Social Practice Dissertations and Theses
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The effectiveness of the Incredible Years parenting programme for Tongan parents
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTIONS What were the participants’ experiences of being parented/parenting growing up in Tonga and here in New Zealand? What are the experiences of Tongan parents participating in Tongan and mainstream ... -
An exploration of the factors that lead to the successful employment of people with intellectual disabilities
(2019)Employment is an important aspect of being a participating and valued member of the community. The term social inclusion is commonly used to describe the need to incorporate people with intellectual disabilities in different ... -
Moments, meaning and metaphor : self-reflections of a psychic life coach & social practitioner
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How does reflective-practice journaling inform my practice? 2. How can reflective analysis before, during and after psychic life coaching consultations enhance a coach’s practice? This self-reflective ... -
Assessing perceived well-being and safety of a Lao rural community in Nakai, Khammouane province as a result of completed unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance and risk education activities
(2015)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the significant changes as a consequence of the UXO operational intervention in Nakai in relation to the well-being and safety of residents and social, economic, and developmental conditions ... -
The effectiveness of the Ōrongomai Marae community reintegration programme led by ex‐prisoners in Aotearoa / New Zealand
(2018)The aims and questions within the project are to assess the effectiveness of the Ōrongomai Marae community reintegration programme led by ex‐prisoners in Aotearoa New Zealand. The researcher has worked with prisoners ... -
The injustice in justice. An examination of the quality of legal representation young Māori men receive in the criminal justice system
(2018)“We cannot run society for the privileged and allow a significant proportion of the population to be marginalized. It impacts the quality of life for all of us if we have ‘throw away’ people. A justice system which tolerates ... -
The Somali Diaspora : the integration and re-establishment of the community of Somali refugees in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(2015-05-28)This thesis examines the re-establishment of the Somali refugee community in Auckland and the degree to which Somali refugees have tried to integrate themselves into New Zealand’s society and the way of life in Auckland. ... -
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 ... -
Perspectives on the effectiveness of a Zimbabwean youth justice framework in meeting the needs of both young offenders and society
(2016-06-09)There is growing evidence that Zimbabwean current youth justice is failing to meet the needs of the young people and their families. Trying to balance the welfare model and the criminal justice model in practice presents ... -
Spirituality in practice : an exploration into narrative practitioners’ approaches to addressing spirituality in counselling practices
(2016)This research represents the views of four experienced therapists, with a background in narrative therapy, on spirituality in their respective practices. By means of semi- structured interviews, I explored how the therapists’ ... -
Young provincial Cambodian university students’ perceptions and reflections on their future opportunities while coping with their contemporary lives
(2015-06)This thesis examined how young provincial Cambodian students perceive their future. This study also explored some of the obstacles the participants have faced since childhood and how these challenges have affected their ... -
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. ... -
A study of the effectiveness of international non-governmental organisation capacity building activities for the Lao government at national, sub- national and local levels to be prepared to handle natural disasters in Laos
(2015)Overcoming the effects of natural disasters and disasters created by human being has caused huge struggles in development in our society. In developing countries, where resources are limited, those unexpected events have ... -
Experimenting with anti-languages: moving towards the de-gendering of French through translations of narrative conversations
(2015)French is a highly gendered language in which the masculine gender is favoured over the feminine one. To social practitioners, linguists and feminists, this situation constitutes an injustice. The primary purpose of this ... -
What lies within? : an exploration of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
(2015)Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) has in recent times been gaining visibility in community development practice. Practice is asset based, internally focused and relationship driven. Dimensions of community development ... -
Korean migrant women’s experiences of depression in New Zealand : cultural understanding and change through a narrative therapy lens
(2015)This thesis explores how the roles of women in Korean culture impact on Korean migrant women's experiences of depression, and how narrative therapy conversations can help Korean women who struggle with depression to overcome ... -
Moving toward diverse cultural communities : lost in translation, when the sakura cherry blossom meets the pohutukawa : what are the opportunities and challenges facing Japanese migrants in Aotearoa/New Zealand?
(2013)This thesis looks into Japanese migrants’ settlement experiences in New Zealand. The aim was to gain an understanding of the migration process purely from their perspective instead of seeing it as a marginalized idea of ... -
Reclaiming the feminine : a co-operative inquiry on the embodied experience of the divine feminine in Social Practice
(2015)This research represents the testimony of six women’s understanding of the divine feminine, including myself as co-researcher. Through a co-operative inquiry, we explored how our understanding influences us as social ... -
Housing support services for families / whānau and individuals who have experienced homelessness : a case study of Visionwest Community Trust, West Auckland
(2014)Recent research from New Zealand suggests that one in every 120 people in New Zealand are facing homelessness or severe housing deprivation. We also know that many people who are homeless are never counted, living in caravan ... -
An evaluation of a New Zealand safe@home service : using a crime prevention approach to enhance the safety and overall well-being for high risk victims of domestic violence
(2014)Numerous women have left their homes in their attempt to stop the violence used against them by their partner and potentially saving their lives. Mothers often move into a safe place, taking their offspring with them. ...
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