life story

This qualitative self-study explores the relationship between the personal and professional dimensions of a teacher's life that shape identity and praxis. The question driving the research is: How have my life experiences (personal and professional) contributed, or not, to my id…

“Boccia”, the official event of the Paralympics Games, has been promoted in Taiwan for nearly two decades, hope and dreams to many people with severe physical disabilities, and in addition to the competition, boccia is also heavily used in rehabilitation and special education co…

This thesis explores the working lives of British Born South Asian Ethnic Minorities (BB SAEMs), critiquing the homogenous identities ascribed to them in previous research. Its methodology is life-story interviews analysed using Nvivo. This identified four hybrid categories emer…

This research presents an analysis of the life stories of four adult literacy learners studying on a Skills for Life course in a Further Education context in the south west of England, three of whom are returning to education for the first time in their adult lives. Drawing on d…

Nigeria ranks as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Its abundant natural resources are being exploited by some privileged few while the majority suffers abject poverty. In spite of a series of laws and reforms directed at waging war against corruption and campaigns ag…