RSS 1.0Education, Health and Human Development: Theses and Dissertations
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The experience of clients with anxiety of the “doing something different” task in solution focused brief therapy, and the development of my practice with them.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis seeks to provide insight into the experience of four counselling clients experiencing anx- iety, and of the researcher, with the doing something different technique in solution focused brief therapy (SFBT). It ... -
The influence of culture on parenting practices and children’s social competence : a multiple case study.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Across the literature in Aotearoa New Zealand, there are no known research studies that have explored the influence of culture on parenting practices and children’s social competence among the three dominant cultures in ... -
The role of minority language-speaking families, community and the majority society in the intergenerational language transmission of the Korean language in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis investigates and explores intergenerational transmission of the Korean language in Korean migrant families and the Korean community in an English-speaking country, New Zealand. Through the bioecological human ... -
Illuminating the journey of undergraduate counsellor students : hearing their voices and experiences of development.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis is about hearing and illuminating the voices of students regarding their experiences of development during their journey of counselling education. Researcher intention was to be a writer for participants’ voices ... -
The self-reported holistic mental health and wellbeing of adolescents living in a post-earthquake community.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Background: There has been a psychopathology focus in disaster research examining adolescent mental health and wellbeing, but recently studies have begun to also examine wellbeing-related constructs. Although an increased ... -
Becoming a ‘good mum’ : the experiences of young mothers transitioning to motherhood.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Worldwide, teen pregnancy and mothering are typically viewed as a social ‘problem’. Similarly within contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand, teen or young mothering is shrouded within varying social, political and historical ... -
Lighting fires on the beach : learning in art galleries in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This national study examined New Zealand art gallery educators’ views on how they facilitate children’s thinking through interaction with visual arts during school trips. It was comprised of a comprehensive overview by ... -
The self-reported holistic mental health and wellbeing of adolescents living in a post-earthquake community.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Background: There has been a psychopathology focus in disaster research examining adolescent mental health and wellbeing, but recently studies have begun to also examine wellbeing-related constructs. Although an increased ... -
“Creating talk: integrating creative methods into solution-focused brief therapy when counselling primary school children in New Zealand”
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a present to future approach to counselling, highlighting strengths and capabilities on the journey towards a clients preferred future. It is both collaborative and inherently hopeful with ... -
How can multi-user virtual environments be designed for vocational education and training?
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Polytechnics in New Zealand and abroad are mainly concerned with vocational education and training (VET); it is their mission to have graduates work ready. However, this is challenging for economic and practical reasons. ... -
The effects of child complexity on responses to behavioural interventions for sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Sleep problems are one of the most commonly reported concerns among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Unless treated effectively, sleep problems are highly persistent and sometimes continue into ... -
The self-reported holistic mental health and wellbeing of adolescents living in a post-earthquake community.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Background: There has been a psychopathology focus in disaster research examining adolescent mental health and wellbeing, but recently studies have begun to also examine wellbeing-related constructs. Although an increased ... -
Constructing inclusion : meaning-making, process, and change in professional education.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The core focus of this Ph.D thesis is to explore how a set of teacher educators responded to the opportunity to develop and teach in a new initial teacher education (ITE) programme with inclusive education as a core goal. ... -
Say again! Aviation english in a CALL world english for special purpose in an e-learning context.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)A critical component of the aviation industry is communication. Aviation English is the international language of aviation and it is spoken by aviators (pilots and air traffic controllers) across the globe. Educators in ... -
Restoring Māori literacy narratives to create contemporary stories of success.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)It is generally accepted among scholars and educators that literacy is critical to positive educational experiences and outcomes. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) defines education ... -
The frequency and quality of language use by early childhood teachers with four-year-old children during a shared play activity.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The language input that children receive in their early years is predictive of future academic development. In New Zealand, nearly all four-year-old children spend a large portion of their time in early childhood education ... -
The role of parent perception of burden on child health related quality of life : examining functioning among children with food allergy.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Recently rates of Food Allergies (FA) in children have been increasing in prevalence. International research has shown FA is associated with impaired Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) as well as increased anxiety ... -
The miracle of the miracle question : how a novice counsellor uses the solution-focused miracle question with secondary school students.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This is a study of the use of the therapeutic counselling technique known as the Miracle Question. The miracle question is a central tenet of the solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) counselling modality. Solution-focused ... -
From the inside : a qualitative study of counsellors’ experiences of working in prisons.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This qualitative study sought to explore the experiences of counsellors’ working in prisons, with an aim to discovering what drew them to the work, what they expected it to be like and what the reality of the experience ... -
The importance of emotions in creating lasting impact and learning, through experiential outdoor education.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The motivation for this research arose from my experiences in education outdoors and through conversations with colleagues and students, which suggest that the outdoors is a high impact learning space. People generally ...
