Browsing by Author "Dyson, Simon"
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Achieve equity in access to sickle cell services
Dyson, Simon; Atkin, Karl (Article)Greater priority, and appropriate resources, need to be accorded to the provision of sickle cell and thalassaemia services. Sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders are among the most common genetic conditions in the world. ... -
Assessing Latour: The case of the sickle cell body in history
Dyson, Simon (Article)The work of Bruno Latour has animated debates in sociology, anthropology and philosophy over several decades, whilst attracting criticisms of the ontological, epistemological and political implications of his focus on ... -
Beyond normalisation and impairment: Theorising subjectivity for learning difficulties theory and practice
Yates, Scott; Dyson, Simon; Hiles, David (Article)Normalisation and social role valorisation continue to play a central role in shaping debates and practice relating to learning difficulties. In the context of recent arguments, this paper draws on the work of Foucault to ... -
Black community members-as-researchers: working with community groups in the research process.
Dyson, Simon; Harrison, Mark (Article)This paper will explore the experience of two sets of research projects involving members of black and minority ethnic communities in the role of researchers. The projects involved working with groups, first, in providing ... -
Blood relations: educational implications of sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia.
Dyson, Simon (Book chapter)Sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia are genetic conditions which affect people from Black and ethnic minority communities in much greater numbers than White people, and they remain ill-understood. In this chapter Simon ... -
Caribbean nurses and racism in the NHS
Culley, Lorraine; Dyson, Simon; Ham-Ying, S.; Young, W. (Book chapter) -
Children and young people in hospitals.
Yates, Scott; Payne, Malcolm; Dyson, Simon (Book chapter) -
Clients-as-researchers: issues in haemoglobinopathy research.
Dyson, Simon (Article)The haemoglobinopathies (sickle cell anaemia and beta-thalassaemia) are serious inherited blood disorders which in Britain predominantly, but by no means exclusively, affect people of African-Caribbean, Asian, Middle Eastern ... -
Critical realism, agency and sickle cell: case studies of young people with sickle cell disorder at school
Dyson, Simon; Atkin, Karl; Culley, Lorraine; Dyson, Sue, 1960- (Article)Critical realism suggests that historical structures may operate as underlying generative mechanisms but not always be activated. This explains the near-absence of references to racism by black students with sickle cell ... -
Deconstructing genetic counselling: haemoglobinopathy counsellors in the United Kingdom.
Dyson, Simon (Book chapter)The paper begins with a brief description of sickle cell anaemia and beta-thalassaemia, the main haemoglobin disorders considered here. It then moves to a consideration of the bases of deconstruction as derived from Jacques ... -
Disclosure and sickle cell disorder: a mixed methods study of the young person with sickle cell at school.
Dyson, Simon; Atkin, Karl; Culley, Lorraine; Dyson, Sue, 1960-; Evans, Hala; Rowley, David T. (Article)Sickle cell is a leading genetic condition, both globally and in England. Little research has been conducted into the experiences of young people with sickle cell at school. A mixed methods study (May 2007–September 2008) ... -
The educational experiences of young people with sickle cell disorder: a commentary on the existing literature
Dyson, Simon; Atkin, Karl; Culley, Lorraine; Dyson, Sue, 1960- (Article)Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic illness that in England disproportionately affects marginalized ethnic groups, but has yet to feature extensively within educational or disability research. This review of existing ... -
Ethnic question and antenatal screening for sickle cell / thalassaemia (EQUANS) in England
Dyson, Simon (Book chapter)None available.