Education, Health and Human Development: Theses and Dissertations

Engaging and negotiating emotions in early childhood teaching : towards creative critique and experimentation.

Warren, Alison Margaret (University of Canterbury, 2018)

This thesis draws on the ideas of Deleuze and Guattari to investigate the research question: How are emotions and ways of becoming shaped in early childhood teaching? Emotions, love, caring, and professionalism are entangled ...

Solution-focused complimenting in a counselling practice.

Vivian-Neal, Clare (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Solution Focused Therapy is a respectful, collaborative approach that focuses on clients building their solutions, creating change by focusing on their strengths and capabilities and opening to the possibilities in their ...

Fostering biculturalism: exploring principal hautūtanga/leadership in a South Island secondary school in AotearoaNew Zealand.

Burrows, Peggy Margaret Ann (University of Canterbury, 2018)

AotearoaNew Zealand has been home to the indigenous Māori population for approximately one thousand years. As a consequence of British colonisation during the 19th century and the devastating assimilationist policies ...

A pedagogy of oppression : the politics of literacy in Brazil, 1971–1989.

Vahl, Mônica Maciel (University of Canterbury, 2018)

This thesis provides a historical and philosophical examination of the politics of literacy in Brazil between the years 1971 and 1989. Drawing on the work of Paulo Freire, I examine prevailing conceptions of literacy and ...

New interpretations of giftedness in early years : looking through the lens of social constructionism.

Wong, Kit Ting Melanie (University of Canterbury, 2018)

This research investigates the social construction of giftedness, social constructions of teaching and learning for gifted children, and the consequences of these constructions in the early years of education. Social ...

Learning to care and caring to learn : a multiple case study of three secondary schools implementing pedagogies of care and reconciliation in Perú and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Nieto Angel, María Carolina (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Interest in pedagogies of care and reconciliation in secondary schools has increased globally in response to the need for alternatives to make education more humane and more effective to deal with various manifestations ...

Social media in learning English in Vietnam

Le, Thinh Van (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Vietnamese high school graduates have low language proficiency and high school language teachers in Vietnam focus on teaching grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension. As a result, high school students have very low ...

The moments we meet : lived experiences of rapport for nurses, patients and families in palliative care

English, Wendy (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Background: Nurses are charged with making rapport and connection with every patient, every shift, every day. Rapport and relationship are considered foundational to palliative nursing with its focus on the patient and ...

Dewey, Freire and student engagement: a critique of tertiary education policy in Ireland and New Zealand

Farrell, Bernadette (University of Canterbury, 2018)

An interest in the connection between engagement and learning in education has a long tradition from Aristotle to, among others, Dewey and Freire. In recent years there has been increasing discussion of student engagement ...

The effect of colouring-in tasks on heart rate and classroom behaviour : an in-depth single-subject study

Piri, Filip (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Background: Earthquakes are found to have lingering post-disaster effects on children that can be present for months or years after the disaster, including hyperarousal symptoms. Young children have the most difficulties ...

Fathers’ participation in early childhood education in New Zealand.

Soleimani Tadi, Parisa (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Fathers’ participation in Early Childhood Education (ECE) has been recognised to have a positive influence on young children’s and their families’ well-being. New Zealand’s education policy has promoted parental participation, ...

Becoming a Pasefika registered nurse: reflections of their student nurse experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand

Tuitaupe, Suli Robert (University of Canterbury, 2018)

This dissertation investigates the student experiences of Pasefika Registered Nurses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Its purpose is to identify the facilitators and barriers for Pasefika students in the Bachelor of Nursing degree. ...

An ecological-transactional analysis of children’s sleep problems following the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquakes : a qualitative study in the context of clinical reasoning.

Hallam, Sophie (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Following a natural disaster, children are prone to various reactions and maladaptive responses as a result of exposure to a highly stressful and potentially traumatic event. Children’s responses can range from an acute ...

Teachers’ perspectives of the impact of Government initiatives and strategies on their teaching of Māori and Pasifika learners.

Nanai, Lee Ann Malia (University of Canterbury, 2018)

The educational achievement of Māori (the indigenous people of Aotearoa) and Pasifika (Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa, who identify with the Pacific Islands through heritage, ancestry or migration) learners compared to ...

Moving towards inclusive education : how inclusive education is understood, experienced and enacted in Nepali higher secondary schools.

Thapaliya, Mukti Prakash (University of Canterbury, 2018)

Inclusive education is the provision of free quality universal education for all children. This includes children who are considered marginalised and oppressed, ethnic minorities and disabled. In line with the philosophy ...