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The evolution of student identity: a case of caveat emptor. (2012)
Journal Article
MARTIN, L., SPOLANDER, G., ALI, I. and MAAS, B. 2014. The evolution of student identity: a case of caveat emptor. Journal of further and higher education [online], 38(2), pages 200-210. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2012.722200

Engaging students has been seen as the key to promoting their achievement in higher education institutions. However, there is an important stage prior to this: the development of a positive student identity which influences students’ motivation to en... Read More about The evolution of student identity: a case of caveat emptor..

Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension. (2012)
Journal Article
QUINN, F., JOHNSTON, M., DIXON, D., JOHNSTON, D.W., POLLARD, B. and ROWLEY, D. I. 2012. Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension. Rehabilitation psychology [online], 57(2), pages 167-177. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028083

Objective: Disability from chronic illness is a major problem for society, yet the study of its determinants lacks an overall theoretical paradigm. Johnston (1996) has proposed conceptualizing disability as behavior and integrating biomedical and beh... Read More about Testing the integration of ICF and behavioral models of disability in orthopedic patients: replication and extension..

If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs. (2012)
Journal Article
MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2012. If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs. Development and change [online], 43(3), pages 649-670. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01776.x

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are increasingly challenged to demonstrate accountability and relevance, with reporting, monitoring and evaluation arguably having become development activities in their own right. Drawing on interviews and obser... Read More about If you don't count, you don't count: monitoring and evaluation in South African NGOs..

Paying the price for corporate social responsibility: social costs and dividends of oil and gas company approaches in Nigeria. (2012)
Journal Article
VERTIGANS, S. 2012. Paying the price for corporate social responsibility: social costs and dividends of oil and gas company approaches in Nigeria. Social responsibility review, 2012(1), pages 35-48.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has grown in prominence over recent years. And rising levels of interest have been accompanied by contests within academic and business circles over the purpose and suitability of businesses having social respons... Read More about Paying the price for corporate social responsibility: social costs and dividends of oil and gas company approaches in Nigeria..

The North Laine: a visual essay. (2012)
Journal Article
YUILL, C. 2012. The North Laine: a visual essay. Sociological research online [online], 17(1), pages 66-75. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2572

The North Laine in Brighton provides a useful case study in exploring different ways of experiencing and imagining urban life. The area possess many distinctive street forms and supports counter-cultural lifestyles, which emphasise environmentalism a... Read More about The North Laine: a visual essay..

The realities of a part-time PhD (2012)
Journal Article
SMITH, D. 2012. The realities of a part-time PhD. Psychologist [online], 25(1), pages 80-81. Available from: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/careers-diplomat-director

According to a recent review (Kulej & Park, 2008, cited in Hooley et al., 2009) 32 % of full-time PhD students are below the age of 25 while just 5 % of part-time students are. This statistic shows that amongst graduates the latter option is highly u... Read More about The realities of a part-time PhD.