Browsing by Type of Research "Journal Article"
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20 years of autonomy and technology : how far have we come and where to next?
(University of Hawaii, 2016-06-01)Learner autonomy has become an assumed goal of language education in many parts of the world. In the 20 years since the launch of Language Learning & Technology, the relationship among computer-assisted language learning ... -
The 21st century workplace: How personal technologies can make a difference
(UUNZ Institute of Business, 2010-07)The concept of “workplace” has a fixed image as a bricks and mortar home for the production of goods and/or services, though this image is threatened by growth in 21st century globalisation and personal workplace technologies ... -
Achieving gender equality in diasaster management : a case study of integrating women into community groups in Indonesia
(Unitec ePress, 2017-12-13)The recent international commitment to the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) continues to recognise the need for the international development community to focus on achieving gender equality on a ... -
The acquisition and maintenance of dogs’ aversion responses to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) training stimuli across time and locations
(Elsevier BV, 2013)Dogs (Canis familiaris) pose a significant threat to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) through predation. In an attempt to balance kiwi conservation and the need for dogs to be used for hunting purposes in kiwi habitat, the New Zealand ... -
Activity-based teaching for Unitec New Zealand construction students
(2007)In 1993, Betts and Liow called for a shift from traditional ‘chalk and talk’ teaching methods to ‘active learning’ for construction students. However, this study appears to be the first to provide an active learning classroom ... -
The adaptation of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs : a case study
(Centre for Strategic and International Entrepreneurship (Krakow, Poland), 2015-09-15)Objective: This paper describes the experiences of a group of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs (IIEs) who have successfully set up a business within three years of arrival in a new country. It shows how various forms ... -
Additional lichen records from New Zealand 49. Pertusaria puffina A.W.Archer & Elix
(Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), 2015-07)Pertusaria puffina A.W.Archer & Elix is reported for the first time from New Zealand. -
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(Department of the Environment and Energy, Australia, 2017-01)Pertusaria endoxantha Vain. is reported for the first time from New Zealand. Pertusaria endoxantha Vain. was first collected by G.F. Scott-Elliot in 1893–1894 from the Rwenzori mountain range of Uganda, then subsequently ... -
Additional lichen records from New Zealand 51. Usnea dasaea Stirt.
(Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), 2020-01)[OFF-PRINT] Usnea dasaea is reported for the first time from New Zealand. Corticolous specimens of Usnea collected in Northland and Tasman in 2004 could not be identified at the time using the key and descriptions ... -
Additional records and observations of monocotyledons naturalised or casual in Manawatu Ecological Region, New Zealand, 1980–2019
(Unitec ePress, 2019-12-19)It has been 38 years since a comprehensive account of adventive monocotyledons in New Zealand was published, other than for grasses. This paper examines new adventive monocotyledon records from the Manawatu Ecological ... -
Adjusting protocols in clinical research: finding the point of cultural/clinical fusion
(2011)The Hauora Manawa/Heart Health: Community Heart Study is a research project currently being undertaken at the University of Otago, Christchurch. The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular ... -
Advancing local marine protection, cross cultural collaboration and dialogue in Northland
(Unitec ePress, 2015-01-15)Summarising findings and observations arising from the Advancing marine protection through cross-cultural dialogue project, this research report examines community-driven, collaborative marine protection campaigns currently ... -
Advocacy in the NZ not-for-profit sector: 'Nothing stands by itself.'
(Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Inc., 2013-12)This research focuses on government–not-for-profit (NFP) sector relationships, with particular reference to advocacy in New Zealand. It follows a study of advocacy in Australia by Onyx et al. (2009). There are concerns ... -
Affect and willingness to communicate in digital game-based learning
(Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge University Press), 2014-05-20)The possible benefits of digital games for language learning and teaching have received increasing interest in recent years. Games are said, amongst others, to be motivating, to lower affective barriers in learning, and ... -
African mothers’ experiences of raising ‘Afro-Kiwi kids’ in Aotearoa / New Zealand
(African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP), 2017-12)This article presents findings from qualitative research data gathered from a group of ten refugee-background and immigrant African mothers living in Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand. The research study—From Mama Africa to ... -
An agent for change : a legacy of dance education in Aotearoa
(University of Waikato, 2021-01-21)Thirty-one years on from the founding of the National Diploma of Contemporary Dance (which is currently the Unitec Bachelor of Contemporary Dance—School of Performing and Screen Arts) this reflection celebrates the legacy ... -
Ahakoa he iti: Early childhood pedagogies affirming of Māori children's rights to their culture
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-10)This paper considers the position of tamariki Māori, the indigenous children of Aotearoa (a Māori name for New Zealand), in relation to the impact of colonization on their rights, including a focus on the United Nations ... -
Algal communities in phytotelmata : a comparison of native Collospermum and exotic bromeliads (Monocotyledonae) in New Zealand
(National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust., 2014-10-14)Plants that grow epiphytically are often adapted to hold water in a central cup or in leaf axils to maintain hydration given that they cannot access soil water. These bodies of water, called phytotelmata, are miniature ... -
Alien Nation : art serving science and science serving art
(2017-12-13)New Zealand has stringent biosecurity measures to prevent and manage the invasion of new organisms, many of which have harmful effects on human health, wealth and culture, or the natural environment. However, public ... -
An alternative approach to teaching architectural history: Redrawing the pedagogical boundaries between architectural history and design studio with flexible and blended methods
(Festival Architettura Edizioni, 2021)Through the presentation of a case study this paper advocates for the use of flexible and blended learning techniques to teach architectural history in a way that reinforces the connections between architectural history ...
