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IPR Policy Brief - The family-work project
The family-work project is a longitudinal study of the experience of lone mothers and their children, following a move into work supported by tax credits, after a period of time receiving out of work benefits. The aim was to...
Published by: University of Bath
IPR Policy Brief - The family-work project
The family-work project is a longitudinal study of the experience of lone mothers and their children, following a move into work supported by tax credits, after a period of time receiving out of work benefits. The aim was to...
Published by: University of Bath
IPR Policy Brief - The cost of binge drinking in the UK
Much is known about the effects and costs of sustained heavy drinking, such as the increased risk of chronic disease and injury to individuals, the damage to social relationships and the additional burden on public services...
Published by: University of Bath
Language Learning Through Zoom
Jonathan White
Jan 01, 2024
Attributable to the COVID pandemic, Zoom has become one of most widely used digital tools for online interaction. Schools and universities had to transition to wholly online teaching, and Zoom was one of the platforms used for...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
IPR Policy Brief - The cost of binge drinking in the UK
Much is known about the effects and costs of sustained heavy drinking, such as the increased risk of chronic disease and injury to individuals, the damage to social relationships and the additional burden on public services...
Published by: University of Bath
Correction to
Jonathan M Lawton, Mariam Habib, Bingkui Ma, Roger A Brooks, Serena M Best, Andrew L Lewis, Neil Rushton, William Bonfield
Jun 11, 2018
The article "The effect of cationically modified phosphorylcholine polymers on human osteoblasts in vitro and their effect on bone formation in vivo", written by Jonathan M. Lawton, Mariam Habib, Bingkui Ma, Roger A. Brooks...
Broodmother
This chapter asks, “What is it like to be a public school teacher in a school that doesn't allow for adequate bathroom breaks?” Using van Manen's interpretive phenomenological methodology, the authors analyzed interviews from...
Research Methods Education Curriculum Development and Instructional Design Library and Information Science Social Sciences and Humanities
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Squaring the circle? Means testing and individualisation in the UK and Australia
Jane Millar
Jan 01, 0001
As means-tested benefits have come to occupy a more central place in the UK system of income transfers, so the goal of an individualised system seems to have receded. However, there is also a developing policy interest in the...
Squaring the circle? Means testing and individualisation in the UK and Australia
Jane Millar
Jan 01, 0001
As means-tested benefits have come to occupy a more central place in the UK system of income transfers, so the goal of an individualised system seems to have receded. However, there is also a developing policy interest in the...
The dynamics of poverty and employment
Jane Millar
Oct 01, 2007
In recent years there have been significant advances in our understanding of the dynamics of poverty, social exclusion and labour market transitions through the analysis of large-scale panel studies. This article examines the...
Towards an E-Learning Support Strategy for the Retail Sector in South Africa
E-learning is of increasing importance in delivering flexible and distributed programmes for workforce skill development such as induction, product knowledge, systems compliance, and customer service. This research consists of a...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Using VR for Collaborative Learning
Although virtual reality (VR) has been technologically possible for decades, both logistical and pedagogical limitations have slowed progress relating to collaborating with others in virtual reality environments. This article...
Global Information Technology Computer Science and Information Technology Global Information Technology Physical Sciences and Engineering Business and Management
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
IPR Policy Brief - Incentives and children's dietary choices:
There is a growing interest from both academics and policy makers in the use of incentives to change health behaviours; especially of children.
In October 2011, Michèle Belot (University of Edinburgh), Jonathan James...
In October 2011, Michèle Belot (University of Edinburgh), Jonathan James...
Published by: University of Bath
IPR Policy Brief - Incentives and children's dietary choices:
There is a growing interest from both academics and policy makers in the use of incentives to change health behaviours; especially of children.
In October 2011, Michèle Belot (University of Edinburgh), Jonathan James...
In October 2011, Michèle Belot (University of Edinburgh), Jonathan James...
Published by: University of Bath
Education Majors Capture Top Academic Award at Graduation
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Seniors Sarah Mackenzie Helmsand Jonathan Derek Logan received the Tillman Award at Winthrop University's spring Commencement exercises on May 9 at Winthrop Coliseum. Acting President Debra Boyd presented the two the Tillman...
Published by: Winthrop University
Winthrop Awarded 2014 Innovation Award for Creation of Duplicate Records Software
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The South Carolina Information Technology Directors Association named Winthrop University as the recipient of its 2014 Innovation Award. The award focuses on a Duplicate Record Mitigation system that Jonathan Thomas designed...
Published by: Winthrop University
Professional duties are now considered legal duties of care within genomic medicine.
Middleton Anna, Patch Christine, Roberts Jonathan, Milne Richard, Costa Alessia, Robarts Lauren, Atutornu Jerome
Jun 22, 2020
The legal duty to protect patient confidentiality is common knowledge amongst healthcare professionals. However, what may not be widely known, is that this duty is not always absolute. In the United Kingdom, both the General...
The dynamics of poverty and employment
Jane Millar
Oct 01, 2007
In recent years there have been significant advances in our understanding of the dynamics of poverty, social exclusion and labour market transitions through the analysis of large-scale panel studies. This article examines the...
Making work pay, making tax credits work
Jane Millar
Apr 01, 2008
This article examines the origins, aims, and design of tax credits in the United Kingdom, and discusses the extent to which tax credits represent a new approach in social security policy. It then focuses on the role that these...
Making work pay, making tax credits work
Jane Millar
Apr 01, 2008
This article examines the origins, aims, and design of tax credits in the United Kingdom, and discusses the extent to which tax credits represent a new approach in social security policy. It then focuses on the role that these...
Motivations and Social Media Influencing Online Purchase Intention in India
The purpose of the study is to examine the influence of hedonic and utilitarian motivation on Indian consumer's online purchase intention. Second, this study tried to explore if social media mediates the influence of hedonic and...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Following families
Analysis of poverty dynamics based on large-scale survey data shows that there is limited mobility across the income distribution for most individuals and families. This includes lone parents, who are one of the groups most...
Tax credits
Jane Millar
Jan 01, 0001
Tax credits were introduced in 2003 as the main instrument to deliver the Labour government’s commitments to increase work incentives, to make work pay, and to reduce poverty levels among working families. This article uses a...
Social security, women and equality in the UK
Jane Millar
Jan 01, 0001
Policies to promote equal treatment between men and women have been an important part of getting the needs of women recognised in social security provisions. However, the unequal situations of men and women in the labour market...
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