Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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An exploratory study of the systems of support to help young males with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties to remain in post 16 Education
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2011-09-30)Paper 1 An exploratory study of the systems of support to help young males with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties to remain in post 16 Education Abstract This paper is positioned within a co-operative inquiry ... -
Exploring and challenging perfectionism in four high-achieving UK secondary schools
(University of ExeterSocial Sciences, 2016-05-24)Perfectionism research is relatively sparse, particularly relating to UK secondary school students. International literature links perfectionism with both positive and negative outcomes in adulthood, including achievement ... -
Exploring and Understanding Signal-response Relationships and Response Dynamics of Microbial Two-Component Signaling Systems
(University of ExeterBiosciences, 2013-12-09)Two-component signaling systems are found in bacteria, fungi and plants. They mediate many of the physiological responses of these organisms to their environment and display several conserved biochemical and structural ... -
Exploring Chinese Business Management Students' Experience of Active Learning Pedagogies: How Much Action is Possible in Active Learning Classrooms?
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2013-10-03)This phenomenological study explores how certain “innovative” pedagogies were experienced by a group of Chinese students studying Business Management at a mid-ranking UK university. Analysis of the transcripts of interviews ... -
Exploring Nature's Benefits through Tourism and Eudaimonic Well-being: A Case Study of the Jurassic Coast, Dorset
(University of ExeterGeography, 2013-10-29)This research is concerned with advancing understanding of human-nature relationships and the ways in which people benefit from interactions with nature. This is important since economic accounts of the value of natural ... -
Exploring Secondary Teachers’ Perception Towards Teaching Intercultural Competence in English Language Classrooms in Bahrain
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2011-12-16)Abstract The aims of English language teaching (ELT) have observed a fundamental reconsideration during the past two decades, resulting in a shift in emphasis from linguistic competence over communicative competence to ... -
Exploring seven to eleven year old children’s perspectives of self-talk and their experience of an intervention encouraging self-talk that is self-compassionate
(University of ExeterCollege of Social Sciences and International Studies, 2015-05-29)Paper One: An opportunity sample from three primary schools participated, split between two age categories with 37 children from year groups three and four (mean age of 8 years) and 48 from year groups five and six (mean ... -
Exploring the acceptability and usefulness of the Impact of Symptoms Questionnaire (IoSQ)
(University of ExeterCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2013-08-28)Background Clinical and physiotherapy professional guidelines advocate enquiry into, and documentation of the impact of musculoskeletal pain on a range of psychosocial and functional aspects of life. However, there is ... -
Exploring the Concept of Individual Workplace Well-Being: What does it mean to have Workplace Well-being and What is the Role of Identity-Related Resources in Achieving it?
(University of ExeterUniversity of Exeter Business School, Centre for Leadership Studies, 2013-07-31)When exploring workplace phenomena such as well-being, it is important to recognise the context in which the experience takes place. For example, many contemporary jobs require people to interact with others or to work in ... -
Exploring the Construal of Membership in English Language Teachers’ Associations: A Window into Professional Identity through Japanese Voices
(University of ExeterCollege of Social Sciences and International StudiesGraduate School of Education, 2014-10-03)This doctoral dissertation aimed to explore English language teachers’ construal of membership in English language teachers’ (ELTs’) associations. The study initially examined teachers’ perceptions of membership via an ... -
Exploring the Effects of Supply Chain Structure on Supply Chain Integration in the Manufacturing Industry
(University of ExeterEngineering, 2013-07-08)This research is an exploratory study of the relationship between two supply chain management (SCM) concepts, namely supply chain structure and supply chain integration. The objective is to enhance the understanding of the ... -
Exploring the implications of genetic testing in mental health care
(University of ExeterCollege of Social Sciences & International Studies, 2013-01-07)Now is a time of dramatic change in mental health care as the world is witnessing a proliferation of research into the genetics of mental disorders. Despite several genetic test developments there is a paucity of qualitative ... -
Exploring the Intercultural Learning of TESOL Global Educators
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2014-07-03)The emergence of English as a global language has led to a huge demand for TESOL language educators around the world (Davies, 2009). This has resulted in greater intercultural encounters with the cultural Other; hence, the ... -
Exploring the mechanisms and functions underpinning the social networks of an endangered population of killer whales, Orcinus orca
(University of ExeterCLES, 2012-04-25)For the majority of social species, group composition is dynamic, and individuals are interconnected in a heterogeneous social network. In this study I investigate the mechanisms underpinning social structure in the ... -
Exploring the Online Social Identities of People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): A Discourse Analysis Approach
(University of ExeterPsychology, 2014-05-06)People with CFS/ME suffer from physical symptoms and restriction in roles. Having a contested condition means facing scepticism, stigma and disbelief. Previous researcher-mediated studies found that people with CFS/ME ... -
Exploring the perspectives of the pedagogical role of Teaching Assistants (TAs) from a Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) perspective: How do they support the development of independent learners?
(University of ExeterCollege of Social Sciences and International Studies, 2015-07-15)The study (paper 1) sets out to explore TAs perceptions of their practice by investigating the incidence of scaffolding present in their work with students. A mixed- methods approach to data collection involved a focus ... -
Exploring the Potential of Social Marketing to Encourage Sustainable Tourist Behaviour in South West England
(University of ExeterGeography, 2014-02-14)In the South West of England tourism provides an extremely important form of economic revenue, with 92 million nights spent in the region, generating over £9 billion in visitor spending and 11% of the total workforce ... -
Exploring the process of family interventions in relation to attachment, attributions and the maintenance of difficulties. An IPA study
(University of ExeterPsychology, 2012-05-08)Family Interventions (FI) are recommended in the treatment of psychosis. This is based on the robust finding that a high rating of Expressed Emotion (EE) is predictive of poor outcome. Research has looked to attachment and ... -
Exploring the relationship between an arts course and rehabilitation for young people in a Young Offender’s Institute: a grounded theory approach
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2012-05-08)Exploring the relationship between an arts course and rehabilitation in a Young Offenders’ Institute: a grounded theory approach Applications for funding for arts interventions in prisons need to show the intervention ... -
Exploring the relationship between context, process and outcome factors associated with a Solution Focused Coaching Programme for school staff.
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2013-05-10)Paper one: The use of coaching programmes is on the increase, including within the field of education. However critics have raised concerns regarding the limited research base concerning their use and the fact many models ...