Professional Doctorate theses
Recent Submissions
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Transformation and study change among hospitality and tourism students
(2018)Over four decades of transformative-learning (TL) research, theorists have steadily called for the design of a quantitative instrument capturing the central tenants of individual transformation. The aim of this study is ... -
Visual support systems: a qualitative evaluation of the support provided to parents of children with Autism
(2018)Since the 1990s, parent-professional partnership working has seen a shift from a professionally driven model, where professionals had a power-over relationship with parents, to an empowerment model, which allows power ... -
Learning Motivational Interviewing: a thematic analysis exploring Health Professionals' training experiences
(Queen Margaret University, 2011)Aims: This study explores how training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) is experienced and given meaning by 23 multi-disciplinary health professionals. It uses a qualitative interpretative thematic analysis, aiming to ... -
'Definitely she used the word poison, I liked that'. Elderly Sikh immigrants' experience of a culturally adapted preventative health intervention
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2016)Aims: Punjabi Sikh immigrants are more likely to develop and live with lifestyle related illnesses than the host population. Identifying factors that influence these health inequalities is challenging. Various socio-cultural ... -
Investigating the psychosocial outcomes of young adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2016)While several studies report survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer to have affected outcomes in areas such as health-related quality of life, psychological health, education, employment and relationships, other ...