Coventry University

About: Coventry University is a education organization based out in Coventry, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Context (language use) & Population. The organization has 4964 authors who have published 12700 publications receiving 255898 citations. The organization is also known as: Lanchester Polytechnic & Coventry Polytechnic.

Becoming professional: exploring the complexities of professional socialization in health and social care

Abstract: A search of the literature, focusing on professional socialization of health and social care professionals, indicates little contemporary research and therefore a paucity of current debate around what the process involves. Most of the research, including perspectives dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, portrays professional socialization as a deterministic process of moulding essentially passive recipients. A social constructionist perspective, however, encourages a more sceptical view of the ways in which student professionals identify with professional norms and discourses within the context of health and social care. While acknowledging the power of the professions to regulate professional practice and entry into practice, the scope for individuals to exercise personal agency within the professional socialization process is made explicit.

Tsunami sedimentation associated with the Lisbon earthquake of 1 November AD 1755: Boca do Rio, Algarve, Portugal

Abstract: A description is given of a distinctive marine deposit at Boca do Rio on the Algarve coast of Portugal. It is proposed here that the sediment accumulation was deposited by the tsunami generated by the Lisbon earthquake of 1 November, AD 1755. The deposit exhibits sedimentary characteristics quite unlike other coastal sediment accumulations that are deposited by more moderate wave regimes. These include laterally continuous sand layers, chaotic pebble horizons, large amounts of gravel-sized shell debris and distinctive assemblages of marine microfossils. A preliminary attempt is made here to use the empirical field and laboratory data to define more clearly the processes of coastal sedimentation that characterize tsunami runup. The use of tsunami sediments as time synchronous marker horizons is also discussed.

Higher education and women’s empowerment in Pakistan

Abstract: This paper summarises the findings of a 2005 doctoral study by Malik which explored to what extent participation in higher education offers empowerment to women in Pakistan. A survey instrument was used to question female faculty members and female students from 10 public universities in Pakistan; 1290 students and 290 faculty members responded. Subsequently, semi‐structured interviews were held with 10 faculty members and 10 students. Respondents highlighted economic independence and an increased standing within family and society as the main benefits of higher education participation. A major finding is that participation in higher education enables women to impact on a number of discriminatory practices simultaneously and thereby effect change for the better. The main recommendation is that future educational strategies be developed with the aim of further promoting gender equality in all areas of education in Pakistan, but particularly with the aim of increasing female students’ participation in highe...