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Access to social work education : correlations between applicant performance on selection tasks, demographics and success as a student

Hughes, Catherine; McNabb, David; Gremillion, Helen; Bridgeman, Michael (2018-07-06)

This study supports existing literature: - documenting the ineffectiveness of selection criteria for social work programmes - addresses a gap in scholarship by examining the value of specific selection tools and ...

Addressing privilege to decolonize social work education

McNabb, David (2021-04)

The social work profession is committed to indigenous rights, social justice and the achievement of equity within human societies. It is the job of social work education to prepare and support students to work in a way ...

Adult refugee learners with limited literacy: needs and effective responses

Benseman, John (2012)

The purpose of this study was to document and analyse the learning needs and issues of adult refugees with low language and literacy skills by looking at how their prior experiences and current contexts affect their ...

Along the path and over the bridge

Sheehan, Stephanie; Meijnen, Annemarie; Matelau, Tui (2015-10)

In 2011 we underwent a Departmental Review. There were several reasons for this: Low success rates Low progression rates The need for a Level 4 Qualification to provide University Entrance Future possibility of needing ...

An analysis of a study abroad liveSTUDIO project brief between New Zealand graphic design based students working in a collaboration with a rural Samoan NGO

Fuluifaga, Aanoalii (2015-11)

Drawing on the experiences of the presenter, a teacher living in the NZ Samoan diaspora, this presentation is based on events surrounding the delivery of a New Zealand tertiary graphic design class in a Samoan setting. A ...

Analysis of academic procrastination in professional students of a tertiary training programme

Han, Binglan; Li, F.; Parsons, David (2019-05)

Academic procrastination is a common behavior among tertiary students. In particular, parttime adult students who undergo professional training usually find it very difficult to balance tertiary study, work, and family ...

Are students acquiring the skills, competencies and work experience that align with industry needs and work-integrated learning course design?

Hebblethwaite, Denisa (New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education (NZACE), 2016-04)

According to Coll et al. (2009) “A key purpose of work‐integrated learning (WIL) is the notion of providing graduates with a comprehensive skill set desired by potential employers” (p. 15). The notion of providing a ...

Asking the right questions : developing the knowledge base of in-service teachers

Haines, Karen (2014)

What does that mean for teacher learning? What do teachers need to know about new tools? What does teacher knowledge consist of?

Assessment of Prior Learning – the recognition and endorsement of experiential learning

Robertson, Angus; Monteiro, Sylila (New Zealand Vocational Education and Training (NZ VET) Research Forum, 2014)

This presentation considers APL with special reference to the National Certificate in Carpentry. Builders now need to be Licensed Building Practitioners to carry out a large range of building work whereas in the past this ...

Augmenting industry collaboration with architectural practices through design and development of productive internship schemes

McGarrigle, Malachy (2019-11-28)

Project introduction and rationale Project methodology Aims and objectives Defining Internships, work placements etc? Formats of internships/ work placement? Literature review themes Possible barriers to ...

Augmenting learning reality: iPads and software as cognitive tools

Oldfield, James; Herrington, Jan (Macquarie University, 2013)

In the three short years since the release of the iPad, it has become the object of substantial investment in a number of areas of education. This investment is driving the need for significant research into mobile device ...

Balancing the seesaw : the ups and downs of delivering vocational training programmes

Davies, Kath; Kestle, Linda; Laing, Neil; Bryan, A. (2019-11-29)

Developing training programmes in partnership with industry is a rich and rewarding endeavour Context - partnership between Unitec and Hawkins Programme framework Challenge: Learner diversity - cadets Challenge: Learner ...

Beautiful and usable

Sheehan, Robert; Sheehan, Stephanie (2015-06)

This paper is concerned with two of the workshop questions: what are the precursors to computer science skills and what are the relationships between programming and computational thinking? Firstly, we suggest that a ...

Biculturalism, belonging, and vocal pedagogy: Experiments in embedding mātauranga Māori into the voice curriculum at a New Zealand acting school

Whitham, Alexandra (2021-07-31)

OUTLINE Who am I? Who are my students? Why is belonging important for an actor? How does belonging link to the idea of biculturalism at Unitec? What is mātauranga Māori? Why should I embed mātauranga Māori into the ...