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The benefits of keeping Hmong girls enrolled in primary education in Luang Prabang province of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) : teachers and parents/guardians viewpoints and perspectives
(2016)Primary schooling in Laos improved dramatically after Laos got full independence in 1975. The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) has expanded a number of schools, improved the quality of teacher training and made ... -
Biculturalism, women’s collectives, Māori feminism and mana wāhine Māori : de-storying narratives of mono-culturalism within postcolonial Aotearoa/New Zealand
(2016-06)He iwi kotahi tātou – We are one people? The beginning of Mono-culturalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand. We are one people? • Became a rationale for assimilation policies and mono-culturalism. • Hobson’s words epitomised ... -
Business acquisition in the community sector in New Zealand
(2015)The community sector in New Zealand is diverse, and organisations within it receive their income from a variety of sources. Those sources of income are not currently enough to meet real, perceived, and anticipated need. ... -
Capacity building with educational leaders in Vietnam : The Social Work Education Enhancement Project
(2017-02)The Social Work Profession was recognized by the government in 2010 The Government issued Decision 32/2010/QD-TTg and National Plan 32 to develop the SW profession in 2010 BSW programs have grown very fast since 2004 and ... -
Celebrating diversity! Umm? And why the question – "Kei hea te putea?" Is more important than ever. Posted on April 6, 2018 by RSW Collective
(Re-imaging Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2018-04-06)Fraser and Honneth (2003) suggest that one useful way to slice up politics is to distinguish between the politics of recognition and the politics of redistribution. You could also talk about identity politics (Gergen, 1995) ... -
Challenging current managerialism in organisationally-based social work services through ethical leadership
(2014)Ethical leadership challenges to organisational social work leadership Origin and nature of those challenges New public management and neo-liberal organisational thinking ‘Scientific management’ (Taylorism) Market ... -
Charity, philanthropy, humanitarianism and knitting. Really?
(2015-03)The first record of humanitarian knitting in NZ relates to the Onehunga Ladies Benevolent Society which was formed in 1857 to feed and clothe women and children who were evacuated to Onehunga from Waiau Pa across the Manukau ... -
Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed approach to problem gambling interventions : examination of ORS/SRS data for clients seeking assistance for gambling problems.
(2016-02)Aims & objectives of research project Overview of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) & the Session Rating Scale (SRS) Overview of PGFNZ’s use of the ORS & SRS Findings Summary and conclusions -
Cloaked in Life and Death: Re-Surfacing From the Loss of a Father.
(Guilford Publications, Inc., 2013)For my son this is and will be part of his life story. His mates will have had dads that take them to sports, give them advice, and tinker with cars, boats, or bikes. My son’s story is final. His dad died when he was ... -
Collaborative goal setting and reviewing in music therapy for children with special needs: An action research project to improve practice and measure efficacy
(2011)The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre (Raukatauri) is New Zealand's first music therapy centre delivering music therapy to children and young people with special needs up to the age of 21. There are six New Zealand Registered ... -
A community approach to palliative care : embracing indigenous concepts and practices in a hospice setting
(Guilford Publications, Inc., 2013-05)This article documents a community approach to palliative care that took place in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand in 2010. It is based on a case study of a 24-year old woman of Māori and Samoan heritage. While the hospice ... -
Community Development and Social Work : the Unitec “Recipe”.
(2015-02)Unitec has in recent years been unique among Social Work qualifications in New Zealand, in that the Bachelor of Social Practice degree has offered a major specialisation in Community Development. Title Social Practice ... -
Community Development in NZ Local Authorities in the 1970s and 1980s
(2015-02-20)CONTEXT: 1970s and 80s was a period of rapid social and economic change. Protests against NZ involvement in the Vietnam War. 1973 Britain joined the European Common Market (now the EU) Major social changes in the welfare ... -
Connecting to culturally significant anchors as a means of maintaining wellness for community workers and social workers
(2020-11-04)This presentation explores the importance and value of connecting to our own cultural anchors when working in highly demanding social work and community support roles, as a means of anchoring ourselves mentally, spiritually ... -
The corner : clients that inspire us
(2014)Following a comment of Peggy Sax that some clients “bring out the best in us,” I proposed in 2011 that, furthermore, some clients do more than that, they in fact inspire us. I am sure I am not the only one to think so ... -
Countering family harm and improving child well-being : 2017- 2019 Research report on a New Zealand programme delivered by classroom teachers
(Jade Speaks Up Trust, 2020)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The analysis of questionnaire data from the Jade Speaks Up pilot programme over the period of 2017 to 2019, involved 3277 children aged from eight to thirteen years and 104 teachers from eighteen schools. ... -
Created for a purpose : implementation and evaluation of the Lighthouse Programme. Student talent identification and exploration as a means of increasing collaboration and lifting academic self-concept
(2013)‘Lighthouse’ is a strengths-based programme aimed at students with 9 – 13 year old cognitive learning levels which, through the use of a Lighthouse metaphor representing self, leads students through a nine week journey of ...
