Neil Armstrong
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3656360 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Neil Armstrong |
| PRENOMES | Neil |
| SOBRENOME | Armstrong |
| ASSINATURA | ARMSTRONG N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5458-9066 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 39 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1992 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Responsibility and other dangerous ideas
Universities are increasingly expected to assume greater responsibility for student mental health, with recent debates in the UK questioning whether institutions should hold a statutory duty of care. This paper critically examines what such responsibility might mean, who within the university is positioned to enact it, and the potential consequences of formalising responsibility through regulation. We distinguish between three overlapping forms o…
The Impact of Mitigating Circumstances Procedures
For several decades, universities have sought to promote better mental health amongst students. For example, universities now have formal institutional arrangements to postpone deadlines for students where there are mitigating circumstances, such as ill health. Such provisions might be understood as praiseworthy cases of institutional compassion. But, empirical research is needed to investigate how these measures play out in practice. This paper …
The processes and context of innovation in mental healthcare
This article introduces the four following articles and the Classic Text. They describe the development of a sequence of innovative local mental health services in Oxfordshire, and explore the processes of innovation, led by the humane pragmatism practised by Dr Bertram Mandelbrote, who was Physician Superintendent at Littlemore Hospital in Oxford from 1959 to 1988. The articles describe emerging patterns of therapeutic community practice, and tr…
Happenstance and regulatory culture
This paper uses co-produced historical material to explore the evolution of two innovative mental healthcare institutions that emerged in Oxfordshire in the 1960s. We highlight how the trajectories of both institutions were driven by chance events occurring within social environments, rather than emerging out of evidence or policy initiatives. Both institutions found a role for spontaneity and an openness to chance in the way they worked. We argu…
The development of a creative work rehabilitation organisation
Work as therapy has a place in mental healthcare, but there is disagreement about how and why it might be helpful, and how best to conceptualise or represent those benefits. Over the last 50 years, occupational and industrial therapy sheltered workshops have been key elements in the provision of work activities in psychiatric settings, and community-based horticultural activities and creative craft work have offered additional approaches. Using a…
Innovation in mental health care
Bertram Mandelbrote was Physician Superintendent and Consultant Psychiatrist at Littlemore Hospital in Oxford from 1959 to 1988. A humane pragmatist rather than theoretician, Mandelbrote was known for his facilitating style of leadership and working across organisational boundaries. He created the Phoenix Unit, an innovative admission unit run on therapeutic community lines which became a hub for community outreach. Material drawn from oral histo…
Is it Still Ok to be Ok? Mental Health Labels as a Campus Technology
This article uses ethnography and coproduced ethnography to investigate mental health labels amongst university students in the UK. We find that although labels can still be a source of stigma, they are also both necessary and useful. Students use labels as ‘campus technologies’ to achieve various ends. This includes interaction with academics and administrators, but labels can do more than make student distress bureaucratically legible. Mental h…
Collaborative Ethnographic Working in Mental Health
I was at the right place at the right time
This paper presents coproduced ethnographic material concerning the development of mental healthcare services in Oxfordshire, UK. Our collaborative working method highlights arbitrary events and connections in both individual lives and in the lives of institutions. We introduce the analytic concept of happenstance to make sense of this. Happenstance helps us theorize how chance arises in particular social contexts, contains both randomness and pa…
International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development
The health, fitness and other advantages of youth sports participation are well recognised. However, there are considerable challenges for all stakeholders involved—especially youth athletes—in trying to maintain inclusive, sustainable and enjoyable participation and success for all levels of individual athletic achievement. In an effort to advance a more unified, evidence-informed approach to youth athlete development, the IOC critically evaluat…
Knowing More by Knowing Less? A Reading of Give Me Everything You Have. On Being Stalked by James Lasdun, London
Daughters of the Anglican Clergy
In Daughters of the Anglican Clergy, Midori Yamaguchi makes a compelling case for the importance of a study of clergy daughters to stand alongside the more commonly considered experience of clerica
Divorce and the English Clergy c.1970-1990
This article sheds light on how the Church of England discussed and managed divorce and remarriage in the later decades of the twentieth century. In the context of rapidly rising divorce rates, the Church’s continued opposition to remarrying divorcees left it increasingly out of step with the expectations and experiences of large number of people. With the Church seemingly unable to offer forgiveness and a second chance to the many individuals wh…
Faith in the Family
Journal Article Faith in the Family: A Lived Religious History of English Catholicism 1945–82. By Alana Harris. Get access Faith in the Family: A Lived Religious History of English Catholicism 1945–82. By Alana Harris. Manchester University Press, Manchester and New York, 2013. 310 pp. ISBN 978-0-7190-8574-1, £65. Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong Teesside University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Twentieth C…
I Insisted I Was Myself
From the 1960s onwards, Anglican clergy wives developed a literature of protest by writing letters, newspaper articles and books about their lived experience. Clergy wives were protesting against their own incorporation into their husband's profession. By revealing aspects of their life histories, clergy wives challenged the broader gender inequalities of the Church. The article draws on recent research emphasising authenticity as an important co…
The Christmas Season and the Protestant Churches in England, c. 1870–1914
Histories of the English Christmas tend to downplay the role of religion in the development of the modern festival. This article examines the place of religion in the popular celebration of Christmas, as well as the provision of worship offered by the Protestant Churches during the festive season. It argues that although some churchmen viewed Christmas pessimistically as part of a broader battle between sacred and secular, the Churches played an …
England and German Christmas Festlichkeit, c.1800-1914
This article examines the cultural transfer of Christmas customs from Germany to England in the long nineteenth century, and contextualizes the reception of new cultural practices by the English within the broader context of Anglo–German relations. Although the modern Christmas festival developed in parallel fashion in a number of countries, German customs, particularly the Christmas tree, played a significant role in the evolution of the festive…
Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America
(2004). Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America: A Historiographical Overview. Cultural and Social History: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 118-125
Short-term appetite and energy intake following imposed exercise in 9- to 10-year-old girls
Longitudinal changes in isokinetic leg strength in 10-14-year-olds
This study used multilevel regression modelling to longitudinally investigate the influences of age, sex, body size, skinfold thicknesses and maturity on the development of isokinetic knee extension and flexion on eight occasions over a 4-year period. Forty-one subjects (20 boys and 21 girls) were measured and 295 isokinetic leg strength tests and associated measures were successfully completed. Subjects were aged 10.0 +/- 0.3 years at the onset …
The Provision of Physical Education in Primary Initial Teacher Training Courses in England and Wales
Physical Activity Patterns and Aerobic Fitness Among Prepubescents
Peak oxygen uptake of 12–18-year-old boys living in a densely populated urban environment
The purposes of this study were to provide data on the peak VO2 of 12-18-year-old boys from Hong Kong, a densely populated urban environment; to compare these data with those for other similarly aged populations; and to examine the correlations between peak VO2 and various anthropometric parameters of this group. A stratified, random sample of 86 ethnic Chinese boys had their peak VO2 determined using an on-line gas analysis system during increme…
Aerobic fitness of prepubescent children
This study was designed to enhance understanding of the assessment and interpretation of the aerobic fitness of prepubertal children. Written informed consent to participate was obtained from 70% of the children in year six of the 15 state schools in the city of Exeter. Twenty-five per cent of the eligible children in each school were randomly selected from those who volunteered. The data reported here are those obtained from the 111 boys (11.1 S…
Estimation of body fat and body fat distribution in 11‐year‐old children using magnetic resonance imaging and hydrostatic weighing, skinfolds, and anthropometry
From early pubescence, both degree and distribution of fatness have been related to health risk factors. Measures that are capable of providing estimates of overall fatness and the extent of high risk fat patterning are, therefore, advantageous. The objective of this study was to compare estimates of body fatness and fat distribution using magnetic resonance imaging with the traditional methods of hydrostatic weighing, skinfolds, and anthropometr…
Short-term appetite and energy intake following imposed exercise in 9- to 10-year-old girls
Children's physical activity
Physical Activity Patterns and Aerobic Fitness Among Prepubescents
I was at the right place at the right time
This paper presents coproduced ethnographic material concerning the development of mental healthcare services in Oxfordshire, UK. Our collaborative working method highlights arbitrary events and connections in both individual lives and in the lives of institutions. We introduce the analytic concept of happenstance to make sense of this. Happenstance helps us theorize how chance arises in particular social contexts, contains both randomness and pa…
I Insisted I Was Myself
From the 1960s onwards, Anglican clergy wives developed a literature of protest by writing letters, newspaper articles and books about their lived experience. Clergy wives were protesting against their own incorporation into their husband's profession. By revealing aspects of their life histories, clergy wives challenged the broader gender inequalities of the Church. The article draws on recent research emphasising authenticity as an important co…
England and German Christmas Festlichkeit, c.1800-1914
This article examines the cultural transfer of Christmas customs from Germany to England in the long nineteenth century, and contextualizes the reception of new cultural practices by the English within the broader context of Anglo–German relations. Although the modern Christmas festival developed in parallel fashion in a number of countries, German customs, particularly the Christmas tree, played a significant role in the evolution of the festive…
The Provision of Physical Education in Primary Initial Teacher Training Courses in England and Wales
The Christmas Season and the Protestant Churches in England, c. 1870–1914
Histories of the English Christmas tend to downplay the role of religion in the development of the modern festival. This article examines the place of religion in the popular celebration of Christmas, as well as the provision of worship offered by the Protestant Churches during the festive season. It argues that although some churchmen viewed Christmas pessimistically as part of a broader battle between sacred and secular, the Churches played an …
Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America
(2004). Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America: A Historiographical Overview. Cultural and Social History: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 118-125
Children's Achievement Goals and Beliefs About Success in Sport
S ummary . The purpose of this study was to investigate children's motivational orientations to sport. Recent social cognitive theories of achievement motivation were applied in order: (1) to determine the interrelationships between children's goal orientations and beliefs about success in sport, and (2) to examine the correspondence between goal‐belief dimensions and children's interest in and enjoyment of sport activities. One hundred and forty…
Serum lipids and blood pressure in relation to age and sexual maturity
This study was designed to examine serum lipid profile and blood pressure in relation to age and sexual maturity. Written informed consent to participate was obtained from 42% of the eligible population of two Devon communities. The blood pressure of 343 boys and 336 girls, aged 11-16 years, was recorded and sufficient blood for analysis was obtained from 320 boys and 301 girls. Of these, sexual maturity of 221 boys and 209 girls was visually ass…
Children's Achievement Goals and Beliefs About Success in Sport
S ummary . The purpose of this study was to investigate children's motivational orientations to sport. Recent social cognitive theories of achievement motivation were applied in order: (1) to determine the interrelationships between children's goal orientations and beliefs about success in sport, and (2) to examine the correspondence between goal‐belief dimensions and children's interest in and enjoyment of sport activities. One hundred and forty…
Children's physical activity
Estimation of body fat and body fat distribution in 11‐year‐old children using magnetic resonance imaging and hydrostatic weighing, skinfolds, and anthropometry
From early pubescence, both degree and distribution of fatness have been related to health risk factors. Measures that are capable of providing estimates of overall fatness and the extent of high risk fat patterning are, therefore, advantageous. The objective of this study was to compare estimates of body fatness and fat distribution using magnetic resonance imaging with the traditional methods of hydrostatic weighing, skinfolds, and anthropometr…
Children's task and ego goal profiles in sport
The purpose of this study was to examine the combined effects of task and ego goal orientations on children's sport motivation. Participants were 115 boys and 116 girls (mean age = 11.12 yrs). Unlike previous research, where the correlates of the two orientations have been examined separately, this study examined the motivational consequences of different task and ego combinations. Four groups were created based on mean splits on the task and ego…
Peak oxygen uptake of 12–18-year-old boys living in a densely populated urban environment
The purposes of this study were to provide data on the peak VO2 of 12-18-year-old boys from Hong Kong, a densely populated urban environment; to compare these data with those for other similarly aged populations; and to examine the correlations between peak VO2 and various anthropometric parameters of this group. A stratified, random sample of 86 ethnic Chinese boys had their peak VO2 determined using an on-line gas analysis system during increme…
Aerobic fitness of prepubescent children
This study was designed to enhance understanding of the assessment and interpretation of the aerobic fitness of prepubertal children. Written informed consent to participate was obtained from 70% of the children in year six of the 15 state schools in the city of Exeter. Twenty-five per cent of the eligible children in each school were randomly selected from those who volunteered. The data reported here are those obtained from the 111 boys (11.1 S…
The Provision of Physical Education in Primary Initial Teacher Training Courses in England and Wales
Physical Activity Patterns and Aerobic Fitness Among Prepubescents
Longitudinal changes in isokinetic leg strength in 10-14-year-olds
This study used multilevel regression modelling to longitudinally investigate the influences of age, sex, body size, skinfold thicknesses and maturity on the development of isokinetic knee extension and flexion on eight occasions over a 4-year period. Forty-one subjects (20 boys and 21 girls) were measured and 295 isokinetic leg strength tests and associated measures were successfully completed. Subjects were aged 10.0 +/- 0.3 years at the onset …
Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America
(2004). Christmas in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America: A Historiographical Overview. Cultural and Social History: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 118-125
Short-term appetite and energy intake following imposed exercise in 9- to 10-year-old girls
England and German Christmas Festlichkeit, c.1800-1914
This article examines the cultural transfer of Christmas customs from Germany to England in the long nineteenth century, and contextualizes the reception of new cultural practices by the English within the broader context of Anglo–German relations. Although the modern Christmas festival developed in parallel fashion in a number of countries, German customs, particularly the Christmas tree, played a significant role in the evolution of the festive…
The Christmas Season and the Protestant Churches in England, c. 1870–1914
Histories of the English Christmas tend to downplay the role of religion in the development of the modern festival. This article examines the place of religion in the popular celebration of Christmas, as well as the provision of worship offered by the Protestant Churches during the festive season. It argues that although some churchmen viewed Christmas pessimistically as part of a broader battle between sacred and secular, the Churches played an …
I Insisted I Was Myself
From the 1960s onwards, Anglican clergy wives developed a literature of protest by writing letters, newspaper articles and books about their lived experience. Clergy wives were protesting against their own incorporation into their husband's profession. By revealing aspects of their life histories, clergy wives challenged the broader gender inequalities of the Church. The article draws on recent research emphasising authenticity as an important co…
Divorce and the English Clergy c.1970-1990
This article sheds light on how the Church of England discussed and managed divorce and remarriage in the later decades of the twentieth century. In the context of rapidly rising divorce rates, the Church’s continued opposition to remarrying divorcees left it increasingly out of step with the expectations and experiences of large number of people. With the Church seemingly unable to offer forgiveness and a second chance to the many individuals wh…
Faith in the Family
Journal Article Faith in the Family: A Lived Religious History of English Catholicism 1945–82. By Alana Harris. Get access Faith in the Family: A Lived Religious History of English Catholicism 1945–82. By Alana Harris. Manchester University Press, Manchester and New York, 2013. 310 pp. ISBN 978-0-7190-8574-1, £65. Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong Teesside University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Twentieth C…
International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development
The health, fitness and other advantages of youth sports participation are well recognised. However, there are considerable challenges for all stakeholders involved—especially youth athletes—in trying to maintain inclusive, sustainable and enjoyable participation and success for all levels of individual athletic achievement. In an effort to advance a more unified, evidence-informed approach to youth athlete development, the IOC critically evaluat…
Knowing More by Knowing Less? A Reading of Give Me Everything You Have. On Being Stalked by James Lasdun, London
Daughters of the Anglican Clergy
In Daughters of the Anglican Clergy, Midori Yamaguchi makes a compelling case for the importance of a study of clergy daughters to stand alongside the more commonly considered experience of clerica
I was at the right place at the right time
This paper presents coproduced ethnographic material concerning the development of mental healthcare services in Oxfordshire, UK. Our collaborative working method highlights arbitrary events and connections in both individual lives and in the lives of institutions. We introduce the analytic concept of happenstance to make sense of this. Happenstance helps us theorize how chance arises in particular social contexts, contains both randomness and pa…
The Impact of Mitigating Circumstances Procedures
For several decades, universities have sought to promote better mental health amongst students. For example, universities now have formal institutional arrangements to postpone deadlines for students where there are mitigating circumstances, such as ill health. Such provisions might be understood as praiseworthy cases of institutional compassion. But, empirical research is needed to investigate how these measures play out in practice. This paper …
The processes and context of innovation in mental healthcare
This article introduces the four following articles and the Classic Text. They describe the development of a sequence of innovative local mental health services in Oxfordshire, and explore the processes of innovation, led by the humane pragmatism practised by Dr Bertram Mandelbrote, who was Physician Superintendent at Littlemore Hospital in Oxford from 1959 to 1988. The articles describe emerging patterns of therapeutic community practice, and tr…
Happenstance and regulatory culture
This paper uses co-produced historical material to explore the evolution of two innovative mental healthcare institutions that emerged in Oxfordshire in the 1960s. We highlight how the trajectories of both institutions were driven by chance events occurring within social environments, rather than emerging out of evidence or policy initiatives. Both institutions found a role for spontaneity and an openness to chance in the way they worked. We argu…
The development of a creative work rehabilitation organisation
Work as therapy has a place in mental healthcare, but there is disagreement about how and why it might be helpful, and how best to conceptualise or represent those benefits. Over the last 50 years, occupational and industrial therapy sheltered workshops have been key elements in the provision of work activities in psychiatric settings, and community-based horticultural activities and creative craft work have offered additional approaches. Using a…
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