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'I'd be unhealthy if nobody wanted me anymore': a sociological analysis of the relationship between ageing and health beliefs (2000)
Thesis
Conway, S. (2000). 'I'd be unhealthy if nobody wanted me anymore': a sociological analysis of the relationship between ageing and health beliefs. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212375

This thesis is based upon life history and focus group interviews on the health beliefs of 26 older adults from Hull and surrounding areas. The research rationale is twofold. First, the area is relatively neglected. Second, it is posited that, whilst... Read More about 'I'd be unhealthy if nobody wanted me anymore': a sociological analysis of the relationship between ageing and health beliefs.

Rough magic : the theatrical life of John Wilkes Booth (2000)
Thesis
Kincaid, D. L. (2000). Rough magic : the theatrical life of John Wilkes Booth. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211265

When John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre in Washington on the evening of April 14,1865, he destroyed any possibility that his reputation as an actor would be dispassionately assessed for the foreseeable future. A bitter, fratrici... Read More about Rough magic : the theatrical life of John Wilkes Booth.

Culture in the public domain and the challenge of multiculturalism : a critical examination of Taylor, Raz and Rorty (2000)
Thesis
Taghavi, S. M. A. (2000). Culture in the public domain and the challenge of multiculturalism : a critical examination of Taylor, Raz and Rorty. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223232

[From the Introduction:] Cultural diversity is an undeniable social reality in most societies all over the world. In western countries, this is evident in the population composition that reflects a cultural diversity resulting from forcible occupati... Read More about Culture in the public domain and the challenge of multiculturalism : a critical examination of Taylor, Raz and Rorty.

Lifeworld perspective transformations in student nurses during the period of a three year nursing course (2000)
Thesis
Taylor, M. F. (2000). Lifeworld perspective transformations in student nurses during the period of a three year nursing course. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216164

This thesis that concerns research undertaken in a school of nursing in reference to the students experience on a nursing course. Two major features are present in this thesis. Firstly, the accounts of student nurses of their experience on the nursin... Read More about Lifeworld perspective transformations in student nurses during the period of a three year nursing course.

The conception of human nature in modern political thought : with special reference to the work of Charles Taylor (2000)
Thesis
Hounslow, A. P. (2000). The conception of human nature in modern political thought : with special reference to the work of Charles Taylor. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214372

[From the introduction:] This thesis will analyse and advocate a 'contextualist' reading of human nature. By reference to the work of Charles Taylor it will be argued that Modern conceptions of human nature are (to echo Nietzsche) 'dead'. This is to... Read More about The conception of human nature in modern political thought : with special reference to the work of Charles Taylor.

An investigation of the computer training needs of the teachers and students at teacher colleges in Saudi Arabia (2000)
Thesis
Al-Joudi, M. G. M. (2000). An investigation of the computer training needs of the teachers and students at teacher colleges in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214237

Worldwide discussion has been initiated about the role of computers and information technology in schools. In Saudi Arabia, the introduction of computers into education institutes has been a feature of development planning since 1990, but many educat... Read More about An investigation of the computer training needs of the teachers and students at teacher colleges in Saudi Arabia.

Experience and practice : gendered knowledge as a challenge to our epistemological paradigm (2000)
Thesis
Gonzalez Arnal, S. (2000). Experience and practice : gendered knowledge as a challenge to our epistemological paradigm. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211269

Feminist epistemology has two aims: to show the androcentrism present in certain paradigmatic accounts of what counts as good knowledge and to provide us with alternatives. In this thesis I will follow that tradition and I will argue for a new episte... Read More about Experience and practice : gendered knowledge as a challenge to our epistemological paradigm.

Childhood embodiment : an ethnography of SEN provision. (2000)
Thesis
Simpson, B. (. M. (2000). Childhood embodiment : an ethnography of SEN provision. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211257

This thesis explores the experiences of a group of children with a range of special educational needs within two mainstream schools, using a variety of ethnographic methods. The thesis is sited within the relatively new paradigm of the social study o... Read More about Childhood embodiment : an ethnography of SEN provision..

Assessing the applicability of integrated communications : towards a system approach. (2000)
Thesis
Lin, Y. (2000). Assessing the applicability of integrated communications : towards a system approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211110

This thesis tackles the problem of how communication functions can be integrated and made more effective in organisations. The research surfaces the main issues affecting the quality of integrated communications and -develops a new Integrated Communi... Read More about Assessing the applicability of integrated communications : towards a system approach..

Assessing the applicability of integrated communications : towards a systemic approach (2000)
Thesis
Lin, Y. (2000). Assessing the applicability of integrated communications : towards a systemic approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210993

This thesis tackles the problem of how communication functions can be integrated and made more effective in organisations. The research surfaces the main issues affecting the quality of integrated communications and develops a new Integrated Communic... Read More about Assessing the applicability of integrated communications : towards a systemic approach.

Knowledge-based expert support in an assembly-oriented CAD environment (2000)
Thesis
Mei, H. (2000). Knowledge-based expert support in an assembly-oriented CAD environment. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217923

Assembly-oriented design offers great potential for product rationalisation, increasing productivity and reducing lead time and cost. It results in simpler and more reliable products which are less expensive to assemble and manufacture. To facilitate... Read More about Knowledge-based expert support in an assembly-oriented CAD environment.

An investigation of chemiluminescent miniaturised analytical systems (2000)
Thesis
Nelstrop, L. (2000). An investigation of chemiluminescent miniaturised analytical systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215086

This thesis examines the feasibility of using chemiluminescence (CL) for detection in miniaturised analytical systems. The aim of this project was to design a miniaturised device that could potentially be used for the remote sensing of metal ions. Th... Read More about An investigation of chemiluminescent miniaturised analytical systems.

Sex role stereotypes in Greek primary school textbooks (2000)
Thesis
Kantartzi, E. (2000). Sex role stereotypes in Greek primary school textbooks. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215082

My purpose in this research is to examine the way in which the two sexes are presented in school textbooks. The incentive for pursuing my research was my own experience of using school textbooks and the observation of everyday reality. Until the pres... Read More about Sex role stereotypes in Greek primary school textbooks.

'Quality management or management quality?' : an adaptive model of organization as the basis of organizational learning and quality provision (2000)
Thesis
Dudley, P. 1. (2000). 'Quality management or management quality?' : an adaptive model of organization as the basis of organizational learning and quality provision. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212767

This document tells the story of the development of an approach to the management of quality management. Not the more usual "conformance to specification" version of product quality, but that of service quality. In telling this story two main sources... Read More about 'Quality management or management quality?' : an adaptive model of organization as the basis of organizational learning and quality provision.

The social work role in the secondary schools in Saudi Arabia (2000)
Thesis
Al-Ajlan, A. A. (2000). The social work role in the secondary schools in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211641

The overall aim of this research is to contribute to cross-cultural knowledge and skills on the development and  practice of social work in schools, by identifying and comparing the actual and ideal roles of school social  workers in Saudi... Read More about The social work role in the secondary schools in Saudi Arabia.

The role of education in maintaining the Islamic identity of Muslims in Bradford (2000)
Thesis
Al-Shabaan, A. M. (2000). The role of education in maintaining the Islamic identity of Muslims in Bradford. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210983

This study is an investigation into the British Muslim communities in Bradford, to identify which types of problems might threaten their Islamic identity and suggest possible solutions to assist those people to maintain their identity. The main aim... Read More about The role of education in maintaining the Islamic identity of Muslims in Bradford.