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Publication date: 4 July 2023

Aile Trumm, Edward Jun Shing Lau, Shirley Farthing and Kieran Breen

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted the lives of the deaf community, and the implementation of restrictions on face-to-face meetings resulted in the trial introduction…

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Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted the lives of the deaf community, and the implementation of restrictions on face-to-face meetings resulted in the trial introduction of video remote interpreting (VRI) in a secure psychiatric setting. This study aims to use a qualitative research paradigm to explore user experiences to inform potential future technological developments in this area.

Design/methodology/approach

Twelve deaf patients and three interpreters took part in structured face-to-face interviews and discussed their experiences of the use of VRI, with the results being assessed using thematic analysis.

Findings

Seven main themes were identified: resource availability, ease of use, technical issues, misunderstandings, medium secure-specific issues, preferences and human factors. All participants agreed that they did not like the VRI technology in the health-care environment in its current format, and their main concern was the difficulty in understanding the information being communicated. It was considered that this had the potential to incur potentially serious medico-legal and safety implications for both staff and patients alike.

Practical implications

This study has provided detailed users’ feedback about the potential future use in this communication tool and can help guide service developers to review the technology design to tailor it towards the users’ needs. While the existing technology is not currently suitable for this deaf population, particularly because of the potential for error, there is potential scope for further research in this area.

Originality/value

The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to explore the potential use of VRI for a deaf patient population within a secure psychiatric setting, where such technology is unlikely to have otherwise been used.

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The Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 25 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2050-8794

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Publication date: 1 November 1977

ANDREW FAIRBAIRN

Much is heard these days about the vital need to bring education (particularly in the schools) and industry more close together. Not least in this, the Prime Minister's call for a…

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Much is heard these days about the vital need to bring education (particularly in the schools) and industry more close together. Not least in this, the Prime Minister's call for a Great Debate on education and the Secretary of State's Green Paper or Consulative Document on education emphasise the vital need to bring the schools and industry more closely together. Of course the trouble with clarion calls to action on a national scale is that they tend to give the impression that nothing at all has been done in the particular field under scrutiny. It is a real danger that the intelligent man in the street is likely to gather from reportage of the regional conferences which the Secretary of State for Education & Science held after the Prime Minister's call that nothing has been, or is being, done about it.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 9 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 1 April 1972

On Tuesday afternoons at Countesthorpe Community College in Leicestershire, two dozen old people sit in groups amidst the noise and chaos of the activity area, where table tennis…

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On Tuesday afternoons at Countesthorpe Community College in Leicestershire, two dozen old people sit in groups amidst the noise and chaos of the activity area, where table tennis, the juke box and the coffee bar are in full swing. But the old people, members of the College's Tuesday Club, don't seem to mind at all. Some find a quiet corner to talk, others are engrossed in cards or dominoes or in watching the youngsters. Tea and cakes are served by solicitous domestic science students. It is an afternoon out, and what is lacking in comfort is compensated for by the vitality of the place.

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Education + Training, vol. 14 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 1 January 2006

Roger Paxton, Paula Whitty, Ali Zaatar, Andrew Fairbairn and Jane Lothian

The purpose of this article is to clarify the distinction between research and audit, and propose appropriate regulatory arrangements for audit and related activities.

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Purpose

The purpose of this article is to clarify the distinction between research and audit, and propose appropriate regulatory arrangements for audit and related activities.

Design/methodology/approach

The methods used were literature reviews and conceptual analysis.

Findings

Research and audit overlap in various ways, but differ in terms of their purposes and the risks likely to be encountered and distinguished, along with a third related category of activities called quality improvement.

Practical implications

Appropriate regulatory arrangements are proposed for audit and quality improvement activities. Using these should ensure appropriate ethical standards and risk management, while avoiding the time‐consuming over‐regulation that occurs when projects are unnecessarily submitted to the ethical scrutiny appropriate for research projects.

Originality/value

Gives suggestions and information that could be of great value in spreading service improvement.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 19 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0952-6862

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Publication date: 1 June 1973

Tony Crocker and Anna Sproule

Kodak has rationalised their range of the well‐known and popular Carousel 35mm slide projectors. The Carousel S and Carousel S‐AV are probably two of the most widely used slide…

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Kodak has rationalised their range of the well‐known and popular Carousel 35mm slide projectors. The Carousel S and Carousel S‐AV are probably two of the most widely used slide projectors in training and education. The introduction some time ago of the Carousel S‐AV28 widened the range of applications that could be suited by the company's products, but meant that different models were needed for different applications.

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Education + Training, vol. 15 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 17 May 2021

Deepanjana Varshney

External examining imparts one of the pivotal means for ensuring the monitoring of the guidelines and standards within private autonomous universities and institutes. External…

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External examining imparts one of the pivotal means for ensuring the monitoring of the guidelines and standards within private autonomous universities and institutes. External examiners are considered independent individuals who can provide unbiased, objective evaluation, and informed comment on the student’s quality of the project as compared to the standards. Hence, the role of the external examiner is vital and has a strong influence on institutional quality assurance. The qualitative research has primarily aimed to study the external examining practices involving a private university in India. Interviews were conducted mainly with the external appointed examiners; however, the internal faculty guides or supervisors were also made to participate in separate interviews. The results were coded following the content analysis framework. The research unraveled Pandora’s box of the system bottlenecks and challenges concerning the expected and actual practices. Limitations, recommendations, and future research implications were discussed.

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The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83982-174-5

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Publication date: 17 May 2021

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The Role of External Examining in Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices
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ISBN: 978-1-83982-174-5

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Publication date: 1 July 1957

PRESIDENT: F. C. Francis, M.A., F.S.A., British Museum. PAST PRESIDENTS SERVING ON COUNCIL: Dr. Barbara Wootton, University of London; Sir Raymond Streat, K.B.E., Cotton Board

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PRESIDENT: F. C. Francis, M.A., F.S.A., British Museum. PAST PRESIDENTS SERVING ON COUNCIL: Dr. Barbara Wootton, University of London; Sir Raymond Streat, K.B.E., Cotton Board. VICE‐PRESIDENTS: Sir Andrew McCance, Colvilles Ltd.; Sir Alexander Todd, Cambridge University; Sir Ben Lockspeiser, K.C.B., Tube Investments Ltd.; Sir Wavell Wakefield, M.P. HONORARY TREASURER: J. E. Wright, Institution of Electrical Engineers. HONORARY SECRETARY: Mrs. Joyce Lancaster‐Jones, British Council.

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Aslib Proceedings, vol. 9 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0001-253X

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Publication date: 7 April 2015

Woldegebrial Zeweld, Guido Van Huylenbroeck and Jeroen Buysse

This paper aims to investigate the effect of cooperative societies on household food security in six villages of Northern Ethiopia. Cooperative societies have significant…

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Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the effect of cooperative societies on household food security in six villages of Northern Ethiopia. Cooperative societies have significant contribution to the food security and poverty reduction. However, limited empirical studies exist in the study areas about the roles of cooperative societies on food security.

Design/methodology/approach

Primary cross-sectional data were collected from randomly selected 400 households. The study also gathered secondary data from the cooperative associations and government offices for comparison purposes. The paper applied Heckman two-stage model to capture the effect of cooperative societies on household food security.

Findings

The probability of the households to join cooperative societies and also ensure food security depends on various determining factors like institutional factors, demographic variables and rural functions. The paired sample t-test shows that the mean income and expenditure of the cooperative member households were 70 and 40 per cent higher in 2010 and 2011, respectively, than in the baseline. The two-sample independent t-test indicates that the mean income and expenditure of the member households were 47 and 32 per cent higher than the counterpart households. The Heckman model explains that cooperative societies have statistically significant, positive and robust effects on household food security at 1 per cent level.

Research limitations/implications

A few variables might suffer from endogeneity problem, although theoretically insignificant and have no sound justification. The study also considers only two indicators of food security (income and expenditure), but the findings of the study would have been good and sound with several and composite food security index.

Practical implications

Such impact studies on cooperative societies are limited in the study areas. Thus, this study helps decision-makers, cooperative analysts and other concerned bodies to give priority for cooperative societies so as to curtail the food insecurity problem. It can also make meaningful contributions to bridge the gap in the cooperative literature.

Social implications

The present study can improve the understanding of cooperative societies in the country. The finding of this paper can serve as an input for university students, decision-makers and cooperative analysts. The result can also strengthen the economic justification for policy intervention on cooperative societies.

Originality/value

Most studies in the areas address the financial performance, historical movement and opportunities and challenges of cooperative societies. This implies that more work is necessary to obtain a clear picture and broad spectrum about cooperative societies, and thus, this study addresses the effect of cooperative societies on household food security.

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International Journal of Development Issues, vol. 14 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1446-8956

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Publication date: 29 September 2015

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Theory and Method in Higher Education Research
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78560-287-0

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