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Developing a 'fit' attitude in Primary School Children : How do children regard Physical Education in the primary school and how might affect policy, practice and research?
(2009-07-01)Much has changed in the last twenty years in the UK with regard to attitudes towards children’s health and fitness. We now have a government which is referring ‘child obesity’ using the medical terminology ‘epidemic'. The ... -
Developing a dyadic OPTION scale to measure perceptions of shared decision making
(2010)Our aim was to develop a measurement which enables research into the interdependent nature of clinical encounters. The prime objective was to develop an instrument capable of assessing the extent to which patients have ... -
Developing a framework for managing tacit knowledge in research using knowledge management models
(2009)This research investigates whether and how selected models from Knowledge Management (KM) can be used to devise a framework for building coherent and rigorous methodologies for research in the creative and practice-led ... -
Developing a framework for the study of teachers’ views of creativity in music education.
(2001)In this paper past and present controversies surrounding the meaning of the term ‘creativity’ are outlined and different approaches taken by previous studies on creativity are reviewed. In relation to this I suggest a ... -
Developing a Healthcare Research Proposal : An Interactive Student Guide
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)This book is written with the intention of being an introductory research workbook for healthcare professionals who are novices to research. Its primary aim is to demystify the research process. Research needs to be every ... -
Developing a minimum data set for older adult care homes in the UK: exploring the concept and defining early core principles
(2022-03-08)Reforms to social care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the UK and internationally, place data at the heart of proposed innovations and solutions. The principles are not well established of what constitutes core, ... -
Developing a Model of Sustainable Learning Appropriate to SMEs in the Automotive Supply Sector
(2009-01-19)Evidence from national surveys conducted in 1995, 2002 and 2006 shows that, despite a variety of specific Government training initiatives, the UK automotive supply sector lags behind international competition and suffers ... -
Developing a model of the behavioural intentions of older adults towards internet service providers : a UK perspective
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014)Countries around the globe have an ageing population that faces problems such as cognition, memory and visual difficulties. Mobile devices and products are part of daily life and to utilise them the role of internet service ... -
Developing a national mentorship scheme to enhance the contribution of clinical academics to health care
(2014-11-26)Aim To provide a template for developing a national mentoring scheme to enhance the contribution practitioner researchers can make to the quality of health care in England. Background The authors describe the background ... -
Developing a navigation aid for the frail and visually impaired
(2004-10)This paper describes the development of a new navigational aid for the frail, elderly, and visually impaired person. The users were involved both in the user requirements study and in the evaluation of different prototypes. ... -
Developing a new response to non-urgent emergency calls : evaluation of a nurse and paramedic partnership intervention
(2008)Aim To evaluate a new service development whereby a nurse and a paramedic working in partnership attended non-urgent emergency calls. Background The demand for emergency ambulance services both nationally (in the UK) and ... -
Developing a protocol and experimental setup for using a humanoid robot to assist children with autism to develop visual perspective taking skills
(2019-03-26)Visual Perspective Taking (VPT) is the ability to see the world from another person's perspective, taking into account what they see and how they see it, drawing upon both spatial and social information. Children with ... -
Developing a relationship with nature and place: the potential role of forest school
(2021-03-18)Outdoor learning provides an opportunity for schools to foster children’s engagement with nature. This paper focusses on forest school practitioners’ perceptions of children’s development of a relationship with nature and ... -
Developing a simulator for the Hatfield Superscalar processor
(University of Hertfordshire, 1993)Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire's department of Computer Science are currently investigating the possibility of scheduling code at compile time for a new family of superscalar processors. This project has ... -
Developing a social work curriculum on political conflict : Findings from an IASSW-funded project
(2013-11)This paper presents the findings from an innovative project funded by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and undertaken by an international team of academics investigating the development of a ... -
Developing a Web 2.0 pedagogy to engage the net generation learner in a community for learning in higher education
(University of Hertfordshire, 2010)The widespread availability of technologies, such as laptops and mobile phones, and the increasing adoption of Web 2.0 technologies (e.g. wiki, blogs and podcasts), suggests that Web 2.0 as a powerful educational tool has ... -
Developing Affect-Modulated Behaviors : Stability, Exploration, Exploitation or Imitation
(Lund University, 2006)Exploring the environment is essential for autonomous agents to learn new things and to consolidate past experiences and apply them to improve behavior. However, exploration is also risky as it exposes the agent to unknown, ... -
Developing an agent-based simulation model of software evolution
(2018-04-01)Context In attempt to simulate the factors that affect the software evolution behaviour and possibly predict it, several simulation models have been developed recently. The current system dynamic (SD) simulation model of ... -
Developing an appreciation of what it means to be a school-based teacher educator
(2015-10-02)The nature of partnership between schools and higher education institutions is changing in many countries, with experienced teachers taking on more responsibility for teacher education whilst remaining in their school as ... -
Developing an emissions inventory from farm data
(1999)Development of an emissions inventory is frequently incorporated into many techniques and methodologies used in determining environmental impact, for example life-cycle assessment and as part of the review procedures ...