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Nursing informatics: a personal review of the past, the present and the future (2005)
Journal Article
Hardiker, N., & Hyeoun-Ae, P. (2005). Nursing informatics: a personal review of the past, the present and the future

There is evidence that nurses have been involved in, or have been affected by health- related computer projects since the mid-1960's. Since those early years nurses have made many significant contributions to the wider bio-health informatics agenda.... Read More about Nursing informatics: a personal review of the past, the present and the future.

Work-based learning: a leadership development example from an action research study of shared governance implementation (2005)
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Williamson, T. (2005). Work-based learning: a leadership development example from an action research study of shared governance implementation. Journal of Nursing Management, 13(6), 490-499. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2934.2005.00576.x

Aim: An empowering action research study was undertaken to evaluate and strengthen the implementation of shared governance. One aim was to identify factors that acted as aids or barriers to effective decision-making by clinical leaders. As a work-bas... Read More about Work-based learning: a leadership development example from an action research study of shared governance implementation.

Who do I tell? Support and consultation in cases of ethical conflict (2005)
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McAuliffe, D., & Sudbery, J. (2005). Who do I tell? Support and consultation in cases of ethical conflict. Journal of Social Work, 5(1), 21-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017305051362

Summary: Social workers cannot avoid ethical dilemmas. This qualitative research investigated the question ‘who do I tell?’, exploring who the people are that social workers approach for advice when a course of action is ethically uncertain. Thirty A... Read More about Who do I tell? Support and consultation in cases of ethical conflict.

Young service users as co-researchers: methodological problems and possibilities (2005)
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McLaughlin, H. (2005). Young service users as co-researchers: methodological problems and possibilities. Qualitative Social Work, 4(2), 211-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325005052394

This article explores some of the methodological challenges in working with young service users as co-researchers. The issues and concerns are highlighted using the national evaluation of the NSPCC’s Young People’s Centres as the vehicle for the disc... Read More about Young service users as co-researchers: methodological problems and possibilities.

Countertransference and self-injury: a cognitive behavioural cycle (2005)
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Rayner, G., Allen, S., & Johnson, M. (2005). Countertransference and self-injury: a cognitive behavioural cycle. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50(1), 12-19

Countertransference and self-injury: a cognitive behavioural cycle Aim. This paper discusses the emotional, cognitive and behavioural effects of selfinjury on nurses as helpers, and shows the usefulness of a cycle that can affect care provision fo... Read More about Countertransference and self-injury: a cognitive behavioural cycle.

Las Vegas in Africa (2005)
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Hall, M., & Bombardella, P. (2005). Las Vegas in Africa. Journal of Social Archaeology, 5(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469605305050141

Recent years have seen substantial capital investments in 'destination resorts', manyof which utilize heritage themes to attract consumers. This movement was led by the renaissance of Las Vegas and by major urban destination project, and coincided wi... Read More about Las Vegas in Africa.

South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy (2005)
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Hall, M., & Symes, A. (2005). South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy. Studies in Higher Education, 30(2), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075070500043317

This paper tracks policies in the governance of higher education over the first decade of South Africa's democracy. The first democratically elected government of 1994 was faced with the formidable task of dismantling the structures of apartheid educ... Read More about South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy.

Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (2005). Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen

Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are often assumed to be synonymous. In some debates about higher education in South Africa, this assumption has led to the supposition that universities are less autonomous – and therefore less free – than... Read More about Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen.

‘Cheering on the boys’: female sport fans and physical education (2005)
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Gosling, V., & Crawford, G. (2005). ‘Cheering on the boys’: female sport fans and physical education

This paper considers the location of women as fans and followers of sport and the consequences of this for the teaching of Physical Education (PE). It argues that even though many women continue to be marginalised within sport fan communities, their... Read More about ‘Cheering on the boys’: female sport fans and physical education.

Toys for boys? The continued marginalization and participation of women as digital gamers (2005)
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Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. (2005). Toys for boys? The continued marginalization and participation of women as digital gamers. Sociological Research Online, 10(1),

This paper develops out of ongoing research into the location and use of digital gaming in practices of everyday life. Specifically this paper draws on a questionnaire based survey of just under four hundred undergraduate students and twenty-three f... Read More about Toys for boys? The continued marginalization and participation of women as digital gamers.

‘Acting as a good parent would’? Psychosocial support for parents in a children’s hospital (2005)
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Sudbery, J., & Alenkinship, A. (2005). ‘Acting as a good parent would’? Psychosocial support for parents in a children’s hospital. Journal of Social Work Practice, 19(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650530500071936

In a children’s hospital, the primary responsibility of attending to the physical wellbeing of the child also requires skilled attention to the needs of parents or other family members.This paper draws on the experience of a hospital-based support se... Read More about ‘Acting as a good parent would’? Psychosocial support for parents in a children’s hospital.

Access to exercise referral schemes – a population based analysis (2005)
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Harrison, R., McNair, F., & Dugdill, L. (2005). Access to exercise referral schemes – a population based analysis. Journal of Public Health, 27(4), 326-330. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdi048

Background Sedentary behaviour is a public health priority in many countries. Hundreds of community-based exercise referral schemes have been established in Europe and USA, to increase physical activity. Experimental evidence questions the effecti... Read More about Access to exercise referral schemes – a population based analysis.

The effects of early rheumatoid arthritis on dominant and non-dominant hand impairment and function (2005)
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Adams, A., Burridge, J., Hammond, A., & Cooper, C. (2005). The effects of early rheumatoid arthritis on dominant and non-dominant hand impairment and function. British journal of hand therapy, 10(3/4), 93-97

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is defined as a symmetrical disease yet there is evidence that hand joint damage sustained in RA is related to use, and hand dominance could affect the degree of structural impairment evident in the wrist and hand. This expl... Read More about The effects of early rheumatoid arthritis on dominant and non-dominant hand impairment and function.