Social Policy thesis and dissertation collection
Social Policy has been taught in the University of Edinburgh since 1918. The Subject Group is one of the most respected in the UK and amongst the front rank for the quality of its teaching and research. The Subject Group offers a broad range of courses and postgraduate training, including taught MSc degrees in Childhood Studies,Comparative Public Policy, Policy Studies and Research in Social Policy as well as several undergraduate joint degrees. The Social Policy Group comprises an enthusiastic and experienced teaching team of ten members of staff, three of whom hold Chairs in Family Policies, Socio-Legal Studies and Social and Public Policy, as well as several Honorary Fellows. Research and teaching in the Subject Group brings established expertise in theoretically informed empirical research to the study of social and public policies in the 21st Century.
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Recent Submissions
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Assessing the transitional needs of physically disabled school-leavers : a comparative study of inter-disciplinary meetings
(The University of Edinburgh, 1994) -
Role of oral health promotion in oral health policy : a comparative analysis of two European countries
(The University of Edinburgh, 1992) -
Child abduction and child sexual abuse prevention: an evaluation of the 'feeling yes, feeling no' programme
(The University of Edinburgh, 1995) -
Nattering women? : the psychosocial functions of cancer self help groups
(The University of Edinburgh, 1993)This work arose from a concern about the psychosocial aspects of health care. Although self help groups are one means by which information and support can be offered and received, there are few studies of health self ... -
Socio-technical basis of the microelectronics revolution : a global perspective
(The University of Edinburgh, 1987) -
Policy-making for national pensions in the Republic of Korea
(The University of Edinburgh, 1992) -
Management of truancy
(The University of Edinburgh, 1988) -
Give the people homes!' : Britain's multi-storey housing drive
(The University of Edinburgh, 1991) -
Keeping it in the family : an analysis of doctors' decision-making about access in the provision of donor insemination
(The University of Edinburgh, 1993) -
Unemployment and social security : a comparative analysis of benefits for the unemployed in Great Britain and West Germany
(The University of Edinburgh, 1993) -
Uncertainty and innovation in health policy : the Canadian and Norwegian approaches to health promotion
(The University of Edinburgh, 1985) -
Trying work : participant observation of a scheme for the young unemployed
(The University of Edinburgh, 1986) -
Utilization of sugarcane by-products : appropriate and inappropriate technologies in Mauritius
(The University of Edinburgh, 1982) -
Perceptions and expectations of hospitalisation and attitudes towards mental illness : a study of first admission psychiatric patients in Edinburgh, Scotland and St John's Newfoundland
(The University of Edinburgh, 1987)Attitudes and perceptions of patients admitted to a psychiatric facility for the first time were investigated with a view to considering the applicability of psychiatric/sick role and labelling perspectives to the subjective ... -
Local authority accommodation of oil-related developments in Easter Ross
(The University of Edinburgh, 1986) -
Vocational training policies in three EC countries
(The University of Edinburgh, 1988) -
Theory and practice in social intervention: the case of voluntary action on unemployment
(The University of Edinburgh, 1989) -
Old Age and social security in Taiwan : a study in policy and planning
(The University of Edinburgh, 1989) -
Frames of relevance and decision-making in children's hearings and juvenile courts: a comparative study
(The University of Edinburgh, 1980) -
Sharing care of young children
(The University of Edinburgh, 1984)
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