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This guide is designed to support health and social care researchers and practitioners to integrate qualitative research into the evidence base of health and social care research. Qualitative research designs are diverse and each design has a different focus that will inform the approach undertaken and the results that are generated. The aim is to move beyond the “what” of qualitative research to the “how”, by (1) outlining key qualitative research designs for health and social care research – descriptive, phenomenology, action research, case study, ethnography, and grounded theory; (2) a decision tool of how to select the appropriate design based on a guiding prompting question, the research question and available resources, time and expertise; (3) an overview of mixed methods research and qualitative research in evaluation studies; (4) a practical guide to data collection and analysis; (5) providing examples of qualitative research to illustrate the scope and opportunities; and (6) tips on communicating qualitative research.

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This workbook builds on Physiotherapy Otherwise (2022) which offered a critical sociology of the physiotherapy profession. Following the original format of the 2022 text, this workbook includes video introductions to each of the main theories covered in the book, as well as hyperlinks to key texts, structured activities to help readers apply aspects of the theories, and prompts for deeper reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of each theory. The book accompanies the AUT postgraduate course HEAL812 Health Professional Practice, but would be applicable to postgraduate physiotherapy/physical therapy students throughout the world, as well as allied health professionals studying the past, present and future for their own professions.

It is unlikely a connected person can conduct many activities in their day without technology accumulating and storing data created by their activities and online interactions with other people. Technology is a driving feature of many individuals’ lives, but few users understand what is happening behind its functional level. Large amounts of personal data are being generated from the multitude of technological devices we interact with each day that are stored by manufacturers and service providers and used for profiling and sale. Once this data is generated and stored, evidence of activity remains on the devices and/or corporate servers where it can be used to build a profile on an individual including their personality which becomes more accurate as more data is accumulated.

Where people forget what they have done, technology never does.

Design plays a crucial role in our daily lives, influencing our perceptions of products and how we interact with them. A well-designed product can enhance its functionality, usability, and appeal, making it more desirable to consumers. Design-related industries contribute AU$ 67.5 billion per annum to the Australian economy. In a global economy, success in many industries depends on controlling the intangible aspects of products. In the legal context, a design is defined as the visual appearance of a product, including its shape, configuration, pattern, and ornamentation. Designs law seeks to protect the originality and uniqueness of designs, preventing others from copying or reproducing them without permission. Overall, designs law in Australia aims to encourage and protect originality and design innovation while also balancing the interests of designers, businesses, and consumers.

Throughout the book, the reader is provided with practical guidance and illustrative examples to help readers navigate the complex world of designs law. With its comprehensive coverage and clear, accessible writing style, Designs Law in Australia is an essential resource for legal practitioners, students, and anyone interested in this vital area of intellectual property law.

Svantesson on the Law of Obligations provides an accessible, yet comprehensive, overview of how the rules of common law and equity, together with the provisions of applicable legislation such as the Australian Consumer Law, the Fair Trading Acts, and the Sale of Goods Acts, affect contractual and other obligations. Thus, a range of topics are covered, including:

• the implication of terms;
• the effect of vitiating factors under contract law;
• the statutory prohibition against e.g. misleading and deceptive conduct and against misrepresentations; and
• the relevant economic torts.

The material dealt with is approached from an Australian perspective.

The book was first published by Pearson Education in 2007, and this is now the fourth edition revised in 2021 and released in ebook form in 2022. It is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and extensively researched resource for students engaging with an area of private law central to their education in the law and preparation for legal practice.

We are surrounded by attempts to persuade us: advertisements, editorials, blog posts, and so forth. When should you be persuaded and when not? This textbook helps you improve your reasoning skills so that you can recognise successful (and unsuccessful) arguments. It contains embedded questions so that you can practice your skills as you go.

Developed for an international cohort, this text is designed to explain business finance concepts in an easily understood manner without overwhelming students with too much content.

Biochemistry (and Molecular Biology) represent one of the fastest-growing fields of scientific research and technical innovation and the resulting biotechnology is increasingly applied to other fields of study. So, an understanding of Biochemistry is increasingly important for students in all biological disciplines. However, at the same time, the content is inherently complex, highly abstract, and often deeply rooted in the pure sciences – mathematics, chemistry, and physics. This makes it difficult to both learn and to teach.

This book is designed as a succinct and focused resource, specifically aimed to help students grasp key threshold concepts in Biochemistry. Due to their troublesome nature, understanding threshold concepts is a cognitively demanding task. By using a series of thematically linked case studies that accompany theory, the cognitive load will be reduced. This will free up students to focus on learning concepts rather than distracting them with unnecessary specifics.

This volume addresses various ways that we interact with, refashion and reuse aspects of ancient Greece and Rome. Its studies range from the political engagement of Italian fascists with ancient Rome, to the use of ancient Greece in video games. The chapters each take on a ‘burning issue’ of identity or ownership, that is, how we identify with ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as drawing (often troubling) elements of our identity from them. In addition, they address the question: which of us feel that we own the past? Does Classics belong to everyone, or has it been coopted by an elite few?

This book is a practical guide to writing about health research, which includes elementary reviews of the research literature and simple research reports. The goal is to teach you how to write about research clearly and with confidence. You will gain useful skills and transferrable knowledge by learning how to critically evaluate research, how to compare different aspects of research studies, and how to synthesize and interpret research evidence. The book includes information on basic skills in statistical and qualitative analyses that are valuable in preparing research reports and reviews.