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Humanizing secondary school contexts: learning from Aotearoa New Zealand and Peru
(2017)In the context of secondary education, changes are taking place which serve as an important source of inspiration for considering how to “promote the best possible realization of humanity as humanity” (Dewey, 1966, p. 95). ... -
‘A Sense of Myself as a Mother’: An Exploration of Maternal Fantasies in the Experience of ‘Circumstantial Childlessness’
(2017)‘Circumstantially childless’ women (Cannold 2000) are those who have seen themselves as having a biological child or children at some point in their lives, but have come to — or are approaching — the end of their ... -
Culture, experience and the construction of views on coaching: implications for the uptake of Game Sense
(2015)Despite the apparent efficacy of Game Sense in coaching and interest in it across the world its uptake by coaches still appears to be relatively limited. One of the reasons is the way it can conflict with the views and ... -
High performance coaching: Comparison between a highly successful coach’s approach and Game Sense.
(School of Sport and Physical Education, University of Canterbury, 2016)This presentation draws on a study conducted on a high-performance girls’ basketball team in Australia to explore the influence of games based coaching on their highly successful coach’s approach. Our interest arose from ... -
Blended learning for academic resilience in times of disaster or crisis
(2012)Blended learning can provide academic resilience in times of natural disaster, civil emergency, and crisis. While blended pedagogies are widely used in tertiary settings, very little has been written about the role of ... -
Leading change with digital technologies in education
(2015)Key strategies and principles for leading transformative change to enable technology-rich learning for students and teachers within the school community are described in this case-study research. The study identifies ... -
Users' guide to Knowledge management with concept maps and mind maps: what are these and a proposal of a workflow
(2018)In this article we describe concept maps, mind maps, and explain the differences between concept and mind maps. We also describe and their relative contributions to the process of assimilation and development of knowledge. ... -
Managing challenging behaviour in preschool children post-traumatic brain injury with online clinician support: Protocol for a pilot study
(2017)© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is associated with a range of poor long-term outcomes, including behavioural disturbances. Parents can experience high levels of stress and ... -
Narratives of Place and Land: Teaching Indigenous Histories in Australian and New Zealand Teacher Education
(2018)This article offers a trans-Tasman critique of approaches to the teaching of history in New Zealand and Australia. Taking knowledge out of place and time and presenting it in textbooks is a conflicted task for schooling ... -
Diversity in Education: Engaging Learners in Dialogue about Difference
(2016)Introduction : ‘Nine out of 10 gypsy and traveller children have suffered racial abuse’ (The Independent, 22 October 2014) ‘Britain swamped by Asylum seekers ‘ (The Daily Mail, 22 December 2014) These types ... -
Revisiting the digital divide(s): Technology-enhanced English language practices at a university in Pakistan
(2018)With the rapid penetration of technology in the lives of students, it has become important for educators to look for opportunities to enhance students’ engagement and achievement by integrating technology in education. ... -
Patterns of early primary school-based literacy interventions among Pacific children from a nationwide health screening programme of 4 year olds
(2018)Literacy success is critical to unlocking a child’s potential and enhancing their future wellbeing. Thus, the early identification and redressing of literacy needs is vital. Pacific children have, on average, the lowest ... -
The psychological salience of religiosity and spirituality among Christian young people in New Zealand: A mixed-methods study
(2018)This mixed-methods exploratory study examined the psychological salience of religiosity and spirituality in a sample of young people (ages 16–21, M age = 18.9 years; SD = 1.36) from New Zealand. Participants completed a ... -
The examination system in Bangladesh and its impact: on curriculum, students, teachers and society
(2018)Examinations are designed to test knowledge and skills, but in some cases they acquire a power of their own that influences curriculum and attitudes to learning and teaching and that stabilised by widely held social ... -
A beautiful life as an end of education
(2017)Following the theme of a conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2016, this article explores the notion of “enabling students to live a beautiful life” as a possible end of education. A distinction is made between ... -
How and why nurses’ direction and delegation skills should be improved
(New Zealand Nurses Organisation, 2017)A six-year study of how RNs and ENs communicated with each other during direction and delegation was completed this year. The study, which included 36 RNs and ENs from the Canterbury region, accessed the nurses’ ... -
Relationships Among Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Social Problem Solving, and Self-Management in a Rural Sample Living With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(2012)Self-management behaviors are important for control of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Therefore, determining factors that promote effective self-management behaviors may be significant for improving the well-being of patients ... -
Are athletes on the right track? The effect of availability of an all-weather athletics track on athletics performance
(2017)In February of 2011, an earthquake destroyed the only all-weather athletics track in the city of Christchurch (New Zealand). The track has yet to be replaced, and so since the loss of the track, local Christchurch athletes ... -
The cultural transition of Indigenous Australian athletes into professional sport. Sport, Education and Society.
(2017)This article reports on a study that inquired into the journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of the footy to the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) that ...
