Organisational developments in contemporary primary care

Organisational developments in contemporary primary care are the principal subject of the ten studies selected to support this PhD application on the basis of published works. The local practice and central policy determinants of these developments are discussed as a critical interaction, which is now having a profound impact on both the concepts and functions of primary care and the shape of the NHS itself. The studies are classified and described individually in three sections, according to the main methodological approach used in each research project. The approaches were: participant observation, action research and case studies. Concluding comments suggest that the focus on relationships represents the distinctive contribution of the works covered by the Statement

Writer's positioning in literature reviews in English and Spanish computing doctoral theses

Making appropriate reference to other texts is an essential feature of successful academic writing (Hyland, 2000; Myers, 1990). Writers are expected to integrate others' ideas into their arguments to indicate what is already known about the area of study of the discipline, or to point out weaknesses, aligning themselves with a particular disciplinary framework (Thompson & Tribble, 2001). Literature reviews (LRs) of PhD theses provide support for the writer's position and show the novelty of her/his work. This study analysed the resources of evaluation at both rhetorical and linguistic levels used by the writers of 20 PhD LRs in computing in English and Spanish. The data reveal that the Spanish and the English PhD LRs have a similar rhetorical structure. However, the English writers use more strategies for the development of each move than the Spanish writers. Attitude markers are the most usual devices doctoral writers use to express opinion in both sets. Epistemic modality and a variety of discourse-based markers are typically found in the English LRs while the Spanish LRs seem to rely mainly on adversatives and certainty markers. Differences respond partly to individual writing styles, but also reflect rhetorical variation in the relationship with the audience. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reservedGil Salom, ML.; Soler Monreal, C. (2014). Writer's positioning in literature reviews in English and Spanish computing doctoral theses. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 16:23-39. doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2014.08.002S23391

Evaluation of an in-service course in special educational needs in further education

An evaluation of an in-service course in special educational needs in further education. The intention of this study was to evaluate the second phase of a special needs in-service course. The evaluation was to investigate how far the stated course aims had been achieved in relation to course members, and the organisation. Illuminative evaluation was used as a model to investigate the course. Kinder, Harland and Wootten's (1991) typology of effective INSET outcomes was used as a tool to analyse the data produced through illuminative evaluation. The results showed that the course had achieved all outcomes in Kinder et al's typology, thus suggesting that it was a course of effective INSET which had achieved its stated aims. However for future INSET to be effective, the writer suggests, that outcomes related to the management of change need to be considered in the planning and evaluation of INSET programmes

Numerals and Quantifiers in Argumentative Writings

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