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Observations of Australian Red-bellied Blacksnakes (Pseudechis porphyriacus) preying on freshwater eels
Investigating sudden unexpected deaths in infancy and childhood and caring for bereaved families : an integrated multiagency approach
The sudden unexpected death of an infant or child is
one of the worst events to happen to any family.
Bereaved parents expect and should receive appropriate,
thorough, and sensitive investigations to identify the
medical causes of such deaths. As a result, several parallel
needs must be fulfilled. Firstly, the needs of the family
must be recognised—including the need for information
and support. Further, there is the need to identify any
underlying medical causes of death that may have
genetic or public health implications; the need for a
thorough forensic investigation to exclude unnatural
causes of death; and the need to protect siblings and
subsequent children. Alongside this, families need to
be protected from false or inappropriate accusations.
Limitations in the present coronial system have led to
delays or failures to detect deaths caused by relatives,
carers, or health professionals. Several recent,
highly publicised trials have highlighted the possibilities
of parents facing such accusations. As a result of this the
whole process of death certification has come under
intense scrutiny.
We review the medical, forensic, and sociological
literature on the optimal investigation and care of
families after the sudden death of a child. We describe
the implementation in the former county of Avon of a
structured multiagency approach and the potential
benefits for families and professionals
Here, there and everywhere:measurement, assessment and attainment
This chapter utilises elements of the '5Rs' framework suggested by the book's editors Rudd and Goodson, in order to (1) highlight the ways in which the practice and uses of assessment have been applied through policy in recent years; (2) consider the effect this has had on teaching, learning and the culture of schools; (3) suggest ways in which this dominant, regressive narrative is refracted in practice and the ways in which it can be questioned and resisited. The author argues for a continuing renewal of assessment as a formative and interactive aspect of teaching and learning where more critical and empowering pedagogoies and learning identites can develop
Telling tales on either side of the teacher: methods of researching professional and biographical transformations in the context of Education
This paper discusses the approaches and research methods used in two projects which examine professional transformations on ‘either side’ of the school teacher. The authors consider how the projects drew upon the different yet potentially complimentary methodological approaches of discourse analysis and autoethnography in the examination of professional identity. Following a description of the projects and the chosen methods, which includes discussion of the respective traditions from which they stem, the approaches are compared and contrasted through analysis of their application with a focus upon their various advantages and limitations within these particular contexts. The authors discuss these examples in terms of the wider discussion of quality and rigour in qualitative research and as a contribution to the debates on the complementarity of different qualitative approaches
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