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EEthical issues in WiSP 1: Building the corpus

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Ethical issues in WiSP 1: Building the corpus

Maria Leedham

Maria Leedham

Jul 19, 2018, Spotlight on methodology
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The WiSP project has sought and obtained ethical approval from The Open University, the ESRC and relevant Local Authorities to collect texts from

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WiSP presentation at a seminar on professional, academic and work-based literacies

Maria Leedham

Maria Leedham

Dec 21, 2017, Project news and updates
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Main picture: WiSP PI Theresa Lillis setting out the areas of social work writing The WiSP team recently took part in a BAAL (British Association

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JSWEC 2016

Maria Leedham

Maria Leedham

Aug 1, 2016, Project news and updates
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Our first team conference! JSWEC – the UK Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference – was held this year at The Open University in

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Hotdesking is a waste of time

Maria Leedham

Maria Leedham

Jun 30, 2016, Spotlight on methodology
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Hotdesking is a big (or ‘hot’… sorry!) issue in social work currently. I haven’t heard a single social worker say anything good about it. I’m not

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Observation week gave me a headache!

Maria Leedham

Maria Leedham

Jun 30, 2016, Spotlight on methodology
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Monday morning I’m on the train, travelling to my first observation week for the WiSP project. I’ve never shadowed a social worker – or indeed

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First advisory panel meeting

Maria Leedham

Maria Leedham

Nov 18, 2015, Project news and updates
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Our first day with the advisory panel is next week… and there is still so much to do! We’ve invited people from healthcare and educational

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