The BBC has recently compiled a series of amazing documentaries which show what life was like for ordinary people in Northern England in the first years of the 1900s. The documentaries (click here to view on YouTube) derive from the work of pioneering film makers Sagar Michell and James Kenyon (more about them here), and have been restored to their former glory by the National Film Archive in the UK having been lost for many years. Documentary film of ordinary people's lives is commonplace now, but in 1900 - only five years after the invention of the film camera - people were still experimenting with its possibilities. There are many things that can be said about this film series, … [Read more...] about Movement/life in early 20th century England
Yeowell G (2013) ‘Isn’t it all Whites?’ Ethnic diversity & the physiotherapy profession. Physiotherapy 99(4)341-346
Yeowell, G. (2013). ‘Isn’t it all Whites?’ Ethnic diversity and the physiotherapy profession. Physiotherapy, Available online 25 March 2013. Abstract Aim To explore physiotherapists’ perceptions, views and experiences of ethnic diversity in relation to the physiotherapy profession. Design Qualitative research study, drawing on ethnographic traditions and including ethnographic interviews. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and the data were analysed using thematic analysis. Several verification procedures were incorporated into the design to ensure quality. Setting Venues chosen by the participants in North West England. Participants A purposive sample of 22 … [Read more...] about Yeowell G (2013) ‘Isn’t it all Whites?’ Ethnic diversity & the physiotherapy profession. Physiotherapy 99(4)341-346
Marcum JA (2013) The Role of Emotions in Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making. J Med Philos (2013) 38 (5): 501-519
Marcum, J.A. (2013). The Role of Emotions in Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making. J Med Philos (2013) 38 (5): 501-519. doi: 10.1093/jmp/jht040. First published online: August 24, 2013. Abstract What role, if any, should emotions play in clinical reasoning and decision making? Traditionally, emotions have been excluded from clinical reasoning and decision making, but with recent advances in cognitive neuropsychology they are now considered an important component of them. Today, cognition is thought to be a set of complex processes relying on multiple types of intelligences. The role of mathematical logic (hypothetico-deductive thinking) or verbal linguistic intelligence in … [Read more...] about Marcum JA (2013) The Role of Emotions in Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making. J Med Philos (2013) 38 (5): 501-519