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Social mobility and higher education (2016)
Book Chapter
Boliver, V., & Wakeling, P. (2017). Social mobility and higher education. In J. Shin, & P. Teixeira (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of international higher education systems and institutions (1-6). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_43-1

The impact of participation in tertiary-level education on the movement of individuals up or down the social class structure from one generation to the next (intergenerational mobility) or during the course of a career (intragenerational mobility). S... Read More about Social mobility and higher education.

Organizational capacities for ‘residential care homes for the elderly’ to provide culturally appropriate end-of- life care for Chinese elders and their families (2016)
Journal Article
Kong, S., Fanga, M., & Lou, W. (2016). Organizational capacities for ‘residential care homes for the elderly’ to provide culturally appropriate end-of- life care for Chinese elders and their families. Journal of Aging Studies, 40, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2016.12.001

Developing culturally appropriate end-of-life care for Chinese elderly and families is not an endemic challenge for Hong Kong, but that of the Western countries with a noticeable trend of rising Chinese population. The particular development of Hong... Read More about Organizational capacities for ‘residential care homes for the elderly’ to provide culturally appropriate end-of- life care for Chinese elders and their families.

Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature (2016)
Journal Article
Hesketh, K., O'Malley, C., Paes, V., Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Ong, K., …Sluijs, E. (2016). Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature. Sports Medicine, 47(4), 1349-1374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0656-0

Background Understanding the determinants of children’s health behaviours is important to develop successful behaviour-change interventions. Objective We aimed to synthesise the evidence around determinants (‘preceding predictors’) of change in physi... Read More about Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature.

Interfaith Dialogue: Seven Key Questions for Theory, Policy and Practice (2016)
Journal Article
Orton, A. (2016). Interfaith Dialogue: Seven Key Questions for Theory, Policy and Practice. Religion, State and Society, 44(4), 349-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/09637494.2016.1242886

Interfaith dialogue is increasingly being recognised by governments across Europe as crucial to developing cohesive communities. This article critically analyses approaches for developing strategies to promote interfaith dialogue between individuals... Read More about Interfaith Dialogue: Seven Key Questions for Theory, Policy and Practice.

‘Gun! Gun! Gun!’: An exploration of law enforcement officers’ decision-making and coping under stress during actual events (2016)
Journal Article
Harris, K., Eccles, D., Freeman, C., & Ward, P. (2017). ‘Gun! Gun! Gun!’: An exploration of law enforcement officers’ decision-making and coping under stress during actual events. Ergonomics, 60(8), 1112-1122. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1260165

Research on decision-making under stress has mainly involved laboratory-based studies with few contextual descriptions of decision-making under stress in the natural ecology. We examined how police officers prepared for, coped with and made decisions... Read More about ‘Gun! Gun! Gun!’: An exploration of law enforcement officers’ decision-making and coping under stress during actual events.

The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F. C., Summerbell, C. D., Moore, H. J., Routen, A., Lake, A. A., Adams, J., White, M., Araujo-Soares, V., Abraham, C., Adamson, A. J., & Brown, T. J. (2017). The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 18(2), 227-246. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12479

Summary Introduction Ready-to-eat meals sold by food outlets that are accessible to the general public are an important target for public health intervention. We conducted a systematic review to assess the impact of such interventions. Methods Studie... Read More about The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review.

Lived experiences of routine antenatal dietetic services among women with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study (2016)
Journal Article
Heslehurst, N., Dinsdale, S., Brandon, C., Johnston, C., Summerbell, C., & Rankin, J. (2017). Lived experiences of routine antenatal dietetic services among women with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study. Midwifery, 49, 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.11.001

Objective to understand the lived experiences and views of being referred to an antenatal dietetic service from the perspective of pregnant women with obesity. Design a qualitative, interpretive approach using one-to-one in-depth interviews to explor... Read More about Lived experiences of routine antenatal dietetic services among women with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study.

Return Visits and Belonging to Countries of Origin among Young People from Refugee Backgrounds (2016)
Journal Article
McMichael, C., Nunn, C., Gifford, S., & Correa-Velez, I. (2017). Return Visits and Belonging to Countries of Origin among Young People from Refugee Backgrounds. Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs, 17(3), 423-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12149

In this article, we explore the return visits of resettled young people from refugee backgrounds to their personal and/or ancestral countries of origin. We draw on qualitative data from a longitudinal study of people who fled their country of origin... Read More about Return Visits and Belonging to Countries of Origin among Young People from Refugee Backgrounds.

Experiences of Faith Group Members Using New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: A Qualitative Interview Study (2016)
Journal Article
Scully, J. L., Banks, S., Song, R., & Haq, J. (2017). Experiences of Faith Group Members Using New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: A Qualitative Interview Study. Human Fertility, 20(1), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2016.1243816

This paper explores the experiences of members of faith groups deciding whether or not to use new reproductive or genetic technologies (NRGTs). It is based on 16 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with people with direct experience of NRGTs. Partic... Read More about Experiences of Faith Group Members Using New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies: A Qualitative Interview Study.

Understanding Learning in Senior Public Relations Practices: from boundary spanning to boundary dwelling (2016)
Journal Article
Powell, M., & Pieczka, M. (2016). Understanding Learning in Senior Public Relations Practices: from boundary spanning to boundary dwelling. Journal of Communication Management, 20(4), 312-327. https://doi.org/10.1108/jcom-11-2015-0093

Purpose Over the last 50 years the social legitimacy of public relations has improved by standardising and monitoring the education and training of its practitioners. While successful in developing a professional development trajectory from novice to... Read More about Understanding Learning in Senior Public Relations Practices: from boundary spanning to boundary dwelling.

Material Well-being, Social Relationships and Children’s Overall Life satisfaction in Hong Kong (2016)
Journal Article
Lau, M., & Bradshaw, J. (2018). Material Well-being, Social Relationships and Children’s Overall Life satisfaction in Hong Kong. Child Indicators Research, 11(1), 185-205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-016-9426-7

There has been growing research interest into child poverty and child well-being in Asia. However the development of qualitative and quantitative data in the field predominately adopts ‘expert-led’ or adult-derived measures of child poverty. This art... Read More about Material Well-being, Social Relationships and Children’s Overall Life satisfaction in Hong Kong.

Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse (2016)
Journal Article
Jessiman, P., Hackett, S., & Carpenter, J. (2017). Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse. Child & Family Social Work, 22(2), 1024-1033. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12322

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study with children affected by sexual abuse who had recently completed a therapeutic intervention (N = 12) and their carers (N = 17). Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis that influenced pa... Read More about Children's and carers' perspectives of a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse.