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Bilateral arm power imbalance in swim bench exercise to exhaustion (2002)
Journal Article
Potts, A., Charlton, J., & Smith, H. (2002). Bilateral arm power imbalance in swim bench exercise to exhaustion. Journal of Sports Sciences, 20(12), 975-979. https://doi.org/10.1080/026404102321011733

We examined the supposition that swimmers may exhibit an imbalance in bilateral arm power output during simulated swimming exercise. Ten competitive front crawl swimmers (5 males, 5 females; age 20.5 ±2.3 years; height 1.74 ±0.09 m; body mass 72.0 ±1... Read More about Bilateral arm power imbalance in swim bench exercise to exhaustion.

Agency, social theory and social policy (2002)
Journal Article
Greener, I. (2002). Agency, social theory and social policy. Critical Social Policy, 22(4), 688-705. https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183020220040701

Social policy writers appear to be increasingly concerned with theories of human agency and their implications for the discipline. This article considers a recent model of agency presented by Hoggett, and attempts to marry it with the social theory o... Read More about Agency, social theory and social policy.

A Comparison of Students' Evaluations of a Peer-delivered Sex Education Programme and Teacher-led Provision (2002)
Journal Article
Forrest, S., Strange, V., Oakley, A., & team, &. T. R. (2002). A Comparison of Students' Evaluations of a Peer-delivered Sex Education Programme and Teacher-led Provision. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2(3), 195-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/1468181022000025776

This article reports data from the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of peer-led sex education in English secondary schools. Data from 52 focus group discussions in 19 schools and selected items from a questionnaire survey completed... Read More about A Comparison of Students' Evaluations of a Peer-delivered Sex Education Programme and Teacher-led Provision.

Self-management and well-being in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: do illness representations play a regulatory role ? (2002)
Journal Article
Law, G., Kelly, T., Huey, D., & Summerbell, C. (2002). Self-management and well-being in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: do illness representations play a regulatory role ?. Journal of Adolescent Health, 31(4), 381-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-139x%2802%2900397-x

This investigation examined the applicability of the self-regulatory model to adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Relationships among illness beliefs, diabetes self-management behaviors, psychological well-being, and blood glucose control were explored... Read More about Self-management and well-being in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: do illness representations play a regulatory role ?.

Dietitians' views of overweight and obese people and reported management practices (2002)
Journal Article
Harvey, E., Summerbell, C., Kirk, S., & Hill, A. (2002). Dietitians' views of overweight and obese people and reported management practices. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 15(5), 331-347. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-277x.2002.00385.x

Objectives: To examine dietitians' views of overweight and obese people, to explore the role of level of severity on these perceptions (overweight vs. obesity), and to explore the relationship between dietitians' views and their reported weight manag... Read More about Dietitians' views of overweight and obese people and reported management practices.

What influences peer-led sex education in the classroom? A view from the peer educators (2002)
Journal Article
Strange, V., Forrest, S., Oakley, A., & team, &. T. R. (2002). What influences peer-led sex education in the classroom? A view from the peer educators. Health Education Research, 17(3), 339-349. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/17.3.339

This paper is the second of two presenting data gathered from peer educators in the RIPPLE study—a randomized controlled trial of peer-led sex education in English secondary schools. Peer educators were recruited from Year 12 students (aged 16/17 yea... Read More about What influences peer-led sex education in the classroom? A view from the peer educators.

Obesity: diagnosis, prevention and treatment; evidence-based answers to common questions (2002)
Journal Article
Reilly, J., Wilson, M., Summerbell, C., & Wilson, D. (2002). Obesity: diagnosis, prevention and treatment; evidence-based answers to common questions. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 86(6), 392-394. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.86.6.392

Paediatric obesity is now common in the UK, as in other developed countries. A literature search was conducted and evidence based answers to five frequently answered questions sought. Recommendations for diagnosis are given. Although there is no conc... Read More about Obesity: diagnosis, prevention and treatment; evidence-based answers to common questions.

Peer-led Sex Education : characteristics of peer educators and their perceptions of the impact on them of participation in a peer education programme (2002)
Journal Article
Strange, V., Forrest, S., Oakley, A., & team, &. T. R. (2002). Peer-led Sex Education : characteristics of peer educators and their perceptions of the impact on them of participation in a peer education programme. Health Education Research, 17(3), 327-337. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/17.3.327

The RIPPLE study is a randomized controlled trial of peer-led sex education in English secondary schools. In 1997, 27 schools were recruited and randomly allocated to a programme of peer-led sex education or to act as control schools. In experimental... Read More about Peer-led Sex Education : characteristics of peer educators and their perceptions of the impact on them of participation in a peer education programme.

Zero tolerance to sexual harm in schools – from broken rules to broken systems (2002)
Journal Article
Lloyd, J., & Bradbury, V. (2022). Zero tolerance to sexual harm in schools – from broken rules to broken systems. Journal of Sexual Aggression, https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2022.2057605

In 2020, student disclosure of sexual harm through the website “Everyone’s Invited” reignited discussions of sexual harm in schools with many calling for “zero tolerance” approaches to sexual harm. This article considers the impact of zero tolerance... Read More about Zero tolerance to sexual harm in schools – from broken rules to broken systems.

Understanding NHS Reform: The Policy-Transfer, Social Learning and Path Dependency Perspectives (2002)
Journal Article
Greener, I. (2002). Understanding NHS Reform: The Policy-Transfer, Social Learning and Path Dependency Perspectives. Governance, 15(2), 161-183. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0491.00184

This paper utilizes three perspectives in analyzing health policy in the U.K. during the formulation of the "internal market" reforms of the late 1980s and early 1990s: policy transfer, social learning, and path-dependency. By doing so, it attempts t... Read More about Understanding NHS Reform: The Policy-Transfer, Social Learning and Path Dependency Perspectives.

An updated systematic review of interventions to improve health professionals' management of obesity (2002)
Journal Article
Harvey, E., Glenny, A., Kirk, S., & Summerbell, C. (2002). An updated systematic review of interventions to improve health professionals' management of obesity. Obesity Reviews, 3(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-789x.2002.00053.x

The objective of this article was twofold (1) to determine the existence and effectiveness of interventions to improve health professionals' management of obesity or the organization of care for overweight and obese people; and (2) to update a previo... Read More about An updated systematic review of interventions to improve health professionals' management of obesity.

Platonic Forehand versus Aristotelian Smash - the use of computers as macroscopes in knowing the social world (2002)
Journal Article
Byrne, D. (2002). Platonic Forehand versus Aristotelian Smash - the use of computers as macroscopes in knowing the social world. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 5(1), 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645570110098082

This paper draws on Desrosie `res, Hayles and Tukey in arguing for an exploratory approach to the use of numerical taxonomy and related approaches in quantitative social research. It asserts that rather than trying to develop algorithm (either in the... Read More about Platonic Forehand versus Aristotelian Smash - the use of computers as macroscopes in knowing the social world.

Interpreting Quantitative Data (2002)
Book
Byrne, D. (2002). Interpreting Quantitative Data. SAGE Publications

How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the `do's' and `don'ts' of effective quantitative research? This refreshing and accessible book provides students with a novel and useful resource for doing quantita... Read More about Interpreting Quantitative Data.