with the same individuals returning to the same locations in Ireland and Scotland over 2 years. Eight pairs of sharks were detected within 24 h of each other at consecutive arrays, suggesting some level of social coordination and synchronised movement. These findings demonstrate how multi-project acoustic telemetry can support international, cost-effective monitoring of basking sharks and other highly mobile species. Decision support tools such as these can consolidate cross-border management strategies, but to achieve this goal, collaborative efforts across jurisdictions are necessary to establish the required infrastructure and secure ongoing support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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33. Using digital technology to reduce drug-related harms: a targeted service users' perspective of the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme.
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Strachan, Graeme, Daneshvar, Hadi, Carver, Hannah, Greenhalgh, Jessica, and Matheson, Catriona
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DIGITAL technology ,DATA privacy ,HARM reduction ,DIGITAL inclusion ,DRUG overdose - Abstract
Background: Deaths due to drug overdose are an international issue, causing an estimated 128,000 global deaths in 2019. Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe, with those in the most deprived areas at greater risk than those in affluent areas. There is a paucity of research on digital solutions, particularly from the perspective of those who use drugs who additionally access harm reduction and homelessness support services. The Digital Lifelines Scotland programme (DLS) provides vulnerable people who use/d drugs with digital devices to connect with services. Methods: This paper reports on the evaluation of the DLS from the perspective of service users who accessed services for those at risk of drug-related harms. A mixed methods approach was used including an online-survey (n = 19) and semi-structured interviews (n = 21). Survey data were analysed descriptively and interview data through inductive coding, informed by the Technology, People, Organisations and Macroenvironmental factors (TPOM) framework, to investigate the use, access, and availability of devices, and people's experiences and perceptions of them. Results: Most participants lived in social/council housing (63.2%, n = 12), many lived alone (68.4%, n = 13). They were mainly over 40 years old and lived in a city. Participants described a desire for data privacy, knowledge, and education, and placed a nascent social and personal value on digital devices. Participants pointed to the person-centred individuality of the service provision as one of the reasons to routinely engage with services. Service users experienced an increased sense of value and there was a palpable sense of community, connection and belonging developed through the programme, including interaction with services and devices. Conclusions: This paper presents a unique perspective which documents the experiences of service users on the DLS. Participants illustrated a desire for life improvement and a collective and individual feeling of responsibility towards themselves and digital devices. Digital inclusion has the potential to provide avenues by which service users can safely and constructively access services and society to improve outcomes. This paper provides a foundation to further cultivate the insight of service users on digital solutions in this emerging area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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34. Social Justice in Scottish Education? Revisiting the Question.
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Brown, Jonathan and Mercieca, Duncan
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SOCIAL justice ,PROFESSIONAL orientations ,JUSTICE ,PROFESSIONAL standards ,PRODUCTION standards - Abstract
Social justice is a key value within Scottish education and is listed as one of four professional values within the General Teaching Council for Scotland's (GTCS) professional standards. This paper uses the work of Nancy Fraser to question what is meant by social justice within Scottish education. Parallels are drawn between the conception of social justice as presented within the Standard for Registration and the work of Fraser, highlighting the relevance of a professional standard that seeks to orientate professionals towards social justice rather than codify the practice in reference to a single scale on which all matters of justice should be weighed. Following this, the Getting it Right for Every Child policy (GIRFEC) is problematized to demonstrate the dangers of mis-framing. This paper ends by connecting the concept of professional orientation towards justice as indicated within the Standard for Registration to Aristotle's idea of sensibilities and phronêsis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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35. Colas in Scotland.
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Fowler, Stuart
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AIRCRAFT fuels ,PAPER mills - Published
- 2020
36. Finally: Geography, Gender and Genetics.
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Muirhead, Andrew T. N.
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CHURCH history ,CHURCH historians ,WOMEN in church work ,HISTORY education - Abstract
The article offers information on the on Scotland's ecclesiastical history and debates, spanning geography, gender representation, and historical aspects. It examines the society's dedicated adherence to Scottish themes and explores the challenges this limitation poses for engagement, particularly regarding gender inclusivity and the emphasis on geographical heritage.
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- 2023
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37. 'Believers in Biology': A Co-ordinated Effort to Disrupt the 2022 Census.
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Pedersen, Sarah
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BIOLOGY ,PUBLIC demonstrations ,CENSUS ,GENDER ,SUFFRAGISTS ,SOCIAL media - Abstract
This article investigates the attempt by some gender-critical Scots, led by organisations such as For Women Scotland, to disrupt the administration of the 2022 census in Scotland. They used their census returns to register a protest around guidance relating to the Sex question and around the wider issue of the Scottish Government's plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. Protestors used social media to share images of their protest on the census forms over the whole census period, meaning that potential protesters were more likely to choose to protest because they saw a growing number of others sharing what they had done. It is suggested that this protest has contributed, and will continue to contribute, to costs relating to the administration of the census and the processing of census data, including the production and administration of paper census forms; the extension of the deadline for completion of the census; and the ability to use machines to read and process the data. Their action was linked by many protesters to the actions of the suffragettes in relation to the 1911 census, with the expectation that their protests would be visible in 100 years' time. However, data-protection policies mean many of their actions will not be recorded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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38. ENT trainee papers presented at the summer meeting of ENT Scotland (Scottish Otolaryngological Society), 9 May 2013, Dunblane, Scotland, UK.
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Ellul, D, Mohamad, S H, Miah, M S, Spielmann, P, Hussain, S S M, Syed, M I, Head, E, Madurska, M, Hendry, J, Cain, A J, Suller, S, Browning, G G, Akeroyd, M, Khan, I, Mohamad, S, Shakeel, M, Visvanathan, V, Kubba, H, Morrissey, M S C, and Asimakopoulos, P
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,MEDICAL specialties & specialists ,OTOLARYNGOLOGY - Published
- 2018
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39. Religious Comprehension in Scotland, 1689–1695.
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ROGERS, BEN
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RELIGIOUS groups , *UNIFORMITY , *PRESBYTERIANS , *ACADEMIC libraries , *SCOTS - Abstract
This article discusses how religious comprehension was promoted by the Scottish authorities after the revolution of 1688–9 to reach a compromise between the nation's two main religious groups: the Presbyterians and the Episcopalians. Unlike the failed attempt to enact comprehension in England in 1689, in Scotland five attempts were made from 1689 to 1694 to accommodate Episcopalians into the Church. The article argues that comprehension forced the Scots to confront the practical limits of their commitment to religious uniformity, and was central to their transition from a Reformed nation that cherished uniformity to one that begrudgingly accepted the existence of pluralism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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40. The rapid development of a virtual Children's Hearings System in Scotland: A realist-inspired synthesis assessing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the participation and rights of children.
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Nixon, Catherine, Kurlus, Indiya, Hunt, Melissa, Deacon, Kirsty, McGarrol, Sarah, Lamb, Donald, Etchells, Helen, McNaughton, Lorna, and Henderson, Gillian
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LEGAL status of children ,HUMAN rights ,MATHEMATICAL models ,PUBLIC health ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,TELECONFERENCING ,COURTS ,THEORY ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,DATA analysis software ,CONTENT analysis ,THEMATIC analysis ,COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
Scotland's Children's Hearings System is a unique statutory system that makes decisions about the need for compulsory professional involvement in the lives of children who are maltreated, in conflict with the law or displaying alarming behaviours. It was designed to facilitate in-person, child-centred discussions about the measures needed to ensure the care and protection of children. The Covid-19 pandemic challenged the ability of the Hearings System to fulfil this role due to the physical closure of Hearings Centres and the need to rapidly develop a virtual system. In this paper we present a realist-influenced synthesis exploring how contextual factors such as public health guidelines, emergency legislation, technological challenges and wider structural inequalities interacted with the delivery of virtual hearings to affect the participation and rights of children during the pandemic. We also describe how learning from the experiences of the participants of hearings was critical to understanding how virtual technologies could be adapted to provide a more rights-respecting approach to participation. We conclude by arguing that there is a need to ensure that the voices of children, which are largely absent from discussions around the use of virtual technologies, are incorporated into decisions made about their continued use within Children's Hearings. Plain Language Summary: The Children's Hearings System is a legal system in Scotland that makes decisions about the care and protection of children and young people who are: being abused or neglected; in trouble with the police; or regularly truanting from school. At a Children's Hearing, specially trained members of the public decide whether to place the child or young person onto a Compulsory Supervision Order (CSO). This is a legal document that specifies what support should be provided to the child or young person, where they should live and who they can have contact with. Before the Covid-19 pandemic all hearings were held in person at specially designed Hearings Centres. All of these centres were closed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in a virtual Children's Hearings System having to be set up quickly. In this paper we describe the challenges of using video-conferencing software to run Children's Hearings. We explore how rules enacted by the UK and Scottish Governments affected how hearings could be delivered, before moving on to discuss how technical difficulties, lack of access to appropriate technologies and other inequalities such as digital poverty affected how children and young people could participate in their hearings. The paper finishes by describing changes made to virtual hearings in order to try and ensure that children and young people were able to participate in their hearings. In doing so, we highlight the importance of involving children and young people in discussions around how their voices can be heard, even in the context of a global pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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41. LEXICOGRAPHIC FIXATION OF NATIONALLY MARKED UNITS OF MINORITY LANGUAGES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ELECTRONIC DICTIONARIES OF SCOTS AND SCOTTISH GAELIC).
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Lemeshchenko-Lagoda, Viktoriia
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LEXICOGRAPHY ,LINGUISTIC minorities ,MEMORIALS ,ETHNIC groups - Abstract
This paper considers the peculiarities of the lexicographic fixation of nationally marked units of minority languages in Scotland, in particular Scots and Scottish Gaelic. The aim of this paper is to analyse dictionary entries and to determine the features of lexicographic representation of nationally-marked units at the microstructural level by identifying common and distinctive features. The source base is represented by such online dictionaries as The Dictionaries of Scots Language and Am Faclair Beag. The paper presents a brief overview of the creation of dictionaries, which constitute the source base of the research, and also provides a brief overview of their macrostrcture. The common features include the presence of interpretation (translation), transcription and grammatical commentary, while the differences include different formats of illustrating the usage of a lexical item (territorial - in Scottish Gaelic, situational - in Scots). Methods used in the study: general scientific (analysis and synthesis), critical dictionary research, diachronic and synchronic methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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42. From Old Tom Morris to Andy Murray: an examination of the Scottishness of Scotland's sporting celebrities.
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Bairner, Alan
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CELEBRITIES ,REFERENDUM ,FAME ,TRAGEDY (Trauma) ,CULTURAL values ,TENNIS players ,POLITICAL development - Abstract
This paper examines the concept of the sports celebrity in the context of Scotland with a specific focus on the impact of localised national discourses on their formation. Relatively few Scottish athletes have become celebrities perhaps because traditional Scottish cultural values have militated against the cultural elevation even of the most successful individuals. Having explained the cultural context, the paper proceeds to consider the role of Scotland's golfing pioneers. There follows an examination of the significance of personal tragedy in the construction of other Scottish sports celebrities, with a particular emphasis on football based on nuanced, culturally specific and personal insights into Scottish society. The final section of the paper examines the celebrity status of a tennis player, Andy Murray, arguably Scotland's greatest ever athlete. Tragedy, political acuity and a wry sense of humour have been combined in Murray's celebrityhood which has, in turn, been consistently influenced by his dealings with the relationship between Britishness and Scottishness. The main theoretical contribution of the paper is situated in the argument that, although typologies of sports celebrity can be useful, we should not lose sight of the significance of local specificities, with the celebrities who are discussed belonging to three distinct eras in Scottish political development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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43. How can place support pedagogy? Application of the concept of cognitive affordances in research and design of outdoor learning environments.
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Khan, Matluba, McGeown, Sarah, Christie, Beth, and Bell, Simon
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PLACE-based education ,CLASSROOM environment ,SCHOOL grounds ,CHILD development ,SCHOOL children ,COGNITION - Abstract
This paper adopts an ecological approach to describe the opportunities offered by school landscape for children's curricular learning. The approach is based on Gibson's concept of affordances which refers to the opportunities offered by an environment to its users. The research conducted in school grounds in two different contexts – Scotland and Bangladesh drew on this theory to examine the relationship between the school landscape and children's learning. Case study research included application of observation and behaviour mapping in school grounds, and interviews with participants in both contexts. Opportunities for teaching and learning offered by the school landscape in both cases were later defined as 'cognitive affordances' by the authors. 'The concept of 'cognitive' affordances' had limited attention in the field of landscape research. This paper thus introduces and defines the term to understand and study the potential of outdoor environments for development of children's learning and cognition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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44. Young people's priorities for the self‐management of distress after stoma surgery due to inflammatory bowel disease: A consensus study using online nominal group technique.
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Saunders, Benjamin, Polidano, Kay, Bray, Lucy, Fisher, Tamsin, Corp, Nadia, McDermott‐Hughes, Megan, Farmer, Adam D., Morris, Beth, Fleetwood‐Beresford, Sahara, and Chew‐Graham, Carolyn A.
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PREVENTION of surgical complications ,CONSENSUS (Social sciences) ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,FERTILITY ,SELF-management (Psychology) ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,STRESS management ,RESEARCH funding ,MEETINGS ,SURGICAL stomas ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EMOTIONS ,INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases ,EXPERIENCE ,SURGICAL complications ,VIDEOCONFERENCING ,SOCIAL support ,GROUP process ,INTIMACY (Psychology) ,ADULTS - Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to gain consensus among young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on the priorities for the content of an intervention for the self‐management of stoma‐related distress. The current identification and management of distress in young people with a stoma is often suboptimal in clinical settings and there is a need for improved support resources. Methods: Two consensus group meetings were carried out via online video conferencing, using nominal group technique. Participants generated, rated on a Likert scale and discussed, topics for inclusion in a future self‐management intervention. Results: Nineteen young people, aged 19–33, with a stoma due to IBD took part in one of two group meetings. Participants were located across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Twenty‐nine topics were generated by participants, seven of which reached consensus of ≥80%, that is, a mean of ≥5.6 on a 7‐point Likert scale. These were: receiving advice from young people with lived experience of stoma surgery; advice on/addressing concerns about romantic relationships, sex and intimacy; information about fertility and pregnancy related to stoma surgery; stoma 'hacks', for example, useful everyday tips regarding clothing, making bag changes easier and so forth; reflecting on and recognising own emotional response to surgery; tips on managing the stoma during the night; and processing trauma related to the illness and surgery journey. Conclusions: Findings extend previous research on young people's experiences of stoma surgery, by generating consensus on young people's priorities for managing distress related to surgery and living with a stoma. These priorities include topics not previously reported in the literature, including the need for information about fertility and pregnancy. Findings will inform the development of a self‐management resource for young people with an IBD stoma and have relevance for the clinical management of stoma‐related distress in this population. Patient or Public Contribution: Three patient contributors are co‐authors on this paper, having contributed to the study design, interpretation of results and writing of the manuscript. The study's Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement advisory group also had an integral role in the study. They met with the research team for four 2‐h virtual meetings, giving input on the aims and purpose of the study, recruitment methods, and interpretation of findings. The group also advised on the age range for participants. The views of young people with a stoma are the central component of the study reported in this paper, which aims to gain consensus among young people with an IBD stoma on their priorities for the content of a resource to self‐manage distress related to stoma surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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45. Pandemic policymaking affecting older adult volunteers during and after the COVID-19 public health crisis in the four nations of the UK.
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Grotz, Jurgen, Armstrong, Lindsay, Edwards, Heather, Jones, Aileen, Locke, Michael, Smith, Laurel, Speed, Ewen, and Birt, Linda
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DISEASE risk factors ,PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission ,MORTALITY risk factors ,POLICY sciences ,NATIONAL health services ,EXECUTIVES ,RESEARCH funding ,HEALTH policy ,MEDICAL care ,SOCIAL services ,STATISTICAL sampling ,INTERVIEWING ,DECISION making ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) ,COVID-19 vaccines ,SOCIAL change ,SOCIAL attitudes ,STAY-at-home orders ,DISCOURSE analysis ,TELEMEDICINE ,VOLUNTEERS ,AGING ,ORGANIZATIONAL change ,PUBLIC health ,COMPARATIVE studies ,PRACTICAL politics ,HEALTH promotion ,SOCIAL support ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,OLD age - Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to critically examine the effects of COVID-19 social discourses and policy decisions specifically on older adult volunteers in the UK, comparing the responses and their effects in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing perspectives on effects of policy changes designed to reduce risk of infection as a result of COVID-19, specifically on volunteer involvement of and for older adults, and understand, from the perspectives of volunteer managers, how COVID-19 restrictions had impacted older people's volunteering and situating this within statutory public health policies. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a critical discourse approach to explore, compare and contrast accounts of volunteering of and for older people in policy, and then compare the discourses within policy documents with the discourses in personal accounts of volunteering in health and social care settings in the four nations of the UK. This paper is co-produced in collaboration with co-authors who have direct experience with volunteer involvement responses and their impact on older people. Findings: The prevailing overall policy approach during the pandemic was that risk of morbidity and mortality to older people was too high to permit them to participate in volunteering activities. Disenfranchising of older people, as exemplified in volunteer involvement, was remarkably uniform across the four nations of the UK. However, the authors find that despite, rather than because of policy changes, older volunteers, as part of, or with the help of, volunteer involving organisations, are taking time to think and to reconsider their involvement and are renewing their volunteer involvement with associated health benefits. Research limitations/implications: Working with participants as co-authors helps to ensure the credibility of results in that there was agreement in the themes identified and the conclusions. A limitation of this study lies in the sampling method, as a convenience sample was used and there is only representation from one organisation in each of the four nations. Originality/value: The paper combines existing knowledge about volunteer involvement of and for older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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46. "They Finally See Me, They Trust Me, My Brother's Coming Home" Recognising the Motivations and Role of Siblings Who Become Kinship Carers.
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Stabler, Lorna
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KINSHIP ,CAREGIVERS ,GRANDPARENTS ,SIBLINGS ,KINSHIP care ,BROTHERS ,CONSOLIDATED financial statements ,CHILD support - Abstract
Despite a widespread focus on grandparents, a large proportion of kinship care in the UK is provided by older siblings. What drives older siblings to become kinship carers, and how this might differ from other kinship carers, is not well represented in academic literature. In this study, narrative interviews were carried out with thirteen adults across England, Scotland, and Wales who had experience being the main carer for their younger sibling(s) when their parents could not care for them sufficiently. The narrative method elicited holistic accounts of participants experiences of being a sibling carer, and the analysis generated three groups of narrative accounts highlighting how and why some sibling kinship care arrangements come about—with siblings wanting to bring their younger siblings back into their family; siblings trying to keep their younger siblings in their family; or older siblings stepping in to fill a gap in parenting at home. The paper draws on the narrative accounts of participants to build the groups, presenting an illustrative narrative account to represent each group. Importantly, these accounts demonstrate how becoming a kinship carer as an older sibling may, or may not, be recognised or fit into wider narratives of what becoming a kinship carer looks like. It is hoped that these accounts will prompt practitioners and policymakers to look more closely at the role of siblings when considering who is and who should be involved in deciding how to support children to remain within their family network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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47. Commentary - "We too it seems belong to the future": John Grierson's Heart of Scotland (1962).
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Magee, Karl
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HEART ,ARCHIVES - Abstract
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- 2023
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48. Meaningful Online Connections during Covid-19: Reflections on Using Arts-Based Approaches in Social Work Practice.
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MacAulay, Debbie and Levy, Susan
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ART ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,SOCIAL workers ,CREATIVE ability ,BUSINESS networks ,STUDENTS ,CHILD welfare ,SOCIAL worker attitudes ,SOCIAL services ,STUDENT attitudes ,STAY-at-home orders ,COVID-19 pandemic ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) - Abstract
This paper offers reflections on an organic turn to the arts as a means of connecting and working with children and young people online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns during the pandemic required social work practitioners, students, and social care staff to find innovative and creative ways of engaging with people. Online delivery of services presents both challenges and opportunities for communicating and building relationships. The arts, currently underutilised in social work, is one way to open up opportunities, and provide a 'way in' to the lives of people who use services. This paper draws on reflections from a student social worker based in Scotland, UK, on how a turn to the arts provided an effective means to connect with and understand the children and young people she was supporting. The paper first explores some of the benefits of using the arts in social work practice; second, it introduces online arts-based approaches used during the Covid-19 pandemic; and concludes by encouraging readers to adopt and adapt the approaches introduced in the paper to integrate arts-based approaches into social work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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49. Reconsidering the Impact of the All Scotland Crusade of 1955 upon Children and Young People.
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Jeffrey, Kenneth S.
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RELIGIOUS gatherings ,EVANGELISTIC invitations ,EVANGELISTIC work ,PASTORAL care - Abstract
Billy Graham led the All Scotland Crusade in Glasgow for six weeks between March and April 1955. 830,670 people attended the events he hosted at the Kelvin Hall, Ibrox and Hampden stadiums, while 19,835 of them responded to his altar call and became inquirers. A significant proportion were children and young people. This paper will examine the immediate, medium-term and long-term effects of the crusade upon this group of people. It will contend maternal influence encouraged a significant number of children and young people to respond to Graham's altar call, emotion often accompanied their decisions, and many of them underwent an evangelical conversion experience. It will claim many became active participants in the life of their local churches where they received pastoral care and spiritual counselling. It will argue some of them found a vocation in full time Christian ministry and mission, and spent their lives serving the church. Above all, this paper will establish how the lives of several thousands of children and young people were radically transformed through their experience of the All Scotland Crusade in 1955. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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50. Death in the Scottish curriculum: Denying or confronting?
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Paul, S., del Carpio, L., Rodríguez, P., and Herrán, A. de la
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ATTITUDES toward death , *THANATOLOGY , *HEALTH literacy , *CURRICULUM , *SCHOOLS , *STUDENTS , *BEREAVEMENT - Abstract
The important role of schools in supporting children experiencing bereavement is established, yet less is known about how school curricula include death as part of life and this limits our understanding of the systemic structures that shape children's knowledge and experience of death. To address this gap, this paper discusses an analysis of the Scottish curriculum to explore the extent to which death features in compulsory education for children aged 3 to 15 years. The findings show that whilst death is present across the curricula, certain types of 'knowing' death are promoted, largely situated across religious teaching, which may limit children's engagement with the multiple and complex ways in which death features across individual, social, physical, and relational domains. By integrating the concepts of death systems and death ambivalence, the paper develops new knowledge on the interplay between curricula and sense making around death in children's lives that has practical utility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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