Show Notes
Welcome to one more CRiC bitesize episode. This time, Mike chatted with Andrew Higham, PhD student at Sheffield Hallam Student. During the episode, Andrew took us back to his first steps in HE and introduced us to his work on coaches' wellbeing and the use of photo elicitation. Enjoy the episode! Andrew Higham: Website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/sport-physical-activity-research-centre/study/phd-topics/andrew-higham Twitter/X: @AHigham_HE CRiC website: https://cricsportcoaching.com/...
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