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Papers by Yvonne Black
Management Learning, 2019
Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate ho... more Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate how a creative approach can stimulate participant dialogue and encourage researcher reflexivity. Working with an award-winning playwright and the staff and volunteers at a community garden, I explored the meanings of connections between people and nature, and how these connections impact well-being, through a collaborative performance ethnography. The aim of the study is to stimulate discourse around the role of community gardens in enacting social and environmental change for well-being. This article is an exploration of how the creative approach we adopted, incorporating arts-based inquiry and performance as method, contributed to every aspect of the research process. First, it facilitated relaxed communications with the members of the community organisation who participated. Their interest was immediately piqued by the idea of being involved in the development of a play, which led to re...
Management Learning, 2020
Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate ho... more Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate how a creative approach can stimulate participant dialogue and encourage researcher reflexivity. Working with an award-winning playwright and the staff and volunteers at a community garden, I explored the meanings of connections between people and nature, and how these connections impact well-being, through a collaborative performance ethnography. The aim of the study is to stimulate discourse around the role of community gardens in enacting social and environmental change for well-being. This article is an exploration of how the creative approach we adopted, incorporating arts-based inquiry and performance as method, contributed to every aspect of the research process. First, it facilitated relaxed communications with the members of the community organisation who participated. Their interest was immediately piqued by the idea of being involved in the development of a play, which led to relaxed, playful discussion. Second, the creative approach provided new perspectives on the collection and analysis of data. It expanded my thinking, in developing my methodological approach to the research and in working towards a radical reflexivity. I suggest that creative approaches are applicable to many areas of organisational research.
This article shares our thoughts on how an online, distance-learning postgraduate peer-tutor trai... more This article shares our thoughts on how an online, distance-learning postgraduate peer-tutor training scheme provides an opportunity to integrate scholarship and development for both peer tutors and staff. This work was presented at the 19th annual SEDA conference in November 2015.
In medicine, the recent introduction of structured learning for peer tutors has been shown to enhance the quality of teaching practice (Fellmer-Drüg et al, 2014). In nursing, peer tutoring has been shown to improve academic performance amongst student nurses (Robinson and Niemer, 2010). Further research is underway to determine if the same applies in other science-based disciplines such as veterinary medicine.
We will start by describing the peer-tutor training scheme at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies [R(D)SVS], and how this supports peer tutors to develop essential skills such as facilitation, organisation and group working. We will then move on to consider the process of mentoring student colleagues as we engage in scholarly and developmental activities. This will include a reflection on how this process can enhance the integration of scholarship in the practice of staff and students. The article concludes with a discussion of future plans to continue the work.
The authors are all part of the peer-tutor team; Sharon and Jessie are members of staff and Yvonne, Athinodoros and Sally have worked as postgraduate peer tutors.
Pathogens of wildlife can have direct impacts on human and livestock health as well as on biodive... more Pathogens of wildlife can have direct impacts on human and livestock health as well as on biodiversity, as causative factors in population declines and extinctions. The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) seeks to facilitate rapid sharing of information about animal diseases to enable up-to-date risk assessments of translocations of animals and animal products. The OIE also produces manuals of recommended methods to standardize diagnostic testing. Ranaviruses are important amphibian pathogens that may have spread through international trade, and infections became notifiable to OIE in 2009. We surveyed and reviewed published literature for data on sampling, diagnostic testing, and reporting of ranavirus during 2009–2014. We also investigated attitudes and awareness of the OIE and its recommendations for best practice. We found that sampling effort is uneven and concentrated in the northern hemisphere. We also identified citizen science projects that have the potential to improve the quantity and quality of data on the incidence of ranavirus infection and the circumstances surrounding disease outbreaks. We found reporting of infection to be inconsistent: reporting was split between the published literature (where it was subject to a 2-yr lag) and the OIE with little overlap, results of negative diagnostic tests were underreported, and scientific researchers lacked awareness of the role of the OIE. Approaches to diagnostic screening were poorly harmonized and heavily reliant on molecular methods. These flaws in the mechanisms of ranavirus detection and reporting hamper the construction of a comprehensive disease information database.
Management Learning, 2019
Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate ho... more Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate how a creative approach can stimulate participant dialogue and encourage researcher reflexivity. Working with an award-winning playwright and the staff and volunteers at a community garden, I explored the meanings of connections between people and nature, and how these connections impact well-being, through a collaborative performance ethnography. The aim of the study is to stimulate discourse around the role of community gardens in enacting social and environmental change for well-being. This article is an exploration of how the creative approach we adopted, incorporating arts-based inquiry and performance as method, contributed to every aspect of the research process. First, it facilitated relaxed communications with the members of the community organisation who participated. Their interest was immediately piqued by the idea of being involved in the development of a play, which led to re...
Management Learning, 2020
Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate ho... more Presenting the backstage story of a non-traditional qualitative research project, I illustrate how a creative approach can stimulate participant dialogue and encourage researcher reflexivity. Working with an award-winning playwright and the staff and volunteers at a community garden, I explored the meanings of connections between people and nature, and how these connections impact well-being, through a collaborative performance ethnography. The aim of the study is to stimulate discourse around the role of community gardens in enacting social and environmental change for well-being. This article is an exploration of how the creative approach we adopted, incorporating arts-based inquiry and performance as method, contributed to every aspect of the research process. First, it facilitated relaxed communications with the members of the community organisation who participated. Their interest was immediately piqued by the idea of being involved in the development of a play, which led to relaxed, playful discussion. Second, the creative approach provided new perspectives on the collection and analysis of data. It expanded my thinking, in developing my methodological approach to the research and in working towards a radical reflexivity. I suggest that creative approaches are applicable to many areas of organisational research.
This article shares our thoughts on how an online, distance-learning postgraduate peer-tutor trai... more This article shares our thoughts on how an online, distance-learning postgraduate peer-tutor training scheme provides an opportunity to integrate scholarship and development for both peer tutors and staff. This work was presented at the 19th annual SEDA conference in November 2015.
In medicine, the recent introduction of structured learning for peer tutors has been shown to enhance the quality of teaching practice (Fellmer-Drüg et al, 2014). In nursing, peer tutoring has been shown to improve academic performance amongst student nurses (Robinson and Niemer, 2010). Further research is underway to determine if the same applies in other science-based disciplines such as veterinary medicine.
We will start by describing the peer-tutor training scheme at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies [R(D)SVS], and how this supports peer tutors to develop essential skills such as facilitation, organisation and group working. We will then move on to consider the process of mentoring student colleagues as we engage in scholarly and developmental activities. This will include a reflection on how this process can enhance the integration of scholarship in the practice of staff and students. The article concludes with a discussion of future plans to continue the work.
The authors are all part of the peer-tutor team; Sharon and Jessie are members of staff and Yvonne, Athinodoros and Sally have worked as postgraduate peer tutors.
Pathogens of wildlife can have direct impacts on human and livestock health as well as on biodive... more Pathogens of wildlife can have direct impacts on human and livestock health as well as on biodiversity, as causative factors in population declines and extinctions. The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) seeks to facilitate rapid sharing of information about animal diseases to enable up-to-date risk assessments of translocations of animals and animal products. The OIE also produces manuals of recommended methods to standardize diagnostic testing. Ranaviruses are important amphibian pathogens that may have spread through international trade, and infections became notifiable to OIE in 2009. We surveyed and reviewed published literature for data on sampling, diagnostic testing, and reporting of ranavirus during 2009–2014. We also investigated attitudes and awareness of the OIE and its recommendations for best practice. We found that sampling effort is uneven and concentrated in the northern hemisphere. We also identified citizen science projects that have the potential to improve the quantity and quality of data on the incidence of ranavirus infection and the circumstances surrounding disease outbreaks. We found reporting of infection to be inconsistent: reporting was split between the published literature (where it was subject to a 2-yr lag) and the OIE with little overlap, results of negative diagnostic tests were underreported, and scientific researchers lacked awareness of the role of the OIE. Approaches to diagnostic screening were poorly harmonized and heavily reliant on molecular methods. These flaws in the mechanisms of ranavirus detection and reporting hamper the construction of a comprehensive disease information database.