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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 ... -
Bring your own device (BYOD) and teacher pedagogy in a New Zealand primary school.
(2017)The practice of students bringing their own mobile devices (BYOD) to school is increasingly being used to leverage digital learning opportunities in New Zealand schools. This paper presents a summary of the findings from ... -
He kōrero wairua: indigenous spiritual inquiry in rongoā research
(2014)The Ngā Tohu o te Ora research project was developed to investigate outcomes associated with rongoā Māori, in order that this practice might enjoy increased support as a funded service. The primary aims were to: 1) ... -
An Educational Approach to the Art of Living
(2013)This article will engage with theories about the art of living and the good life, especially Schmid’s concept “Lebenskunst”, as well as with relevant findings of positive psychology research from an educational point of ... -
21st century learning in New Zealand: leadership insights and perspectives
(2014)Schooling in New Zealand in this, now the second decade of the 21st century, a time perceived to be one of significant change. School leaders (and their school communities) are currently challenged by the focus on ... -
The notion of well-being in the New Zealand education system
(2015)This article engages with the notion of well-being in two ways: it explores how well-being is constructed and used in the two New Zealand national curriculum documents, Te Whāriki: He Whāriki Mātauranga Mō nga Mokopuna o ... -
Insights from an Editor’s Journey: An interview with Gert Biesta
(2017)Gert J. J. Biesta is a widely known and respected scholar in the field of education. He has published a large number of articles, books, chapters and other work. From 1999 to 2014, he was editor-in-chief of the journal ... -
Does simulation add value to clinical practice? Undergraduate student nurses' perspectives
(2017)Aim: To evaluate if simulation adds value in preparing student nurses for clinical practice. Background: Over a period of four years, simulation has been increasingly integrated into the bachelor of nursing (BN) curriculum ... -
Improving 'at-action' decision-making in team sports through a holistic coaching approach
(2014)This article draws on Game Sense pedagogy and complex learning theory (CLT) to make suggestions for improving decision-making ability in team sports by adopting a holistic approach to coaching with a focus on decision-making ... -
Questioning for learning in games-based approaches to teaching and coaching
(2015)© 2015 Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Despite the development of a wide body of literature suggesting the efficacy of game-based approaches (GBAs) to teaching and learning, GBAs have not ... -
In-service teachers’ experiences of using game based approaches to teach games: Implications for physical education teacher educators
(2017)This study investigated secondary school physical education teachers’ experiences of using a game based approach (GBA) with the primary aim of exploring the qualitatively different ways teachers experience what they consider ... -
Intensive toilet training targeting defecation for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2017)Independent toileting is a critical functional life skill. Unfortunately, acquisition of this skill is often delayed in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Interventions based on behavioural principles are often ... -
Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Resting-State Functional MRI-scanning in 5- and 6-year-old children: protocol description and motion assessment
(2014)Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques such as Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and resting-state functional MRI (rfMRI) are widely used to study structural and functional neural connectivity. However, as these ... -
Education, Colonisation and Kanak Aspirations in New Caledonia: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Challenges
(2017)New Caledonia is an anomoly. Surrounded by independent nations in the South-West Pacific, it remains a non-self governing territory of France. Some of the residents are recognised, even by France, as “citizens” of the ...
