Browsing Applied Practice Dissertations and Theses by Title
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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 ... -
Enhancing professional learning : identifying obstacles and solutions to the successful development of pedagogical skills for teachers in an online distance school
(2018)This study examines obstacles and possible solutions to the successful development of pedagogical skills for teachers in an online distance school, with a particular focus on enhancing professional learning. Governments ... -
Establishing counselling at the National University of Laos : questionnaire and interview results
(2018)The literature on tertiary counselling services in some Asian and Western countries is reviewed. This material documents the need for student counselling services. These findings form the initial basis for investigating ... -
Experiences of a Learning Advisory Initiative : a practitioner research project in a South Auckland college
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: What are student and teacher experiences of the learning advisory model? What recommendations can be made for the ongoing improvement of the college learning advisory model? This study set out ... -
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 ... -
Experiences, symptoms and management related to chronic fatigue syndrome : a small study
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • What are participants experience of living with CFS? • What are peoples’ perceptions of the symptoms associated with CFS? • How do people manage the symptoms and experiences associated with ... -
An exploration of Ngāi Tūhoe aspirations for self- determination in relation to statutory child welfare : current situation and change options
(2016)The research leading to this thesis endeavoured to obtain, firstly, an in-depth picture of how child welfare pertaining to Tūhoe children is currently executed at the social work frontline of Aotearoa / New Zealand’s state ... -
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) ... -
Exploring teachers’ perceptions on the use of digital devices and the digital technologies curriculum content in diverse decile 1 schools
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How do teachers perceive the value of digital devices in the context of teaching in a diverse decile 1 school? 2. What are the current strategies that teachers in diverse decile 1 schools use to ... -
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 ... -
Future Ready : developing a collective understanding of a school tagline
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. To what extent does participation in a cross-faculty network of staff result in a collective understanding of a complex pedagogical concept, and how effective is a workshop approach in supporting ... -
How can knowledge building communities be developed in New Zealand secondary schools?
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the pedagogical factors that make it difficult for NZ secondary school teachers to develop KB pedagogy within their classes? 2. What social factors are involved in developing KBC in a NZ ... -
The impact of hand osteoarthritis on the handwriting of elderly people : a clinical trial of assistive technology
(2015)In New Zealand osteoarthritis affects seven percent of the population and most commonly affects hands. People with hand osteoarthritis report that decreased hand function affects the speed and legibility of their ... -
Implementing digital technologies in one New Zealand school : challenges and opportunities
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are teachers’ technology practices and understandings in this school? 2. What do teachers in this school identify as important in their own development around digital technologies in teaching ... -
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 ... -
Key competencies leading teaching and learning : imagining new possibilities in education
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How do experienced teachers describe the impact of the New Zealand Curriculum competencies on their practice? 2. What is the potential for teaching and learning if competencies are at the ... -
The landscape of teaching multi-age classes in a New Zealand secondary school
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What is the philosophy behind multi-age teaching at secondary school level? 2. What are the challenges and advantages for teachers and students in a multiage class? 3. What strategies enable 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 ... -
Manawanui : illuminating contemporary meanings of culturally effective social work supervision practice in Te Taitokerau, Northland
(2018-01)This thesis is a cultural journey of interconnectivity between Te Ao Māori and social work supervision. Its main focus is to honour and validate tupuna or ancestral knowledge from Te Ao Māori and the pivotal role this plays ... -
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’ ...