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The Successes And Limitations Of Retraining Non-Specialist Teachers To Teach Mathematics, Naomi Sani Jan 2019

The Successes And Limitations Of Retraining Non-Specialist Teachers To Teach Mathematics, Naomi Sani

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

Acknowledging that there are simply too few mathematics teachers, the UK government is investing significantly in retraining programmes to equip non-specialist teachers to teach mathematics. With the new more mathematically rigorous GCSE courses, and the expectation that most post-16 students will engage with some mathematics (studying for A and AS levels, a Core Maths qualification or re-taking GCSE) many more teachers of mathematics will be needed. The questions posed, explore whether retraining could provide an effective way for alleviating the problem of the lack of well qualified teachers for mathematics. This thesis reports on the unfolding stories of eight teachers, …

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A Case Study Of 'Internationalisation At Home' Leading To A Proposal For Critical Global Pedagogies, Pollyanna Magne Jan 2019

A Case Study Of 'Internationalisation At Home' Leading To A Proposal For Critical Global Pedagogies, Pollyanna Magne

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

This thesis examines current practice around ‘internationalisation at home’ (Jones, 2014). This is contextualised in single case study institution, in an isolated region of the UK, and takes place following the Brexit vote and the election of the Trump administration. The research utilised a multifaceted data collection approach including interviews, focus groups, written responses, and documentary analysis of publicly available documents. The data provides evidence that the majority of current internationalisation activity is economically motivated. Intercultural or global curriculum activity was evident but unstructured and limited. Central to this thesis is a discussion relating to the impact of insular thinking. …

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Headteacher Experiences And Perceptions Of Standards-Led Reform In English Secondary Schools, Paul Stuart Norman Jan 2019

Headteacher Experiences And Perceptions Of Standards-Led Reform In English Secondary Schools, Paul Stuart Norman

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

The purpose of this research was to explore the perceptions of Headteachers in English secondary schools, to determine how the protracted standards-led programme of high-paced reform, sometime referred to as ‘policy churn’, had impacted on their experiences and on standards in their schools. The research employed a mixed-methods approach using an online survey, followed by semi-structured interviews with 11 practicing Headteachers from across the spectrum of school type, location and experience. Findings were considered against a framework of concepts including technologies of neoliberal reform - marketization, new managerialism and performativity drawn from Ball; concepts of capital drawn from Bourdieu and …

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Critical Thinking Across The Disciplines: Understanding And Application, Joe Allison Jan 2019

Critical Thinking Across The Disciplines: Understanding And Application, Joe Allison

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

This thesis explores the concept of critical thinking from the perspective of academic staff based in four different University discipline areas. Looking specifically at the relationship between their personal understanding of this concept, and how they then try and convey it to their students. The empirical data informing this study is drawn from interviews with the academic staff, as well as observations of their teaching practice. Underpinned by a critical realist perspective, the study focused upon on the structures of higher education that influence this relationship, between understanding and facilitation, as well as the agency experienced by both the staff …

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How Do Children’S Personal Narratives Influence Their Choices At School?, Paul James Gosling Jan 2019

How Do Children’S Personal Narratives Influence Their Choices At School?, Paul James Gosling

Plymouth Institute of Education Theses

The main empirical research question of this thesis is: how do children’s personal narratives influence their choices at school and more broadly? This question is supported by supplementary research questions which are concerned with exploring the development of children’s personal narratives and how they influence the choices that children make at primary school. The current scope of research in this field is limited. This study explores children’s personal narratives in relation to their lived experience of success using two main theories, Ricoeur's prefiguration, configuration and refiguration model (Ricoeur, 1988; Ricoeur, 2002) and Bourdieu’s ‘field theory’ (Bourdieu, 1977a; Bourdieu and Passeron, …

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Wild Entanglements: Exploring The Visions And Dilemmas Of ‘Renaturing’ Urban Britain, Cara Louisa Clancy Jan 2019

Wild Entanglements: Exploring The Visions And Dilemmas Of ‘Renaturing’ Urban Britain, Cara Louisa Clancy

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

In a rapidly urbanising world, where lands are increasingly repurposed for human endeavours, where seas and rivers carry the weight of mounting plastic, where species extinction is a common theme and where the effects of global climate change are a daily reality, there has never been a more pressing need to rethink nature-society relations and environmental ethics. This thesis draws insights from two cases of urban renaturing in Britain (London and Plymouth) to explore critical issues in contemporary environmental practice, including what matters for humans and nonhumans in such endeavours. Renaturing is here understood as an intentional, reflective attempt to …

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The Hydrothermal Rare Earth Element Mineralisation At The Peralkaline Carbonatite Fen Complex In Norway, Christian Marien Jan 2019

The Hydrothermal Rare Earth Element Mineralisation At The Peralkaline Carbonatite Fen Complex In Norway, Christian Marien

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The Fen Complex in Norway consists of a composite carbonatite-ijolite-pyroxenite diatreme intrusion. Locally, the hydrothermally altered, hematite-rich rock rødbergite exhibited high grades (up to 2.1 wt% REE) of rare earth elements (REE). In order to secure the supply of REE for future technology markets in Europe, it becomes increasingly important to establish potential domestic REE sources like the Fen Complex. This project aims to develop a model for the carbonatite-hosted hydrothermal REE deposit (‘Rødbergite’) in the Fen Complex, Norway. SEM and ICP-MS trace element analyses of 73 bulk samples taken along various geological key transects showed the transformation of carbonatite, …

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Topographic Reconstructions Of The Variscan Belt Of Western Europe Through The Study Of Fossil Hydrothermal Systems, Camille Dusséaux Jan 2019

Topographic Reconstructions Of The Variscan Belt Of Western Europe Through The Study Of Fossil Hydrothermal Systems, Camille Dusséaux

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

This thesis presents the first stable isotope quantification of paleoaltimetry for the Variscan Belt of Western Europe that integrates late-Carboniferous hydrogen isotope ratios of meteoric water in the internal zones in the Armorican Massif (AM) and the French Massif Central (FMC) with age-equivalent precipitation records in the foreland Bourbon l’Archambault basin (BA) and the Montagne Noire (MN). Combined microstructural, hydrogen and oxygen stable isotope, thermometry and geochronology data allow the calculation of the isotopic composition of meteoric water in the internal zones of the orogen where surface-derived fluids infiltrated the ductile segment of the Quiberon, Piriac (AM) and Felletin (FMC) …

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Development Of Biomarker-Based Proxy Methods For Reconstructing The Late Quaternary Sea Ice History In The Barents Sea, Deniz Can Koseoglu Jan 2019

Development Of Biomarker-Based Proxy Methods For Reconstructing The Late Quaternary Sea Ice History In The Barents Sea, Deniz Can Koseoglu

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Application of the sympagic diatom-produced, C25 highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) termed IP25 to paleo-sea ice reconstruction has confirmed its utility as a qualitative seasonal sea ice proxy. Combination of IP25 and a pelagic biomarker into the Phytoplankton-IP25 index (PIP25) has facilitated more detailed, semi-quantitative descriptions of sea ice conditions. Further work is motivated by challenges inherent to univariate methods (such as PIP25), and the availability of multiple HBIs characteristic of ice algal and pelagic production within sedimentary archives. This study investigated the potential of incorporating multiple biomarkers to characterise contrasting sea ice and productivity conditions in the contemporary Barents Sea, …

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Assessing Economic, Social, Political And Environmental Issues Related To Mega-Projects: A Case Study Of Merowe Dam In Sudan, Al-Noor Abdullah Jan 2019

Assessing Economic, Social, Political And Environmental Issues Related To Mega-Projects: A Case Study Of Merowe Dam In Sudan, Al-Noor Abdullah

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

Contemporary global economic development has been undergoing a transition into multiple pathways aiming at sustainable development, poverty eradication and environmental protection especially in energy production to achieve socioeconomic development (Behera, 2006; Dunning, 2006). In developing countries, a shift from traditional development to modern economic development has begun since the 1970s (Amin & Thrift, 1995; Behera, 2006). Many developing countries have used mega-dams as a source of electricity generation and water supply for irrigation, urban and industrial uses. Dams are still preferred as the primary strategy to pursue economic development, which has been reinforced by increasing levels of urbanisation, industrialisation, agribusiness …

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Joint Dedication To Professor Emeritus Christine Hutton & Justice Glen A. Severson, Barry R. Vickrey, Susan M. Sabers, Wendy Hess, Jonathan K. Van Patten, Frank Pommersheim, David E. Gilbertson, Lori S. Wilbur, Michelle Stratton, Jennifer Williams Jan 2019

Joint Dedication To Professor Emeritus Christine Hutton & Justice Glen A. Severson, Barry R. Vickrey, Susan M. Sabers, Wendy Hess, Jonathan K. Van Patten, Frank Pommersheim, David E. Gilbertson, Lori S. Wilbur, Michelle Stratton, Jennifer Williams

South Dakota Law Review

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A Study Of The Effects Of Irradiation And Radiolytic Oxidation Of The Pore-Level Structure Of Gilsocarbon Nuclear Graphite, Katie Jones Jan 2019

A Study Of The Effects Of Irradiation And Radiolytic Oxidation Of The Pore-Level Structure Of Gilsocarbon Nuclear Graphite, Katie Jones

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The pore-level characterisation of nuclear graphite is critical for predicting reactor safety and for assessing the viability of different grades of graphite material. The majority of studies often focus on the impact of one specific length scale (macroscopic/mesoscopic/ microscopic) but very few studies have attempted to provide void size information which spans multiple length scales. This study, therefore, aimed to advance the knowledge of the entire void range for Gilsocarbon graphite, including any changes to the void structure that occur as a consequence of irradiation damage and radiolytic oxidation, by incorporating a combination of experimental and modelling techniques. Gilsocarbon graphite, …

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Palaeomagnetic And Structural Analysis Of The Metamorphic Sole Rocks Of The Mersin Ophiolite, Southern Turkey, Buğra Çavdar Jan 2019

Palaeomagnetic And Structural Analysis Of The Metamorphic Sole Rocks Of The Mersin Ophiolite, Southern Turkey, Buğra Çavdar

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

The Mersin ophiolite (Tauride Belt, southern Turkey) is a well-exposed Neo-Tethyan suprasubduction zone ophiolite that formed in the Late Cretaceous. It is underlain by metamorphic sole rocks (predominantly amphibolites) inferred to have formed at the top of the down-going plate during subduction. A recent model for exhumation of such rocks from peak metamorphic depths involves slab flattening caused by removal of material from the mantle wedge during fore-arc spreading, implying significant rotation of the sole after formation. Previous palaeomagnetic analysis of non-metamorphosed dykes cutting the Mersin sole rocks indicates a ~45° clockwise rotation of the sole and dykes around a …

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Beyond The Cages: Sex Trafficking In South Dakota, Lara Roetzel, Tifanie Petro, Erica Ramstad Jan 2019

Beyond The Cages: Sex Trafficking In South Dakota, Lara Roetzel, Tifanie Petro, Erica Ramstad

South Dakota Law Review

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Time Of Detection As A Metric For Prioritizing Between Climate Observation Quality, Frequency, And Duration, B. R. Carter, N. L. Williams, W. Evans, A. J. Fassbender, L. Barbero, C. Hauri, R. A. Feely, A. J. Sutton Jan 2019

Time Of Detection As A Metric For Prioritizing Between Climate Observation Quality, Frequency, And Duration, B. R. Carter, N. L. Williams, W. Evans, A. J. Fassbender, L. Barbero, C. Hauri, R. A. Feely, A. J. Sutton

Marine Science Faculty Publications

We advance a simple framework based on “time of detection” for estimating the observational needs of studies assessing climate changes amidst natural variability and apply it to several examples related to ocean acidification. This approach aims to connect the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network “weather” and “climate” data quality thresholds with a single dynamic threshold appropriate for a range of potential ocean signals and environments. A key implication of the framework is that measurement frequency can be as important as measurement accuracy, particularly in highly variable environments. Pragmatic cost-benefit analyses based on this framework can be performed to quantitatively determine …

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Pitted Against Each Other? Mistaken Transactions In Unjust Enrichment And Equity, Tom Graham Jan 2019

Pitted Against Each Other? Mistaken Transactions In Unjust Enrichment And Equity, Tom Graham

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

This paper seeks to identify and examine the extent to which there are substantive differences between the common law and equitable tests for non-contractual mistaken transfers. As the title suggests, the discussion references the case of Pitt v Holt as invoking the analogy of law and equity being 'pitted' against each other.

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Editorial: The Plymouth Law & Criminal Justice Review, Volume 11, 2019, Kim Stevenson, Jason Lowther Jan 2019

Editorial: The Plymouth Law & Criminal Justice Review, Volume 11, 2019, Kim Stevenson, Jason Lowther

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

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Brexit... A Lifetime Of Purgatory For The Uk's Environmental Laws - Or Is There A Stairway To Heaven?, Philip Connor Jan 2019

Brexit... A Lifetime Of Purgatory For The Uk's Environmental Laws - Or Is There A Stairway To Heaven?, Philip Connor

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

This paper considers the prospect that the United Kingdom's decision to withdraw from the European Union may have a detrimental effect on its environmental protections. Brexit may provide the opportunity to pursue a more environmentally focused agenda, but it is argued that the UK's plan to transpose EU legislation underestimates the complexity of the task and that the UK lacks the resources to replicate the system it currently enjoys. On this basis it is thought that a reordering of environmental law is more likely than a radical re writing of it.

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The Conflicts Of Legal Pluralism: Secular Law And Religious Faith In The United Kingdom, Pilgrim Fathers' Lecture 2018, Terence Etherton Jan 2019

The Conflicts Of Legal Pluralism: Secular Law And Religious Faith In The United Kingdom, Pilgrim Fathers' Lecture 2018, Terence Etherton

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

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Socio-Legal Research: Looking Beyond Black Letter Law In The Context Of Birth Mothers' Rights In Adoption Proceedings, Lisamarie Deblasio Jan 2019

Socio-Legal Research: Looking Beyond Black Letter Law In The Context Of Birth Mothers' Rights In Adoption Proceedings, Lisamarie Deblasio

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

This article explores the experiences that birth mothers face in adoption proceedings within a socio-legal context. With analysis of data from interviews with 32 birth mothers synthesised with the relevant provisions of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, it is argued that ingrained unfairness and a lack of accountability exists in the legal and administrative system where birth mothers' rights are concerned. Analysis extends to the social problems of blame and stigmatizing of birth mothers which originates from those agencies involved in the adoptions. It highlights the perspectives and voices of birth mothers, who are seldom the focus in leading …

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Alternatives To The Common Fisheries Policy? The Future Of The Uk's Fisheries Post-Brexit, George Cass Jan 2019

Alternatives To The Common Fisheries Policy? The Future Of The Uk's Fisheries Post-Brexit, George Cass

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of the European Union has faced problems relating to sustainability since its conception. Subsequent reforms have offered some limited means of mitigating these problems yet ultimately they have not been adequately addressed and continue to cause critical damage to the European fisheries. Sound scientific advice has been continuously ignored resulting in catches in excess of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC), further compounding depleted stocks and reducing the chances of recovery. Despite the latest reform in 2013, European fisheries remain in a perilous condition. Brexit creates an opportunity for the UK to develop its own fisheries …

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Are Corporations Free To Kill? Rethinking The Law On Corporate Manslaughter To Better Reflect The Artificial Legal Existence Of Corporations, Lucy Hooper Jan 2019

Are Corporations Free To Kill? Rethinking The Law On Corporate Manslaughter To Better Reflect The Artificial Legal Existence Of Corporations, Lucy Hooper

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

This year, 2018, marks the 10 year anniversary of the implementation of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. It is, therefore, an appropriate time to review its effectiveness and consider whether the Act has achieved what it set out to. Its introduction was a parliamentary attempt to address the key defects'2 under the previous identification doctrine, where a company's liability was dependant on gross negligent manslaughter being sought in the relevant directing mind and will. This article will highlight the inadequacies of the former regime and review to what extent the 2007 Act has resolved them. Importantly, it …

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A Supreme Matter Of Conscience: Lady Hale's Engagement With Article 9 Echr, James Gould Jan 2019

A Supreme Matter Of Conscience: Lady Hale's Engagement With Article 9 Echr, James Gould

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

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Trashion: An Analysis Of Intellectual Property Protection For The Fast Fashion Industry, Eleanor Rockett Jan 2019

Trashion: An Analysis Of Intellectual Property Protection For The Fast Fashion Industry, Eleanor Rockett

The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review

Intellectual property law strives to provide a climate for invention, ingenuity and imagination to prosper. The standard theory, featured prominently in relevant international and national IP law regimes, is that copyists stifle the incentive for innovation. Yet, in an industry with copying at its heart, firms are prospering contrary to the above standard. This is fashion and, arguably, copying is what it is all about, after all. This paper examines how intellectual property theory works in the fashion industry and explores the idea that copying designs stimulates fashion innovation, thus generating a 'piracy paradox'. Further, it aims to scrutinise the …

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Domestic Violence And The Male Victim: A Study Of The Prevalence Of Domestic Violence In Homosexual Male Partnerships, And The Laws And Social Policies That Exist To Control And Prevent It, Adam Richards Jan 2019

Domestic Violence And The Male Victim: A Study Of The Prevalence Of Domestic Violence In Homosexual Male Partnerships, And The Laws And Social Policies That Exist To Control And Prevent It, Adam Richards

Plymouth Law Review

Gay men’s domestic violence (DV) is not a new problem, just a newly recognised one. DV has been seen as a ‘gendered’ issue that only affects heterosexual couples where a female is always perceived as the victim, with the perpetrator always a male. Victims, especially males, find it hard to seek help and advice, and struggle to report this such crimes. This article explores the problem of violence in the home and how it affects same-sex relationships, focusing primarily on homosexual males. It examines the current incidence of DV and includes comparisons with lesbian and heterosexual couples. Modern day perceptions …

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Editorial, Hugo De Rijke Jan 2019

Editorial, Hugo De Rijke

Plymouth Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The ‘Effective Decriminalisation’ Of Acquaintance Rape: Rape Myth Acceptance, Secondary Victimisation And Anti-Rape Campaigns, Eleanor Avery Jan 2019

The ‘Effective Decriminalisation’ Of Acquaintance Rape: Rape Myth Acceptance, Secondary Victimisation And Anti-Rape Campaigns, Eleanor Avery

Plymouth Law Review

This article examines the role that rape myth acceptance (RMA) and societal misconceptions play, in shaping the experience that victims of acquaintance rape are presented with, both culturally and legally. The utilisation of RMA by all bodies of the criminal justice system (CJS) as an essential movement away from the merits-based approach as set out in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 will be analysed in detail. Legal fictions surrounding the presumption of innocence, inclusion of third party and prior sexual history evidence alongside perceived complainant credibility and veracity can all be considered as factors influencing the unprecedentedly low prosecution rate …

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The Importance Of Commitment From The Perspective Of A Third Year Law Student, Emily Parton Jan 2019

The Importance Of Commitment From The Perspective Of A Third Year Law Student, Emily Parton

Plymouth Law Review

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The Legal And Ethical Challenges The Royal Navy May Face When Deploying Lethal Autonomous Surface Vessels Into The Maritime Battlespace, Grace Thorne Jan 2019

The Legal And Ethical Challenges The Royal Navy May Face When Deploying Lethal Autonomous Surface Vessels Into The Maritime Battlespace, Grace Thorne

Plymouth Law Review

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Reflections On Lord Burnett’S Pilgrim Fathers Lecture 2019: ‘What’S In A Name? The High Court And Its Divisions’, Holly Parker Jan 2019

Reflections On Lord Burnett’S Pilgrim Fathers Lecture 2019: ‘What’S In A Name? The High Court And Its Divisions’, Holly Parker

Plymouth Law Review

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