Marnda Gardairri: Facilitation of an Indigenous Ranger Rock Art Workshop

The Marnda Gardairri Indigenous Rangers Workshop was held from 3–5 October 2017 on the Burrup Peninsula in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The event, which was hosted by the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC), brought together rangers from across Australia to discuss rock art conservation and management. The workshop was given the title ‘Marnda Gardairri’ as this means rock scratching/engraving on the Burrup Peninsula. The workshop was developed by MAC in collaborative partnership with Rio Tinto Iron Ore-Pilbara Operations and the Nulungu Research Institute (The University of Notre Dame Australia). Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum funded the workshop, with Mel Marshall and Lynley Wallis of Nulungu engaged to coordinate and facilitate the event, assisted by Kate Golson.https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_insights/1002/thumbnail.jp

Podcasting as Activism and/or Entrepreneurship:Cooperative Networks, Publics and African Literary Production

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Factors Affecting Young Mothers’ Access to Child Healthcare Services: A Behavioural Analysis to Guide the Development of Interventions

Young mothers are more likely to access healthcare for their children in emergent care settings and less likely to use preventive care. This study examines the healthcare-seeking behaviours of young mothers to inform the design of tailored interventions. Semi-structured interviews with nine young mothers (aged ≤ 25 years) who were attending a supported playgroup in Brisbane, Australia were conducted and explored using the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation and Behaviour (COM-B) model and the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Five behavioural themes were identified (navigating the system, complex referral pathways, delays and long wait times, understanding child development, and connecting to services) and the role of the supported playgroup in shaping young mothers’ understanding of child development and connecting them to services was highlighted. Recommended strategies to address these factors include opportunities for young mothers to learn about child developmental milestones, improving young mothers’ health literacy, increasing young mothers’ skills and/or the availability of support to help them navigate health services, and providing more accessible entry points for child assessments, referrals, or early intervention programs

Passeurs de mémoire populaire : Kwani Trust et les lieux de l’histoire

Cet article s’intéresse aux diverses façons dont la revue Kwani? a créé de nouveaux lieux et de nouvelles formes d’expression de la mémoire culturelle. Nous montrerons que la ligne éditoriale et les textes des principaux membres du réseau littéraire que constitue le Kwani Trust, et dont font partie Andia Kisia, Parselelo Kantai, Billy Kahora et Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, témoignent d’une préoccupation particulière pour l’historiographie et pour les façons dont la mémoire et l’histoire se construisent et prennent forme en tant que textes. Nous replacerons ces questions dans le contexte plus large de la production culturelle au Kenya, notamment celle financée par les donateurs étrangers, et qui s’intéresse, elle aussi, aux questions d’histoire et de mémoire. Il s’agira de rendre compte des différentes manières dont ces écrivains abordent et explorent les questions suivantes : Où se situe la production du savoir historique au Kenya ? Qui produit l’histoire et pour qui ? Quels sont les liens qui unissent mémoire, littérature et matérialité ? Nous ferons dialoguer la notion de mémoire collective, élaborée par l’égyptologue allemand Jan Assmann et constituée selon lui de la « mémoire culturelle » et de la « mémoire communicative », avec les définitions que propose Karin Barber des « arts populaires » (Barber 1987) afin de montrer comment ce groupe d’écrivains s’attache à la construction d’une mémoire populaire.This article explores the ways in which the Kwani? journal has opened up new forms and spaces for cultural memory. It argues that the editorial agenda of, as well as the work of some of the most prominent voices associated with Kwani Trust as a literary network (including Andia Kisia, Parselelo Kantai, Billy Kahora and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor), reflects a particular preoccupation with historiography—or the ways in which memory and history are constructed and take form as texts. Setting this in the context of the wider engagement of donor-funded cultural production in Kenya with questions of history and memory in this period, it examines the different ways that these writers confront and explore questions around where knowledge about Kenya’s past is located, who history is produced by and for, and memory’s relationship to literature and material form. Building on and problematizing Jan Assmann’s framing of collective memory as made up of “cultural memory” and “communicative memory,” and putting this in dialogue with Karin Barber’s definitions of “popular arts” (Barber 1987), it characterizes this group of writers as engaged in the construction of popular memory

EXPLORING LIFESTYLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN LIFESTYLE SPORTS

This thesis has explored the concept of lifestyle entrepreneurship within lifestyle sports. It has built on the current research and literature in the area which to date has offered only competing and simplified versions of who lifestyle entrepreneurs are, how they can be identified, and how they enact entrepreneurship. Lifestyle entrepreneurship is described as an emerging concept, which has attracted attention due to the evolving nature of work and employment rolls. The context in which entrepreneurship is enacted is an important aspect of understanding the who lifestyle entrepreneurs are and how they can be identified. Lifestyle sports was selected as the context in which to examine this group of entrepreneurs; this is an emerging sub-section of the sport context which is categorised by masculine hegemony and rejection of rules and regulations associated with traditional sport. Lifestyle sports are categorised as alternative to mainstream activities, and are said to have more lifestyle focus for the participants. With their shared use of the term ‘lifestyle’ these two concepts have apparent connections, and the influence of context in which the entrepreneurs’ were embedded was observed to be a key feature towards understanding. The aim of this thesis was to explore the notion of lifestyle entrepreneurship within lifestyle sports. It aimed to address the complex issues of identification of lifestyle entrepreneurs, how they negotiate their work and lifestyles, and what this results in for entrepreneurial practice. The thesis took a mixed methods approach to the collection of data, through a pragmatic paradigm that took a grounded theory approach to developing a new conceptual framework. A questionnaire (n=80) and semi structured interviews (n=21) explored how lifestyle entrepreneurship emerges, and focussed on the ‘becoming’ of the lifestyle entrepreneur, and the interplay of lifestyle, sport, and work. The thesis has contributed to the field of research by firstly providing a more robust approach to identifying who lifestyle entrepreneurs are, and how they can be identified. Secondly, this research has recognised the key contributions to the entrepreneurs’ decision making and lifestyle orientation, which has impacted on the types of lifestyle entrepreneurs that can exist. Further understanding this emerging group of entrepreneurs supports the ongoing theoretical interpretation, and develops current thinking on this topic.University of Plymouth Studentshi

A discussion of statistical methods to characterise early growth and its impact on bone mineral content later in childhood

Background Many statistical methods are available to model longitudinal growth data and relate derived summary measures to later outcomes. Aim To apply and compare commonly used methods to a realistic scenario including pre- and postnatal data, missing data and confounders. Subjects and methods Data were collected from 753 offspring in the Southampton Women’s Survey with measurements of bone mineral content (BMC) at age 6 years. Ultrasound measures included crown-rump length (11 weeks’ gestation) and femur length (19 and 34 weeks’ gestation); postnatally, infant length (birth, 6 and 12 months) and height (2 and 3 years) were measured. A residual growth model, two-stage multilevel linear spline model, joint multilevel linear spline model, SITAR and a growth mixture model were used to relate growth to 6-year BMC. Results Results from the residual growth, two-stage and joint multilevel linear spline models were most comparable: an increase in length at all ages was positively associated with BMC, the strongest association being with later growth. Both SITAR and the growth mixture model demonstrated that length was positively associated with BMC. Conclusions Similarities and differences in results from a variety of analytic strategies need to be understood in the context of each statistical methodology

Health professionals' experiences of tuberculosis cohort audit in the North West of England : a qualitative study

This research was supported by Public Health England and the Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).Objectives. Tuberculosis cohort audit (TBCA) was introduced across the North West (NW) of England in 2012 as an ongoing, multidisciplinary, systematic case review process, designed to improve clinical and public health practice. TBCA has not previously been introduced across such a large and socioeconomically diverse area in England, nor has it undergone formal, qualitative evaluation. This study explored health professionals' experiences of the process after 1515 cases had been reviewed. Design. Qualitative study using semistructured interviews. Respondents were purposively sampled from 3 groups involved in the NW TBCA: (1) TB nurse specialists, (2) consultant physicians and (3) public health practitioners. Data from the 26 respondents were triangulated with further interviews with key informants from the TBCA Steering Group and through observation of TBCA meetings. Analysis. Interview transcripts were analysed thematically using the framework approach. Results. Participants described the evolution of a valuable 'community of practice' where interprofessional exchange of experience and ideas has led to enhanced mutual respect between different roles and a shared sense of purpose. This multidisciplinary, regional approach to TB cohort audit has promoted local and regional team working, exchange of good practices and local initiatives to improve care. There is strong ownership of the process from public health professionals, nurses and clinicians; all groups want it to continue. TBCA is regarded as a tool for quality improvement that improves patient safety. Conclusions. TBCA provides peer support and learning for management of a relatively rare, but important infectious disease through discussion in a no-blame atmosphere. It is seen as an effective quality improvement strategy which enhances TB care, control and patient safety. Continuing success will require increased engagement of consultant physicians and public health practitioners, a secure and ongoing funding stream and establishment of clear reporting mechanisms within the public health system.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

A discussion of statistical methods to characterize early growth and its impact on bone mineral content later in childhood

Background Many statistical methods are available to model longitudinal growth data and relate derived summary measures to later outcomes. Aim To apply and compare commonly used methods to a realistic scenario including pre- and postnatal data, missing data and confounders. Subjects and methods Data were collected from 753 offspring in the Southampton Women’s Survey with measurements of bone mineral content (BMC) at age 6 years. Ultrasound measures included crown-rump length (11 weeks’ gestation) and femur length (19 and 34 weeks’ gestation); postnatally, infant length (birth, 6 and 12 months) and height (2 and 3 years) were measured. A residual growth model, two-stage multilevel linear spline model, joint multilevel linear spline model, SITAR and a growth mixture model were used to relate growth to 6-year BMC. Results Results from the residual growth, two-stage and joint multilevel linear spline models were most comparable: an increase in length at all ages was positively associated with BMC, the strongest association being with later growth. Both SITAR and the growth mixture model demonstrated that length was positively associated with BMC. Conclusions Similarities and differences in results from a variety of analytic strategies need to be understood in the context of each statistical methodology