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Exploring the home literacy beliefs of parents with young children in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Research has shown that parents make important contributions to their children’s English literacy acquisition and that there are cultural differences in how parents approach this task. Increased immigration has contributed ... -
Incorporating indigenous values into teacher professional learning and development for culturally responsive classroom management.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)This thesis sought to investigate and explore shifts in teacher practice when culturally diverse teachers (Māori and non-Māori) work towards becoming culturally responsive classroom managers. It is an inquiry into the ... -
The nature of experience and learning for Japanese girls in a high school basketball club
(2016)This article draws on a study that inquires into what keeps girls aged 13-16 years in a high school basketball club in Japan with a focus on how the nature of their experience is shaped by socio-cultural and institutional ... -
ICT in rural primary schools in Nepal : context and teachers’ experiences.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis investigates and reports aspects of Nepal’s progress in implementing ICT in education in rural primary schools. It examines the government’s policy for ICT in education and the context in which it needs to be ... -
Keeping up with young people and a changing counselling environment : exploring the use of between session text messages to support face-to-face counselling.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Solution focused brief therapy [SFBT] is a strengths-based, future focused, goal oriented therapy that originated in the United States (De Jong & Berg, 2012). There is considerable research that demonstrates the effectiveness ... -
The perspectives of physiotherapists in Canterbury on the use of electronic health records.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The preferential use of electronic health records (EHRs) over other types of health record systems within healthcare settings in the 21st century is well documented (Buyl & Nyssen, 2009; Hailey, Yu, & Munyisia, 2014; Latha, ... -
Leave No Trace and crafting: Are you being crafty and careful?
(2014)On the surface Leave No Trace and Crafting seem like polar extremes, the one wanting to educate about minimizing outdoor recreation impacts, the other wanting to educate about using resources and harvesting. This article ... -
Game Sense as a model for delivering quality teaching in physical education
(2014)As a well developed indicator of high quality teaching in any subject area we use the NSW QTF in this article to identify what might constitute quality teaching in physical education and to suggest the extent to which Game ... -
A challenge to the idea of an authentic version of a Game Based Approach
(School of Sport and Physical Education, University of Canterbury, 2016)Despite the significant body of research that consistently confirms the effectiveness of Game Based Approaches (GBA) such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) and Game Sense, their uptake by physical education teachers ... -
Using Network-Text analysis to characterise learner engagement in active video watching
(APSCE, 2017)Video is becoming more and more popular as a learning medium in a variety of educational settings, ranging from flipped classrooms to MOOCs to informal learning. The prevailing educational usage of videos is based on ... -
Postgraduate study : the journey for registered nurses.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Backgound Postgraduate education is gaining momentum in NZ as Registered Nurses (RN) choose this pathway to advance their nursing careers, and is recognised as mandatory for RNs working in expanded practice roles and ... -
A usability comparison of canvas, topographic and street base maps.
(University of Canterbury, 2016)Basemaps are a fundamental component of most maps, and may affect the usability of the map. Cartographic guidelines recommend that map authors select a basemap appropriate for the map’s intended topic, scale, purpose, ... -
ICT in rural primary schools in Nepal: context and teachers’ experiences
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis investigates and reports aspects of Nepal’s progress in implementing ICT in education in rural primary schools. It examines the government’s policy for ICT in education and the context in which it needs to be ... -
Tertiary Teachers' Perspectives on Emotion Regulation
(Journal of Adult Leaming Aotearoa New Zealand, 2011)This research is one component of a multi-componential exploratory investigation of emotions in tertiary teaching. A pilot group of 14 tertiary teachers from different tertiary contexts (one university, one polytechnic, ... -
Diary Study of Tertiary Teachers' Emotions
(Journal of Adult Leaming Aotearoa New Zealand, 2010)The purpose of this diary study was to investigate the emotions experienced by tertiary teachers in their teaching co'ntexts. Fifteeil tertiary teachers from four tertiary institutions in New Zealand (one university, one ... -
Emotional intelligence and subjective well-being in tertiary teaching: A pilot study
(Journal of Adult Leaming Aotearoa New Zealand, 2011)This is the third paper in a series reporting a multi-componential pilot study to investigate the emotional experiences and well-being of teachers in New Zealand tertiary (post-secondary school) institutions. Twelve of ... -
Head teachers’ views of oral health education in schools in Tamil Nadu, India
(2017)Introduction: Children and young people in India have a high prevalence of dental decay. As part of a broader epidemiological study we interviewed 10 head teachers to understand the status of, and challenges to, inclusion ...
