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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"Leicester"”.
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THE JAIN CENTRE IN LEICESTER
… the formative years of the Jain Centre, Leicester, from 1979 when Jain Samaj Leicester, the community body of the Jains in Leicester, bought a dilapidated former chapel and set about converting it into a centre for the community. Central in the plan was the religious dimension which was …
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Intercultural communication in psychiatric diagnosis and psychiatric consultations in Leicester, UK
… purposefully selected psychiatrists within Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust through one-to-one, semi-structured interviews. Findings: This study highlights the importance of integrating Fuchs's theoretical framework (2010) and Aggarwal's intersubjective model of culture (2023) into …
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Valorising Hidden Culture: Power, Identity and Affect in Leicester Food Practices
This thesis offers a fresh perspective on mainstream cultural studies discourse, in which culture is conceived as capital, through economic valorisation, and a productionist gaze, which favours culture as produced and as product. The thesis highlights the shortcomings of such an approach, expressed …
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Black Lives Matter: Black Educators Navigating the Dynamics of Racism in Leicester Secondary Schools
… educators of African heritage who have worked in Leicester secondary schools for the past forty years. To date, these educators have been largely invisible in their contributions to the British pedagogy that defines what it means to be an effective teacher in Leicester’s secondary schools. There …
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A Comparative Study on the Integration of Culturally Diverse Zimbabwean and Somali Communities in Leicester.
… Northern English industrial cities, the city of Leicester has been identified as a unique model of a multicultural city with best practices in managing integration of its diverse ethnic minorities. The significant influx of African Caribbeans and South Asians in the second half of the 20th …
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How to Improve Uptake and Access to Breast Cancer Screening for Minority Ethnic Women in Leicester.
… data by ethnicity, certain factors prevalent in Leicester such as lower general uptake of the NHSBSP than in similar areas, one of the highest minority ethnic populations in the UK, and high levels of deprivation indicate uptake level of the NHSBSP for minority ethnic women will be low. …
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An exploration of factors affecting the use of community pharmacy services by South Asians in Leicester
… were explored in this study. It was conducted in Leicester City, which has a South Asian minority ethnic population of more than 25%. Participants’ views of the role of extended community pharmacy services in the wider government agenda were explored. South Asians attitudes to healthcare, self …
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An ethics of coherence: self, knowledge, and religious authority among women Islamic scholars in Leicester, UK
… origin in the British Midlands city of Leicester. It investigates their efforts to live a good Muslim life and to guide others in doing so. These women studied a multi-year Islamic syllabus at local Deobandi seminaries for women where they begin their journeys of becoming pious Muslims. …
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The Irish in Leicester, c.1841 to c.1891: a study of a minority community in the East Midlands
… in the largely unstudied East Midlands town of Leicester, and to do so across the half-century c. 1841-9 1. The Irish migrant and settler experience in Leicester is contextualised against current historiographical debates about the Irish in nineteenth century Britain; and the Leicester Irish …
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Perceptions of Policing: An Investigation into Modern Community Policing Responses through the Management, Administration & Development of the Police Community Support Officer in Leicester
This thesis provides an examination of the historical development and changing management of community policing by reflecting the impact of complexity on the work and role of modern police process, as particularly exhibited in the function and role of the Police Community Support Officer (PCSO). …
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An exploration of the mental health lived experiences of Polish migrants, who access Mental Health Services, while resident in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
… mental health, and mental health service use in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR). A key objective of this study was to inform practice and improve visibility and care for Polish populations within the NHS mental health services in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) by making …
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Policy and practice: Design education in England from 1837-1992, with particular reference to furniture courses at Birmingham, Leicester and the Royal College of Art.
This thesis is an examination of policy-making and practice in design education in England from 1837-1992. It takes a longue durée approach to the history of the development of design education to provide a new narrative which shows a pattern of recurring debates concerning the purpose of design …
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Sir Francis Walsingham and the Anjou marriage plan, 1574-1581.
… had overturned expectations by allying with Leicester and Hatton. The effectiveness of this alliance is measured by an examination of the success of these three courtiers in cooperating during Walsingham's Embassy to the Netherlands in 1578. A discussion follows of recent writing on patronage …
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A compositional analysis of Roman and early post-Roman glass and glassworking waste from selected British sites. Towards an understanding of the technology of glass-making through analysis by inductively-coupled plasma spectrometry of glass and glass production debris from the Roman/Saxon sites at York, Leicester, Mancetter and Worcester.
… waste from Mancetter (midsecond century), Leicester (third century) and Worcester (first to third centuries), glass production debris, probably manufactured from the raw materials, in conjuncton with a domestic assemblage, from Coppergate (first to fourth centuries, or possibly later), and …
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Exploring the Experiences and Perspectives of Parents from Marginalised and Minority Backgrounds in Leicester City on Traditional British Arts and Cultural Activities, and Their Role in Shaping Children's Artistic and Cultural Participation
The literature has shown that early exposure to arts and cultural activities is critical for developing a range of key skills in children, including creativity, critical thinking, and communication. Different art forms—music, drama, dance, and visual arts— contribute uniquely to various aspects of …
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