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        Thesis review: Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with anxiety disorder by Kristi Shaw 

        McNabb, David; Kenkel, David (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. ...
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        Self-determined housing choices for young people leaving the care system in Aotearoa New Zealand 

        Turner, Brook James (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 ...
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        Māori resilience: Navigating wellbeing in tertiary counselling settings 

        Tautuhi, Joy (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 ...
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        Challenges faced by Arab families with autism spectrum disorder children in New Zealand 

        Aljarash, Fatimah (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 ...
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        The mauri of Māori media: Whakawātea - a decolonising practice 

        Lee-Morgan, Eruera (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’ ...
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        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 

        Moala, Kalesita Vaomotou (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 ...
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        Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with an anxiety disorder 

        Shaw, Kristi Lee (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. ...
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        The work of positional leaders in Communities of Learning 

        Fenn, Dawn (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 ...
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        Exploration of the contribution and limits of non-Māori leadership within Māori communities : a research thesis on cross cultural leadership and cultural intelligence 

        Steinmann, Martin (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) ...
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        Digital spaces : Pasifika parents and caregivers talanoa on the impact of digital technologies 

        Tuitama, Rosalind Fuailelagi (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 ...
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        Aue te Mamae : exploring Te Puea Memorial Marae’s ‘Te Manaaki Tangata Programme’, as an indigenous response to homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau 

        Dennis, Hurimoana (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 ...
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        Multi-level language teaching in a New Zealand secondary school : a practitioner research study 

        Passmore, Anne (2019)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the challenges and advantages associated with teaching and learning in multilevel language classes? 2. How can learner-centred practices contribute to improved teaching and learning in my ...
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        How can knowledge building communities be developed in New Zealand secondary schools? 

        Mallinson, Philippa Lorraine (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 ...
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        Exploring teachers’ perceptions on the use of digital devices and the digital technologies curriculum content in diverse decile 1 schools 

        Khor, Sarah-Jane Gaiksim (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 ...
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        Stories of resilience : supporting young women to thrive at secondary school 

        Heaslip, Laraine (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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        The landscape of teaching multi-age classes in a New Zealand secondary school 

        Garbutt, Jan (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 ...
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        Online communities of practice in the secondary music classroom : a tool for increased collaboration and peer to peer learning? 

        Shawcross, Timothy Lestyn Michael (2019)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How might participating in an online community of practice encourage collaboration and peer to peer learning for secondary school music students in remotely located secondary schools? 2. What are ...
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        Investigating drama as a teaching and learning pedagogy 

        Ratchford, Sally (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 ...
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        Key competencies leading teaching and learning : imagining new possibilities in education 

        Thorpe, Margo (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 ...
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        Whakatipu iwi nui = growing great people : māra kai and service-learning – an evaluation of a culturally responsive approach to teaching in an English medium mainstream school in Aotearoa New Zealand 

        Swann, Tina-Maree (2019)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What new understandings and learnings specific to māra kai do the students attribute to their experiences in the ‘Whakatipu Iwi Nui’ project? 2. What new understandings and learnings specific to ...

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