04 University of Plymouth Research Theses: Recent submissions
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Evaluating the Integration of a Mathematics Enhancement Programme into Jamaican Primary Mathematics Classes
(University of Plymouth, 2024)This embedded quasi-experimental research design examined the impact of an enrichment initiative entitled the Mathematics Enhancement Programme (MEP) on Jamaican students’ performance and attitude towards mathematics. It ... -
Responding to Reading Difficulties: An Exploration from Different Professional Perspectives
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The study was designed to explore educators’ perspectives on reading difficulties and their choice of teaching strategies for students with reading difficulties. The study aimed to understand how educators form their ... -
VOLCANIC DEBRIS AVALANCHE PROPAGATION AND EMPLACEMENT MECHANISMS: SEDIMENTOLOGICAL FIELD EVIDENCE AND BIDISPERSE GRANULAR FLOW EXPERIMENTS
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Volcanic debris avalanches mobilise large volumes and achieve long runouts with high destructive potential. Although many theories have been proposed regarding the mechanisms that enable their long runouts, the processes ... -
Is there a Relationship between Parents' Screen Usage and Young Children’s Development?
(University of Plymouth, 2024)There has been growing concern over the links between children's screen time use and cognitive development (Halton, 2020). However, researchers have generally overlooked the possible impact of parental screen time, which ... -
Success Factors Facilitating Care During Escalation (the SUFFICE study)
(University of Plymouth, 2024)BACKGROUND: In the United Kingdom, there continues to be preventable National Health Service (NHS) patient deaths. Contributory factors include inadequate recognition of deterioration, poor monitoring, or delayed escalation ... -
The impacts of Crassula helmsii on Northwest European freshwater macroinvertebrates
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Crassula helmsii (New Zealand pygmyweed) is an Australasian aquatic plant which has invaded European freshwaters since the 1950s, provoking widespread concern amongst conservationists. The ecological impacts of C. helmsii ... -
Brittle-viscous deformation cycles at the base of the seismogenic zone in the continental crust
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The main goal of the study was to determine the dynamical cycle of ductile-brittle deformation and to characterise the fluid pathways at different scales of a brittle-viscous fault zone active at the base of the seismogenic ... -
Population genetics of green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Grenada, West Indies
(University of Plymouth, 2024)Sea turtle populations within Grenada are believed to be in decline, consistent with worldwide trends. Conservation strategies for green and hawksbill turtles in Grenada are currently limited by a lack of detailed knowledge ... -
An assessment of the environmental impact and economic viability of a UK based Scallop Farm
(University of Plymouth, 2024)The UK scallop capture fishery’s use of dredging is, at times, both environmentally damaging and economically unsustainable. With demand for seafood continuing to rise, scallop farming may be able to offer an alternative ... -
HOW DO FOLLOWERS EXPERIENCE SHARED LEADERSHIP AS A LIVED EXPERIENCE? Understanding the relationality, processes and practices informing such collaboration.
(University of Plymouth, 2024)How do followers experience shared leadership as a lived experience? Understanding the relationality, processes and practices informing such collaboration. Within shared leadership research culture, the aspiration is ...