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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"South East Wales"”.
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Early limestone railways of south-east Wales
… region of its day.From the 1790s into the 1840s South Wales and, in particular, the Heads of the Valleys was much the largest producer of iron in Britain. To feed the works with raw materials there was a major system of railroads and tramroads which, except perhaps for the North-eastern …
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Mapping the Composition and Distribution of Medieval Pottery in South East Wales
This thesis is concerned with the provenancing by chemical analysis, or chemical fingerprinting, of Welsh medieval ceramics.<br/><br/>The study initially presents an overview and summary of our knowledge of the medieval Welsh ceramic industry as it currently stands. Subsequent chapters present …
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Welsh medium education in south east Wales, 1949-1962 : a critical analysis of development
… matters have been widely researched in Wales and elsewhere, though few studies of the educational and social development of the bilingual child have considered the contribution of these programmes to the sociological status of the language concerned even though it is recognised that …
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Physical Literacy and South East Wales Primary School Children: The Role of Fundamental Movement Skills
… attributes of primary school children in South East Wales with a specific focus on the relationships between FMS motor behaviour competency and other aspects of physical literacy. The aims of this thesis were to: (a) examine the factor structure of the Children and Youth Physical …
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Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes, concerning food hygiene, in children and young adults, in south east Wales
… of children and young adults (n=267) in south East wales were considered. Regular food preparation was found to occur from age 11 and the most common practices were sandwich and snack making. Sources of information about food hygiene were highlighted and the role of schools in the …
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The Impacts of Learning and Digital Platforms & ICTs on the Success of Women Entrepreneurs in the Communities of Practice in South-East Wales
… testing approach of women entrepreneurs in South East Wales is adopted. The study uses Mixed Method Research (MMR) and statistical techniques such as exploratory factor analysis (EFA), regression, correlation, exploratory research and descriptive statistics. The author conducted a survey …
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An investigation as to the suitability and effectiveness of geophysical survey techniques as a tool to aid archaeological interpretation of upland sites within the area of south east Wales
… site morphology and underlying geology of Wales. Its uptake has also varied greatly between regions with bias often existing towards certain types of site or particular periods of interests. Consequently, a need exists to establish baseline data covering all regions before definitive …
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Forecasting the use of new local railway stations and services using GIS
… at new station sites<br/>anywhere in England and Wales. Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) has been<br/>used to enhance the performance of these models and to account for local variations in the<br/>effects of explanatory variables on rail demand. Flow level models have been produced<br/>for …
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A study of the Segmental and Suprasegmental Phonology of Rhondda Valleys English
… in the Rhondda, part of the 'Valleys' area of South East Wales. It encompasses both segmental and suprasegmental (prosodic) phonology.<br/><br/>The segmental analysis is primarily auditory although it has some supporting acoustic detail. It examines the consonant and vowel systems of Rhondda …
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Creating the conditions to thrive: exploring the inter-relationship between organisational culture, collaboration and teacher wellbeing, through narrative inquiry
… educational reform in post-devolution Wales, the study investigates how teachers navigate the implementation of the Curriculum for Wales and shifting professional learning expectations amid relentless policy change, highlighting the need to understand how they thrive within such a …
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Exploring the Role of Schemas within the Welsh Foundation Phase Curriculum
… play-based Foundation Phase (FP) curriculum in Wales between 2012 and 2015. It uses detailed narrative observations, interviews, questionnaires and photographs to represent how children, aged between three to five years in the FP, used their schemas to develop their knowledge and understanding. …
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Risk Factors in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
… to the AAA screening programme based in South East Wales through GP surgeries from 1993. Patient demographics and their AAA risk factors were collected for patients through a self-report questionnaire.Chi-squared tests and odds ratios (OR) were employed to determine the association …
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Making local news : journalism, culture and place
… of devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Drawing on descriptions and analyses of the local press in the USA, Canada, Australia and elsewhere, as well as other parts of the UK, this study explores the contemporary making of local news by taking a snapshot of the …
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The Non-defensive Medieval Moated Sites of the South-east Welsh March: A survey of the three pre-1974 counties of Breconshire, Radnorshire and Monmouthshire, in two volumes
… for more uniform analysis of moated sites within Wales. The proposed classification system adopted for this study is set out. Type-sites from the study area, are identified and listed. Finally relevant sites within the study area are listed alongside their identified classifications, and the …
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Asesiad gwrthrychol o ddylanwad cynllun Van Leer ar gymunedau difreintiedig yn ne-ddwyrain Cymru
… number of socially deprived communities in South East Wales.<br/><br/>Background material includes an introduction to the aims and practices of the Bernard van Leer Foundation and to the geographical, social and educational context of the Project. This allows for a far more meaningful and …