Destination Organisations in Scotland: types, issues and characteristics Jul 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2015
The aim of this project is to carry out a comparative study of the adaptation of destination organisations to their policy and operating environment in Scotland and Denmark with the view of identifying best practice. Following a systematic review of...
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Regionalism & cooperation in tourism- S'th Africa Jan 1, 2008 - Feb 28, 2010
Regionalism & cooperation in tourism- South Africa
Justice Analytical Services Call For Proposals - Domestic Abuse and Child Welfare Hearings Research Oct 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022
This research proposes to specifically examine the points of articulation (and dislocation) between civil and criminal law in domestic abuse cases through a specific focus on child contact proceedings to better understand how, if at all, domestic abu...
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The influence of hegemonic masculinity on dietary preferences for meat. A cross-sectional study of adult men in Scotland. Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2019
The aim of this research is to examine the effects of hegemonic masculinity on meat consumption and willingness to adopt a more plant based diet. Hegemonic masculinity refers to socially prescribed norms of stoicism, seeking dominance, and being powe...
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Young people's expectations of work and readiness of the workplace: Two sides of the same coin? Aug 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2021
The aim of this research is to examine high-potential Generation-Z’s (young people aged 16-18 years in full-time education who demonstrate key leadership qualities and attributes) expectations of work and the contemporary workplace. The expectations...
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Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament: Critical Reflection on the Development of Child and Family Law Dec 1, 2018 - Aug 1, 2020
2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament. This project involves the creation of a workshop series about law-making for children and their families by the Scottish Parliament since 1999. It will involve acad...
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Child Welfare Hearing Reports: Post 2015 reforms Jan 1, 2020 - Apr 30, 2021
The research proposes to examine how, if at all, practice in the commissioning, preparation and use of CWHR has changed since 2015. In particular, to what extend are CWHR used, if at all, to provide evidence to the sheriff of domestic abuse when maki...
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Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy Research Internships Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
The internships will involve: (i) conducting practice-based research on areas of law and practice governing children and adults in their private and family life ? to include family law, public childcare law, health, education and the forthcoming inco...
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Scotland's Witches Voices - a follow up in depth study of two cases of significant interest in early nursing history - Christian Saidler (1597) and Bartie Patersoune (1607) Jan 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2022
Background: the Witches Voices Study (Jan - Aug 2021) investigated healers/midwives accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563-1736. That study revealed some healers with unexpected healing practices- especially Christian Saidler (CS) and Bartie...
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