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“What if you don't feel ‘disadvantaged’ and you’re being called that?”: an exploration of young people’s perspectives on the ‘disadvantaged’ label in an English secondary school (2021)
Thesis
Jones, A. R. (2021). “What if you don't feel ‘disadvantaged’ and you’re being called that?”: an exploration of young people’s perspectives on the ‘disadvantaged’ label in an English secondary school. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223542

In education policy, the term ‘disadvantaged’ is used to label young people who face socio-economic inequity and thus, in schools where policy is enacted. This thesis argues that the ‘disadvantaged’ label is problematic as it implies that young peopl... Read More about “What if you don't feel ‘disadvantaged’ and you’re being called that?”: an exploration of young people’s perspectives on the ‘disadvantaged’ label in an English secondary school.

Reading the academic library : an exploration of the conceived, perceived and lived spaces of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull (2020)
Thesis
Fallin, L. (2020). Reading the academic library : an exploration of the conceived, perceived and lived spaces of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223604

Focusing on the perspectives of ‘library users’, this thesis argues for a reconsideration of dominant conceptions of academic libraries as dusty repositories of books and restrictive study spaces. Using the Brynmor Jones Library (BJL) at the Universi... Read More about Reading the academic library : an exploration of the conceived, perceived and lived spaces of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull.

Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality (2019)
Thesis
Grabher, B. (2019). Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223173

In the context of the transformative ambitions of event-based, culture-led urban regeneration, this thesis interrogates the production of cultures of gender equality in City/ Capital of Culture mega-events. Inspired by Donostia/ San Sebastián as Euro... Read More about Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality.

Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions (2019)
Thesis
Kember, M. (2019). Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222209

[From the introduction]: The aim of this doctoral thesis was to consider how, if at all, professional staff development practitioners in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the United Kingdom (UK) design and deliver equality and diversity (E&D)... Read More about Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions.

The language of the human rights of children : a critical discourse analysis (2019)
Thesis
Dunhill, A. (2019). The language of the human rights of children : a critical discourse analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221545

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty addressing the human rights of children. The Convention can be seen as the language of the human rights of children. Children are becoming more engaged and participat... Read More about The language of the human rights of children : a critical discourse analysis.

Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia (2018)
Book
Ploner, J. (2018). J. Ploner, & P. Naef (Eds.). Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315180977

Described as ‘cultural crossroads’ or ‘mosaic’, ‘powder keg’, ‘border’, ‘bridge’ or Europe’s ‘Other’, the region comprising former Yugoslavia has, over time, conjured up ambiguous imaginaries associated with political unrest, national contest and eth... Read More about Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia.

The investigation of using wiki technology to support self-regulated learning in the academic context at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia (2018)
Thesis
Aldayel, S. S. A. (2018). The investigation of using wiki technology to support self-regulated learning in the academic context at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221181

Technology has become a major focal point in the modern learning environment. Web 2.0 is being increasingly widely employed in university education and has the potential to improve the quality of education. For optimum benefit to students’ learning p... Read More about The investigation of using wiki technology to support self-regulated learning in the academic context at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia.

An investigation of transnational higher education in Hong Kong : developing transnational intercultural communities of practice (2017)
Thesis
Lau, T. E. (2017). An investigation of transnational higher education in Hong Kong : developing transnational intercultural communities of practice. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220538

Driven by globalisation and neoliberal agendas (GATE, 2000; WTO, 2015), Transnational Higher Education (TNHE) has emerged to meet the educational demand of markets around the world, including those in Hong Kong (Lo, 2017; UK Higher Education Internat... Read More about An investigation of transnational higher education in Hong Kong : developing transnational intercultural communities of practice.

A rhizomatic edge-ucation : 'searching for the ideal school' through school tourism and performative autoethnographic-we (2017)
Thesis
Mendus, A. R. B. (2017). A rhizomatic edge-ucation : 'searching for the ideal school' through school tourism and performative autoethnographic-we. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221039

Alys-we searched for that oxymoron of the ‘Ideal School’. Performing School Tourism In over 180 schools in 21 countries, Unpicking the binary in education away from alternative or mainstream, Embodying places that are ‘educating differently’ Towar... Read More about A rhizomatic edge-ucation : 'searching for the ideal school' through school tourism and performative autoethnographic-we.