Peter Harper
Biographic Data
| ID | 3825747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Harper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Harper |
| SIGNATURE | HARPER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota Medical School, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1172-8542 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploring Rurality and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Texas Mortality
The Exhibition of People''s Technology, 1972
At the periphery of the landmark June 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) in Stockholm, in the Skeppsholmen Annexe of the Moderna Museet, the Exhibition of People’s Technology proposed that environmental crises could be addressed through the low-tech solutions of alternative technology. Alternative Technology (AT) was a term in use since the eponymous conference at the Bartlett School of Architecture the previous Febru…
Alternative Technology and Social Organisation in an Institutional Setting
I grew up in the decades after the Second World War. There was a clear sense of new beginnings and of technological optimism, typified by the UK’s 1951 Festival of Britain, which I visited as a wid
Exploring Foster Carer Perceptions and Experiences of Placements and Placement Support
Amandeep Samrai, Helen Beinart and Peter Harper report on a study exploring foster carers' experiences of placements and placement support, including their views of current services. Eight foster carers employed by a local authority, with fostering experience ranging from two to 22 years, were interviewed. The qualitative method of Grounded Theory (Glaser and Strauss, 1967) was used to analyse verbatim data from eight semi-structured interviews. …
The Santa Project (Students Against Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction)
Students Against Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction (SANTA) is an action research project that engages local medical and mental health providers in partnership with students, teachers, and administrators in the Minneapolis/St Paul Job Corps community to reduce on-campus smoking. In this article, we describe how the initiative has endeavored to better understand the causes of students’ smoking behaviors; changed the campus environment in ways facilita…
The end in sight
Exploring Foster Carer Perceptions and Experiences of Placements and Placement Support
Amandeep Samrai, Helen Beinart and Peter Harper report on a study exploring foster carers' experiences of placements and placement support, including their views of current services. Eight foster carers employed by a local authority, with fostering experience ranging from two to 22 years, were interviewed. The qualitative method of Grounded Theory (Glaser and Strauss, 1967) was used to analyse verbatim data from eight semi-structured interviews. …
The Santa Project (Students Against Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction)
Students Against Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction (SANTA) is an action research project that engages local medical and mental health providers in partnership with students, teachers, and administrators in the Minneapolis/St Paul Job Corps community to reduce on-campus smoking. In this article, we describe how the initiative has endeavored to better understand the causes of students’ smoking behaviors; changed the campus environment in ways facilita…
The end in sight
Alternative Technology and Social Organisation in an Institutional Setting
I grew up in the decades after the Second World War. There was a clear sense of new beginnings and of technological optimism, typified by the UK’s 1951 Festival of Britain, which I visited as a wid
The end in sight
The Santa Project (Students Against Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction)
Students Against Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction (SANTA) is an action research project that engages local medical and mental health providers in partnership with students, teachers, and administrators in the Minneapolis/St Paul Job Corps community to reduce on-campus smoking. In this article, we describe how the initiative has endeavored to better understand the causes of students’ smoking behaviors; changed the campus environment in ways facilita…
Exploring Foster Carer Perceptions and Experiences of Placements and Placement Support
Amandeep Samrai, Helen Beinart and Peter Harper report on a study exploring foster carers' experiences of placements and placement support, including their views of current services. Eight foster carers employed by a local authority, with fostering experience ranging from two to 22 years, were interviewed. The qualitative method of Grounded Theory (Glaser and Strauss, 1967) was used to analyse verbatim data from eight semi-structured interviews. …
Alternative Technology and Social Organisation in an Institutional Setting
I grew up in the decades after the Second World War. There was a clear sense of new beginnings and of technological optimism, typified by the UK’s 1951 Festival of Britain, which I visited as a wid
The Exhibition of People''s Technology, 1972
At the periphery of the landmark June 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) in Stockholm, in the Skeppsholmen Annexe of the Moderna Museet, the Exhibition of People’s Technology proposed that environmental crises could be addressed through the low-tech solutions of alternative technology. Alternative Technology (AT) was a term in use since the eponymous conference at the Bartlett School of Architecture the previous Febru…
Exploring Rurality and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Texas Mortality
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works)