Reconciliation in Vancouver: From federal truth telling to municipal reconciliation

There has recently been increasing attention in Canada towards the responsibilities that municipal governments have in resolving some of the systemic issues that Indigenous Peoples face, while living in urban centres. In particular, the term “reconciliation” is being utilized by many cities across Canada as a way to amplify the voices of Indigenous Peoples and further, to strengthen the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples in urban centres. This research explores the City of Vancouver’s decision to prioritize reconciliation as a policy goal. In addition, this work further analyzes the impacts resulting from the City of Vancouver’s execution of reconciliation activities, since the development of the Framework for Reconciliation, that increased municipal engagement for reconciliation activities to occur

From storytelling to sermons : The oral narrative tradition of Wales

As someone whose main interest is storytelling in medieval Wales, orality, aurality, and performance are key issues in any analysis of the Middle Welsh prose corpus, especially in matters relating to style and structure. The tales reflect their sources in cyfarwyddyd (traditional lore), and as such give us an insight into the oral performances of the medieval Welsh cyfarwydd (storyteller). Ideas regarding the conventions of an oral performance can be explored by analyzing the narratives of twentieth-century storytellers collected by the Museum of Welsh Life, an area that needs further detailed study

Why I chose to become a teacher and why I might choose not to become one: a survey of student teachers’ perceptions of teaching as a career

A detailed questionnaire about why they chose teaching as a career and the challenges that they face on their ITT course was completed by 189 third year student teachers on a third year BA in Primary Education with QTS programme at a university in Wales. The findings showed that several factors contributed to their choosing a career as primary school teachers, including reasons related to perceived teaching ability, altruistic reasons, intrinsic reasons, and extrinsic reasons. The data also revealed that the main stressors faced by the respondents were linked to four factors, namely: high levels of accountability; the pressure of monitoring; the continual demand for change; and the perceived lack of respect given to the profession. Differences were found between the male and the female respondents in the ways they perceived their role within the profession. The findings have important implications for all those who are concerned with the attracting and retaining the most competent teachers to/in our primary schools

Making your Marx in research: reflections on impact and theefficacy of case studies using the work of Karl Marx

Drawing from a recent study on how impact occurs in the social sciences, Sioned Pearce looks at some specific issues with the case study approach to understanding impact. Viewed alongside the life and works of Karl Marx, the REF’s approach to impact measurement can be seen as highly problematic. Marx’s work was an accumulation of a lifetime of intellectual thought, the full effect of which did not emerge until 100 years after his death and his research would not have been eligible for an impact case study

Effect of systematic variation in Co:Ni ratio on elemental partitioning, lattice misfit and oxidation behaviour of γ'-strengthened (Ni,Co)75Al5Ti5Cr15 (at.%) alloys

Ni-based superalloys currently in-service as aero-engine turbine discs are operating at the limit of their high-temperature capability. Next-generation turbine disc superalloys must be capable of sustaining the higher operating temperatures (approaching 800°C) and stresses required for greater thermal efficiency, whilst maintaining mechanical integrity and excellent oxidation resistance. Studies on the emerging γ'-strengthened Co-based superalloys based on the Co-Al-W and Co-Al-Mo-Nb/Ta systems have been successful in mitigating the respective drawbacks of high mass density and low γ' solvus temperature by incorporation of Ni, Ti or Cr. However, systematic investigation of the fundamental quinary system, Ni-Co-Al-Ti-Cr, is essential to provide a baseline against which to compare the influence of higher-order alloying with elements, such as W, that potentially confer superior high-temperature properties. To this end, seven γ'-strengthened model superalloys of composition (Ni,Co)75Al5Ti5Cr15 (at.%) were fabricated, aged at 800°C for 1000 hours, and the effect of increasing Co:Ni ratio on their resultant microstructural characteristics and critical properties was determined. For alloys of Co content 0, 9, 19, 28, 38, 47 and 56 at.%, γ' solvus temperature decreased with increasing Co:Ni ratio, whilst alloy mass density remained fairly constant across the alloy series at ~8.1 g.cm-3. Atom probe tomography (APT) was used to determine the elemental partitioning behaviour and γ' volume fraction for each of the seven alloys, denoted 0Co, 9Co, 19Co, 28Co, 38Co, 47Co and 56Co. From APT, a non-monotonic trend in Ti, Al and Cr partitioning was observed as Co:Ni ratio increased, with a transition at ~19 at.% Co. From neutron diffraction analysis, the γ-γ' lattice misfits of alloys 0-47Co were found to be positive at all test temperatures (ambient, 400, 600, 700 and 800°C) and the magnitude of lattice misfit increased as Co content increased from 0-38 at.%. Lattice misfit values decreased with increasing temperature, the lowest values being obtained for 800°C. Crucially, this study also investigated the effect of a systematic increase in Co:Ni ratio on oxidation performance of γ-γʹ alloys of composition (Ni,Co)75Al5Ti5Cr15 (at.%). The seven model superalloys (0Co, 9Co, 19Co, 28Co, 38Co, 47Co and 56Co) underwent isothermal oxidation in air at 800°C using both thermogravimetric analysis (100 hours) and box-furnace exposure (1000 hours). X-ray diffraction was carried out to identify surface oxide phases present. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and secondary ion mass spectrometry were performed to map elemental distribution and to provide precise chemical analysis of any thin surface oxide layers present. Following 1000 hours oxidation at 800°C, the 28Co, 38Co and 47Co alloys were observed to exhibit a flat, compact, well-defined external scale and Cr2O3 layer with minimal oxygen ingress, together with a distinct Al2O3 sub-scale. This work represents the first detailed systematic study on the fundamental quinary Ni-Co-Al-Ti-Cr alloy system describing the effect of variation in Co:Ni ratio on the evolution of surface oxides and on the partitioning of elements to γ and γ' phases and associated lattice misfit

Survey evidence: the EU referendum had a clear positive impact on young people’s political engagement

The UK’s EU referendum was often discussed in terms of a generational divide between older citizens who were more likely to vote Leave, and younger citizens who were more likely to back Remain. But did the referendum do anything to increase the interest of younger citizens in politics? Presenting survey evidence gathered at the beginning and end of the campaign, Stuart Fox and Sioned Pearce write that there are some clear indications the referendum increased engagement among young voters, but it remains an open question as to whether this interest in politics will be maintained long-term

A very English Brexit: A comparative analysis of the immigration debate in the news media of the four UK nations

This thesis compares the immigration discourses in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland during Britain’s EU referendum. It has been speculated that immigration was influential in the decision to leave the European Union 23 June 2016. The decade prior to the referendum, immigration increased following EU expansion to include central and eastern European states. Migration is concentrated in south-east England with little inward migration to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Using a discourse analysis of 1476 newspaper articles from each UK nation, the thesis finds anti-immigration sentiment disseminated during the campaign to be bound in English experiences and positive experiences specific to individual nations. A sense of possessiveness in British services and culture is linked to contemporary English nationalism, informed by feelings of lost power to devolved governments, the EU and opposition to immigration

Storytelling in Medieval Wales

Very little is known of the storyteller and his functions in medieval Welsh society. Welsh sources imply that tales were recited in prose by professional storytellers--the cyfarwyddiaid (singular cyfarwydd). In medieval Ireland, there is evidence to suggest that the composition of both prose and poetry was linked to the fili, the poet, although storytelling was not one of his main functions. In Wales, however, there is no direct evidence regarding the relationship between the bardd (poet) and cyfarwydd (storyteller).--The Storyteller