Nursing and feminism: an uneasy alliance.

Myths of Leisure Research: An Uneasy Alliance

Statistics Teaching and the Textbook — an Uneasy Alliance

What is the textbook actually for? Does it meet the individual needs of learners in the course? How well does it contribute to students’ achievement of learning goals? University teachers of standard courses on the principles of statistics seem seldom to inquire at all deeply into these matters. Unless they do so, they may unwittingly erect discouraging obstacles for some learners – the unquest...

Imagining a Feminist Actor-Network Theory

Feminism and Actor-Network Theory (ANT) have often been considered opposing theoretical and intellectual traditions. This paper imagines a meeting between these seemingly divergent fields and considers the theoretical and methodological challenges that ANT and feminism raise for one another. This paper examines an empirical project that calls for an engagement with both ANT and feminism. Throug...

Emotions, Social Work Practice and Supervision: An Uneasy Alliance?

This paper examines the place of emotions within social work practice. The perceived tensions between emotions and rational decision making are explored and it is argued that their relationship is compatible and necessary. A model for the co-creation of emotionally intelligent supervision is developed to support this vision of practice.

How to initiate a nursing research alliance in New York State.

A nursing research alliance is a group of individuals in a geographic area who come together to identify ways to promote evidence-based practice, collaborate on research projects, and raise awareness of nursing research in the healthcare community. Six alliances currently exist in New York State. These alliances are actively engaged as catalysts for the generation and use of best evidence as th...