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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"hertfordshire"”.
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The development of school construction systems in Hertfordshire 1946-64
… has been made of them previously, the post-war Hertfordshire Schools are well known for progressive design and for pioneering prefabrication on a large scale. In Part 1 the background to Hertfordshire's building programme is examined in the light of the 1944 Education Act and post-war population …
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Britain's new industrial space? A case study of high technology Hertfordshire'
… New Industrial Space, namely "high technology Hertfordshire", is undertaken. Whilst this empirical investigation provides evidence for the New Industrial Spaces theory, it also highlights the theory's failure to explain fully the growth of "high technology Hertfordshire". In contrast, the …
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Local government and society in early modern England: Hertfordshire and Essex, C. 1590-- 1630
This administrative and social history of Hertfordshire and Essex tracks the careers, social relationships, and personal tribulations of justices of the peace and other county officials from 1590 through 1630. The study addresses the nature of the relationship between local government and the …
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Nineteenth-century craftsmen and tradesmen in Hertfordshire: a spatial, economic and social study of self-sufficiency
… study showed that a significant proportion of Hertfordshire villages retained their self sufficiency in basic crafts and trades at least until the beginning of the twentieth century. Self-sufficiency was the predominant system of rural service provision in villages in the Buntingford area from …
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'Men of good Character, strong, decent and active': Hertfordshire's Petty Constables, 1730-1799
… through a study of their operation in Hertfordshire from 1730 to 1799. Every Hertfordshire parish appointed at least one unsalaried, part-time constable annually to act on behalf of, and within, that parish. Constables were representatives of higher authority, authority figures within …
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Taken to the grave. An archaeozoological approach assessing the role of animals as crematory offerings in first millennium AD Britain.
… the sites of Brougham, Cumbria, St. Stephen¿s, Hertfordshire, Castleford, West Yorkshire and Heath Wood, Derbyshire are combined with data from other published cemeteries to suggest a series of chronological and regional continuities in the use of animals but with a distinct change at the start …
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The problematic dual objective of Psychopathic Personality Disorder: A study of in-school rule-breaking behaviour
… and 2 pupil referral units from North London, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire completed the questionnaire. The aim was to capture the full spectrum of morality, rule-breaking behaviour, and PPD. By having a large number of pupils complete the questionnaire, knowledge could be gained on how …
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A comparative study of the writing and reading achievement of children, ages nine and ten, in Great Britain and the United States
… J.M.I. (Juniors Mixed and Infants) School in Hertfordshire, Potters Bar, England. The American subjects consisted of 119 students from the Fayette County School System in Connersville, Indiana.The results of this study indicated: (1) a relationship was found between reading achievement when …
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The forgotten children: the association of parents of backward children and the legacy of eugenics in Britain, 1946-1960
… the mother of a supposed ‘backward’ child from Hertfordshire, tired of her isolated life, penned a letter asking if others felt the same way; the response she received from members of the public was overwhelming. Soon after, the Association of Parents of Backward Children (APBC) was formed and …
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High-precision isotope ratio measurements of uranium and plutonium in the environment
… from the IACR Rothamsted Archive at Harpenden (Hertfordshire, UK) and an Alpine ice core from Dome du Gouter, Mont Blanc, French Alps. Activity concentrations for 137Cs and 239,240Pu and the 238U/235U atomic ratio were also determined in the same samples. The activity concentrations clearly …
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The use of geographical information in local authority planning departments.
… of two in depth case studies undertaken in Hertfordshire County Council and Glasgow District Council. A two stage case study approach was adopted. The methods utilised include exploratory and semi-structured interviews, an analysis of existing documentation, attendance at meetings and …
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Electroencephalographic and Cognitive Underpinnings of Inhibitory Control in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: From Actions to Thoughts
… with the NHS Highly Specialised OCD Clinic in Hertfordshire, where patients were randomised to either Treatment as Usual (TAU), a combination of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Exposure-Response Prevention (ERP), or Habit-Reversal Treatment (HRT). The latter consisted of a mobile phone …
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The design and formative evaluation of computer based qualitative modelling environments for schools
… Advisory Unit for Microtechnology in Education, Hertfordshire County Council. A prototype of the software, Expert Builder, was implemented by software engineers from the Modus team. The initial stage of evaluation, based on a questionnaire survey and widespread trialling, established that the …
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An accessible and multi-sensory web-based approach to Dyslexia screening
Encouraging the use of multiple senses to teach dyslexic children has become common practice in schools and computer-based tests that follow a multi-sensory approach to dyslexia screening have emerged over the past decade. At the present time, there are no statistically valid computer-based tests …
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Recent Developments in Probation Practice: the impact of risk analysis
The aim of my research has been to explore, in the area of probation, the influence of the shift away from traditional social work values towards an emphasis on punishment, enforcement and the management of risk. In particular my focus has been on how this shift has influenced the methods by which …
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Subjugation and Subterfuge: Struggling with Metrics as a Middle Manager in a UK Business School
This thesis explores the behaviours and emotions which emerge when middle managers in Higher Education (HE) use metrics as a tool to measure organisational performance. It uses autoethnography as a methodological approach, employing research narratives and reflexive inquiry. These narratives …
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Non-visual Access to the World Wide Web: Investigations of Design Guidelines and Haptic Interfaces.
This thesis investigates two different approaches to improving access to the Web for visually impaired people: the design of Web content; and the presentation of content. The potential for improving the design of Web content was investigated in an evaluation of the usability of the Web Content …
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