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Catholic views on assisted dying
(2023)RESEARCH QUESTIONS • How do the religious views of elderly Catholic members of a church community in Auckland influence their thinking about assisted dying? • How do Catholic elders in a church community in Auckland ... -
Māori & Pasifika women in trades: Exploring the challenges and successes of Māori and Pasifika women studying automotive and trade-related courses at a large polytechnic in the North Island Aotearoa, New Zealand
(2023)In Aotearoa, New Zealand, gender-based occupational segregation is alive and well. The under-representation of women in trade studies and trade-based occupations is reflected in the statistics discussed. The Christchurch ... -
Māori resilience: Navigating wellbeing in tertiary counselling settings
(2022)WHAKARĀPOPOTO: Abstract Persisting colonial practices in tertiary education continue to impact student wellbeing through the failure of tertiary institutions to provide culturally responsive approaches. Working as a ... -
Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with an anxiety disorder
(Unitec ePress, 2023-02-08)This research examined a unique approach to anxiety disorder, one of the most prevalent and growing mental health concerns internationally. It uncovered the mostly invisible and challenging experiences of mothers caring ... -
The mauri of Māori media: Whakawātea - a decolonising practice
(2021)TE AKA MATUA O TE RANGAHAU - RESEARCH QUESTION What is the relevance of mauri - the life force of Māori language - to Māori media, and how is it applicable to Māori media? TE TAIKĀKĀ - ABSTRACT This applied masters’ ... -
Self-determined housing choices for young people leaving the care system in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2022)This thesis documents the self-determined housing preferences of ten young people (aged 18-22) leaving the care system in New Zealand. Globally, care leavers are acknowledged as some of the most vulnerable youth, especially ... -
Thesis review: Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with anxiety disorder by Kristi Shaw
(Unitec ePress, 2022-05-02)Kristi Shaw has completed an exceptional piece of research, providing critical analysis and originality in her dissertation Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with anxiety disorder. ... -
Challenges faced by Arab families with autism spectrum disorder children in New Zealand
(2021)KEY QUESTIONS: 1. What were the family's expectations around autistic spectrum disorder prior to and immediately after their child was diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder and currently? 2. What has been the ... -
Life of a Pasifika police communicator: Recognising cultural diversity in the workplace: A study on the contributing factors that keep Pacific people working for New Zealand police communications
(2021)Literature provides substantial evidence that cultural diversity is vital in the workplace and can create a stronger outcome for the workplace team. Having multiple perspectives on one issue is more effective than that of ... -
Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with an anxiety disorder
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the stories of parents’ lived experience caring for a child with an anxiety disorder; especially in relation to coping, stabilising factors, hopes for the future, and taking action? 2. ... -
Investigating drama as a teaching and learning pedagogy
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are student experiences of drama in their learning? 2. What are teacher perceptions of how drama can be used in teaching? 3. How can dramatic approaches be used in my teaching to improve ... -
Digital spaces : Pasifika parents and caregivers talanoa on the impact of digital technologies
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are Pasifika parents and caregivers perspectives on the access and use of digital technologies? 2. What are Pasifika parents and caregivers beliefs about using digital technologies at school ... -
Exploration of the contribution and limits of non-Māori leadership within Māori communities : a research thesis on cross cultural leadership and cultural intelligence
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • What is the nature of leadership in Māori culture, indigenous cultures and Western culture? • How do you engage with a Kaupapa Māori Organisation when you are invited as a non-Māori (Pākehā) ... -
The work of positional leaders in Communities of Learning
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the expectations of positional leaders with respect to their role in Communities of Learning? 2. How do positional leaders’ practices compare to the National Criteria for Communities of ... -
Experiences of narcissistic abuse : an exploration of the effects on women who have had a long term, intimate, relationship with a suspected narcissistic male partner
(2018)This research explores how women are affected by a long term, intimate relationship with a suspected narcissistic male partner. There has been very little empirical research, other than case studies, into women’s experiences ... -
Assessing the communication gaps between the Papua New Guinea National Volunteer Service, its network of skilled volunteers and hosting rural communities in Kerea and Kintunu villages in Papua New Guinea
(2019)This project emerged as a response to problems experienced in Papua New Guinea by the National Volunteer Service (NVS) when they needed to communicate with their village-based volunteers. Two of the villages that the NVS ... -
Early childhood teachers’ perspectives of inclusive education in New Zealand
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What does inclusive education means to New Zealand early childhood teachers? 2. What are the challenges faced by New Zealand early childhood teachers while providing inclusive education? 3. What ... -
Aue te Mamae : exploring Te Puea Memorial Marae’s ‘Te Manaaki Tangata Programme’, as an indigenous response to homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau
(2019)In 2016, Te Puea Memorial Marae responded to the urgent needs of homeless living in their cars, under bridges, and makeshift dwellings across the wider Auckland Region. The inspiration to respond to homelessness came from ... -
Factors that influence the efficacy of professional development in digital technologies for New Zealand primary school teachers
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the recommended factors for the design and implementation of effective PD as identified by the literature? 2. What are teachers’ perceptions of the key factors of the design and implementation ... -
Stories of resilience : supporting young women to thrive at secondary school
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. In the context of my school environment, what are young women’s perceptions of how resilience is nurtured in their own school community? 2. What are young women’s perceptions of aspects of schooling ...
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