
Rationale for the Research Methodology
The selection of an appropriate research methodology is fundamental because it provides the philosophical and theoretical foundation that guides the entire research process.

The selection of an appropriate research methodology is fundamental because it provides the philosophical and theoretical foundation that guides the entire research process.
Workforce Challenges
UK health and social care face recruitment, retention, and skills shortages impacting service delivery.
Mentoring – “a formalised process based on a developmental relationship between two persons in which one person is more
experienced than the other.
Power is a central organising principle within education, shaping access to opportunities, the distribution of knowledge, and the reproduction of social inequalities.
Contemporary learning theories – Andragogy, Heutagogy, Paragogy, and Connectivism – move beyond didactic instruction, emphasising learner autonomy, collaboration, and adaptability.
The field of residential childcare is characterised by complex interdependencies between care, pedagogy, identity, and institutional governance.