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The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. (2010)
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2010). The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. In C. Larsen, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Regional Monitoring Approaches for the Reduction and the Prevention of Youth Unemployment in Europe (152-159). Rainer Hampp Verlag, Muenchen

This paper considers some of the potential uses of the capabilities approach to widen and deepen the labour market information that we collect on youth employment and unemployment.

Hermeneutical Phenomenology: Girls with Asperger's syndrome and anxiety and Western Herbal Medicine. (2010)
Thesis
Stewart, C. A. Hermeneutical Phenomenology: Girls with Asperger's syndrome and anxiety and Western Herbal Medicine. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4486

Anxiety in young people with Asperger’s syndrome (AS) is of serious concern. With a greater prevalence of girls with AS than previously considered, there is a paucity of research into experiences of anxiety in this population. Girls with AS and their... Read More about Hermeneutical Phenomenology: Girls with Asperger's syndrome and anxiety and Western Herbal Medicine..

Innovative techniques in tourism research: An exploration of visual methods and academic filmmaking (2010)
Journal Article
Rakić, T., & Chambers, D. (2010). Innovative techniques in tourism research: An exploration of visual methods and academic filmmaking. International Journal of Tourism Research, 12, 379-389. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.761

While visual methods have long been utilised as legitimate research techniques in the social sciences, within mainstream tourism research these techniques are rarely employed. This paper thus seeks to question current research practices in tourism by... Read More about Innovative techniques in tourism research: An exploration of visual methods and academic filmmaking.

Transnational network formation through sports related regional development projects in the Arabian Peninsula (2010)
Journal Article
Amara, M., & Theodoraki, E. (2010). Transnational network formation through sports related regional development projects in the Arabian Peninsula. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2(2), 135-158. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2010.488060

The exploration of the phenomenon of regional development through sports related projects in the Arabian Peninsula shows ways in which urban regeneration investment projects affect the regional economy as well as the reverse injection of local capita... Read More about Transnational network formation through sports related regional development projects in the Arabian Peninsula.

Evaluating the experience of children with cerebral palsy and their parents in the transition from primary school to secondary school (2010)
Thesis
Noble, A. M. Evaluating the experience of children with cerebral palsy and their parents in the transition from primary school to secondary school. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3742

The transition from primary to secondary school has been identified as a time that requires further investigation. In particular there is a need to include the experiences of disabled young people, and their parents. With the introduction of the Educ... Read More about Evaluating the experience of children with cerebral palsy and their parents in the transition from primary school to secondary school.