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Katrina E. Forbes-McKay; Sarah Henderson – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between mental well-being (MWB) and social support (SS) whilst addressing the paucity of research on students' support for emergency contact schemes (ECSs) and their views on how and when such schemes should be implemented. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 113 students recruited via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Emergency Programs, Social Support Groups
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Welch, Vicki; Turner-Halliday, Fiona; Watson, Nicholas; Wilson, Philip; Fitzpatrick, Bridie; Cotmore, Richard; Minnis, Helen – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2017
Obtaining informed consent can be challenging in stressful and urgent circumstances. One example is when potential participants have recently had their child removed into care; intervention is urgent and mandatory whereas participation in associated research is voluntary. Using a nested qualitative study, we examined experiences of consent…
Descriptors: Informed Consent, Child Abuse, Ethics, Intervention
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Arnott, Lorna; Grogan, Deirdre; Duncan, Pauline – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2016
This article explores the use of iPads as part of a child-centred data collection approach to understand young children's creativity. Evidence is presented from a small study of three- to five-year-old children's creative play. Analysis of the children's engagement with iPad video diaries and free-to-use tablet applications was logged across two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Preschool Children, Creativity
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Sproule, John; Martindale, Russell; Wang, John; Allison, Peter; Nash, Christine; Gray, Shirley – European Physical Education Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to carry out a preliminary investigation to explore the use of outdoor and adventurous project work (PW) within an educational setting. Specifically, differences between the PW and normal academic school experiences were examined using a self-determination theory framework integrated with a goal orientation and…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Physical Education, Questionnaires