Is anybody there? Critical realism, chronic illness and the disability debate

Rural surgery in British Columbia: is there anybody out there?

OBJECTIVE To document surgical procedures performed in British Columbia between 1996 and 2001 at rural hospital sites with no resident specialist surgeons and to define the scope of practice of general practitioner (GP)-surgeons at these small-volume surgical sites. METHODS We obtained data from published information available in the medical directories for British Columbia and from the Popul...

the differential effects of debate and media analysis as relate to enhancing efl learners critical thinking ability and writing performances

critical thinking ability has an important role in education. accordingly, scholars around the world are searching for new ways for teaching and improving students critical thinking ability. in line with the studies in efl contexts supporting the positive relationship between critical thinking and writing performances, this study investigated the differential effects of halverson’s critical thi...

Interdisciplinary Research and Critical Realism – the Example of Disability Research

The aim of the paper is to indicate a metatheoretical perspective on interdisciplinary research which includes some important ontological assumptions and its consequences for the interdisciplinary research practice. Interdisciplinary research can be characterised by its focusing on a complex problem and the aim of the research is to elaborate this problem. The presentation begins with a brief o...

Multiculturalism, chronic illness, and disability.

To gain at least an initial understanding of the underlying beliefs and attitudes in a cross-cultural situation, we believe that the three key points discussed in this paper should prove a significant point of departure: 1. Traditional beliefs about the cause of chronic illness or disability will play a significant role in determining family and community attitudes toward individuals with a dis...

Is there a role for glutamine in critical illness?