Browsing by Supervisor "47099"
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Administrators' professional development in a higher education organisation
(2008)This thesis investigates administrators’ engagement in professional development in a higher education organisation where academia is the organisation’s raison d’être. Using literature from management and non-academic higher ... -
Adult literacy provision within New Zealand private training establishments
(2010)The aim of this research was to investigate the current adult literacy provision taking place within New Zealand Private Tertiary Establishments. The first objective was to identify a baseline on the type and amount of ... -
Apprenticing students into a culture of enquiry: Evaluating two courses of undergraduate skill provision in one New Zealand Polytechnic
(2010)Prior to 1996, it was established that over half of all New Zealanders had adequate academic literacy skills to enter tertiary study. Since that time further studies have reported a steady decline in both generic and ... -
Beyond the books: A qualitative study of a library learning centre
(2011)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: Access and use: 1. Who is accessing the Learning Centre and for what purpose? Skills and capabilities: 2. How is the Learning Centre improving the skill level and capability of participants? ... -
Dancing into the classroom Te kanikaniki roto i te ruma: The student and teacher experiences of somatic practices in a New Zealand intermediate school
(2009)The primary purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which somatics are being taught in a New Zealand mainstream school. Integrated awareness of self and the environment are somatic tools used in tertiary education ... -
E-journaling: Fostering transformation through interdependent learning
(2011)The aim of this research was to investigate e-journaling as a strategy to develop interdependent learning. In examining interdependent learning there were several elements, this study focused on; promotive interaction ... -
Education for sustainability in certificate and vocational education at a New Zealand polytechnic
(2009)The years 2005-2014 have been declared by the United Nations as the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (United Nations, 2002) in the hope that all levels of education around the world will work towards making ... -
Engaging the Māori e-learner: Instructional technology, design, & delivery
(2008)Engagement is paramount to the academic success on a Māori tertiary student studying in an e-learning environment. Using an interpretive framework, this research explores the varied ways of engaging the Māori e-learner by ... -
Environmental education in the Maldives: The implementation of inquiry-based learning at the primary level
(2010-10-10)The Maldives islands are predominantly coastal entities, and our environment is among the most vulnerable in the world. For this reason the government of Maldives remains strongly committed to advancing Environmental ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the plumbing and gas-fitting pre-trade programmes in New Zealand
(2011)This research explores issues relating to the situation in New Zealand whereby emerging technologies and the highly specialised nature of the work has transformed plumbing and gasfitting into complex trades which has led ... -
The implementation and integration of information and communication technologies in early childhood education: Teachers’ perspectives
(2009)This study reports on the implementation and integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within Early Childhood Education (ECE) from the perspective of a small group of early childhood teachers. ... -
Investigating the evaluation performance of an educational programme conducted in Yunnan Province China
(2008)Motivated by a desire for caring and developing, non-government organisations (NGO) have established and operated programmes of education, health, social welfare and economic improvement in both developed and developing ... -
The nature of written feedback: A study of postgraduate lecturers' perspectives
(2011)Written feedback is a commonly applied method by which lecturers provide comments to students when a piece of work is assessed. The aim of this study was to capture the espoused views and practice of lecturers when providing ...
