Browsing by Study Area "Communication Studies"
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Addressing the communication needs of a developing nation: A journalism education case study from Divine Word University
(2004-01-01)This paper discusses how journalism education can best address the information needs of a developing nation in Asia Pacific. It takes as a case study the review of the Communication Arts Department Curriculum at Divine ... -
Advancing practical theory : a phronetic analysis of environmental participation and decision-making in NZ
(CreateSpace, 2016-07)Despite widespread support of collaborative and participatory approaches to environmental management internationally, understandings of such approaches are frequently simplistic and even idealised (McCallum, Hughey and ... -
All the suffering on our backs : rugby, religion and redemption amid the ruins
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)New Zealand’s All Black rugby team is a national icon, an affirmation of the manly, self-reliant and resilient virtues which New Zealanders like to think they possess. In times of national peril, economic uncertainty and ... -
"Asians - freaky chaps!" (De)constructing Asia through personal encounters with North East Asian popular culture
(Asian Cinema Studies Society, 2014)New Zealand youth, as youth all around the world, greatly enjoy popular culture originating from North East Asia.Martial arts movies, anime, computer games, fashion,food, music, design, gardens, tattoo - it would be hard ... -
Assessing community communication needs on post-awareness campaigns in mine risk education in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or Laos)
(2016)Laos has been severely impacted by unexploded ordnance (UXO), a major threat to the safety of the civilian population, with 98 percent of casualties caused by cluster bomb munitions affecting civilians. The government has ... -
Assessing the engagement of young people with the comic book “Condoms : a decision for life” as an edutainment approach to HIV/AIDS prevention programme
(2016)This study assesses how young Lao females engage with an edutainment type of information campaign that seeks to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention. HIV/AIDS prevention is one of prioritised development strategies ... -
Australian journalism and war: Professional discourse and the legitimation of the 2003 Iraq invasion
(Routledge, 2010)This paper presents an original study of Australian journalistic professionalism as observed during the Iraq War, 2003. Through an analysis of both in-depth interviews conducted with Australian Iraq War journalists and ... -
Baptism of fire - how journalism students from the University Of The South Pacific covered the Speight Putsch and its aftermath
(Routledge, 2002)During the violent coup staged by businessman George Speight in Fiji in May 2000, accurate information about what was happening was often restricted to a handful of Fijian websites. On some occasions the only site still ... -
Beyond the digital divide: Re-assessing knowledge gaps
(Australia and New Zealand Communication Association, 2002-07)Research into social exclusion is exploring how the Internet influences citizens’ access to resources, and whether a digital divide (DD) now exists that creates social and economic haves and have-nots. If so, will new ... -
Climate change and Generation Zero : analysing the 50/50 campaign : a communication for social change approach
(Unitec ePress, 2013)Climate change does not respect national boundaries or distinguish between big and small polluters. It is one of the truly global problems humanity faces today. In spite of this, there is reluctance to believe in the ... -
The Code of Social and Family Responsibility: Voyaging across the knowledge gap?
(1998-12)In February 1998 the NZ Government posted to all households a public discussion document entitled "Towards a Code of Social and Family Responsibility". Amid substantial controversy in the media, the public was invited to ... -
Colombian refugees in New Zealand and their resettlement stories
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How were Colombian refugees prepared for resettlement in New Zealand? 2. What are the challenges faced by Colombian refugees when resettling in New Zealand? 3. What role does reconciliation play ... -
Communicating an organisation’s identity to library users : a case study within the New Zealand community library sector
(2013)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the identity of a community library from the perspectives of the organisation’s management and customers, and then to determine whether the perceived identity aligns with the projected ... -
Communicating community re-organisation in India: Selective developmental interventions in perspective
(2011-01-01)This paper presents a critical perspective on communication with communities within the development efforts at the grassroots level in the Indian context. It is part of an exploratory research undertaken by one of the ... -
Communicating social change : politics and immigrants
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)Immigration is a complex, dynamic global phenomenon which impacts irrevocably on both immigrants and the receiving society. Immigration policies, reflecting governments’ political and economic intentions, significantly ... -
Communication - The weft in the loom of inter-disciplinary studies
(2002-12)Boyer's (1990) scholarship of integration advocates making connections across disciplines, and placing the specialities in larger contexts. Schon (1995) adds that 'in the swampy lowlands (of the real world), problems are ... -
Communication issues in Aotearoa New Zealand : a collection of research essays
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)This edited volume introduces highlights of the academic interests and research activities of a number of staff at Unitec’s Department of Communication Studies, demonstrating the breadth and scope of the engagement of this ... -
Convenient fictions? A critical communicative perspective on financial accumulation, autopoiesis and crisis in the wake of the credit crunch
(2010)Recent turmoil in the financial markets following the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the credit crunch has repercussions in many other spheres of society. Governments have spent trillions of taxpayer dollars propping up the ...