Browsing De Montfort University e-theses by Title
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Yoga practice in 21st century Britain: The lived experience of yoga practitioners
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)This thesis investigates the nature of ‘the self’ modern yoga practitioners cultivate. This ontological question is further divided into three sub-questions to find the answer stepby- step. They are: (1) How yoga practice ... -
Young people and active citizenship: an investigation
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)The past decade has been witness to a growing concern with the political, moral and social capacity of young people to demonstrate ‘active citizenship’. Alongside the introduction of citizenship education in schools there ... -
Young people and social capital: an exploration.
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)Drawing on a critical realist approach and especially Derek Layder’s ‘Domain Theory’ (Layder 1997; 2006) this thesis explores the richness and complexity of young people’s social capital. The study used a mixed methods ... -
ZnO Nanostructures: Low-Temperature Synthesis, Characterisation, Their Potential Application as Gene-Delivery Tools
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)Among metal oxide nanomaterials, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures are one of the most important nanomaterials in today’s nanotechnology research. Over the past several decades, ZnO nanostructures have been extensively ...