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SPARC 2019 Fake news & home truths : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2019)
Book
Aarons, T., Abduljawad, S. A. S., Aboelkheir, A., Addis, M. C., Adeboye, O., Adeniyi, I. A., …Yusup, N. H. (2019). E. M. Barnes, D. Greensmith, M. Griffiths, U. Hurley, T. Ireland, C. Starbuck, …D. Whitnall (Eds.), SPARC 2019 Fake news & home truths : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2019 SPARC conference. This year we not only celebrate the work of our PGRs but also our first ever Doctoral School Best Supervisor awards, which makes this year’s conference extra special. Once again we have... Read More about SPARC 2019 Fake news & home truths : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.

SPARC 2018 Internationalisation and collaboration : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2018)
Book
Abdu, Y., Abduljawad, S., Abdullahi, R., Abraham, A., Adamu, H., Adeleke, A., …Usman, B. (2018). T. Ireland (Ed.), SPARC 2018 Internationalisation and collaboration : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2018 SPARC conference. This year we not only celebrate the work of our PGRs but also the launch of our Doctoral School, which makes this year’s conference extra special. Once again we have received a tremendou... Read More about SPARC 2018 Internationalisation and collaboration : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.

Organisational cultures: Progression and retention barriers to women in the UK construction industry (2008)
Journal Article
Worrall, L., Harris, K., Thomas, A., Stewart, R., Jessop, S., McDermott, P., & Platten, A. (2008). Organisational cultures: Progression and retention barriers to women in the UK construction industry

The UK construction industry employs over two million people and is the country 19s top employer. However, at present the UK is facing a massive shortfall of available skilled workers and this shortage is predicted to continue for the foreseeable fut... Read More about Organisational cultures: Progression and retention barriers to women in the UK construction industry.

Postempiricism (2004)
Book Chapter
May, T. (2004). Postempiricism. In A. Bryman, M. Lewis-Beck, & T. Futing Liao (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of social science research methods. California: SAGE Publications

Critical theory (2004)
Book Chapter
May, T. (2004). Critical theory. In A. Bryman, M. Lewis-Beck, & T. Futing Liao (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of social science research methods. California: SAGE Publications

Poststructuralism (2004)
Book Chapter
May, T. (2004). Poststructuralism. In A. Bryman, M. Lewis-Beck, & T. Futing Liao (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of social science research methods. California: SAGE Publications

Introduction: Transformations in principles and practice (2002)
Book Chapter
May, T. (2002). Introduction: Transformations in principles and practice. In T. May (Ed.), Qualitative Research in Action. London: SAGE Publications

This exciting new book brings together contributions from world-leading scholars as well as younger researchers and focuses on cutting-edge issues related to the practice of qualitative research in the field. It provides a forum for contributors to d... Read More about Introduction: Transformations in principles and practice.

The discontented epoch: freedom and security in Bauman’s postmodernity (2002)
Book Chapter
May, T. (2002). The discontented epoch: freedom and security in Bauman’s postmodernity. In P. Beilharz (Ed.), Zygmunt Bauman. London: SAGE Publications

Zygmunt Bauman is widely acknowledged as the most interesting and consistent of postmodern sociologists. Yet his work is widely dispersed across a number of fields and his critical interpretation is scattered across a wide array of disciplines. This... Read More about The discontented epoch: freedom and security in Bauman’s postmodernity.

Social work, professionalism and the rationality of organisational change (2000)
Book Chapter
May, T., & Buck, M. (2000). Social work, professionalism and the rationality of organisational change. In N. Malin (Ed.), Professionalism, boundaries and the workplace. London: Routledge

Professionalism, Boundaries and the Workplace is a practical text that examines a range of sensitive issues concerned with managing and maintaining professional boundaries between worker and client. It uses experiences from probation, social work, th... Read More about Social work, professionalism and the rationality of organisational change.

A literature review on information coordination in construction
Presentation / Conference
Biscaya, S., & Tah, H. A literature review on information coordination in construction. Presented at The Seventh International Postgraduate Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford, UK

Currently in Portugal, procedures for gathering construction project information as well as coordinating and communicating the information amongst all the stakeholders in the process are extremely bureaucratic, confusing and awfully time-consuming.... Read More about A literature review on information coordination in construction.

Reflexive vigilance: engagement, illumination and development
Book Chapter
May, T. Reflexive vigilance: engagement, illumination and development. In R. Harré, & F. Moghaddam (Eds.), The self and others: positioning individuals and groups in personal, organizational, political and cultural contexts. New York: Praeger Publishers