1st Edition

A Hospice in Change Applied Social Realist Theory

By Martin Lipscomb Copyright 2014
208 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A Hospice in Change: Applied Social Realist Theory reports upon a study into aspects of the ways in which structural and organisational developments, professional cultures and ‘bedside’ or patient focused clinical practice interact within a single UK institution. While the findings of this study are time and context specific, the events and social processes being described may nonetheless... Read more

Contents: 1. Introduction  2. Margaret Archer’s Morphogenetic-Morphostatic Methodology  3. Realist social theory applied  4. Study findings  5. Conclusion  Appendices: A. Interview Guide  B. Pre-coding interview summary A:a  C. Pre-coding interview summary B:a  D. Interview coding process – A:a  E. Interview coding process – B:a  F. Template A:a  G. Template B:a  H. Master template

Biography

Martin Lipscomb is Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England.