• The miracle of the miracle question : how a novice counsellor uses the solution-focused miracle question with secondary school students. 

  Phipps, Darryl (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. 

  Panckhurst, Susan (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. 

  Cory-Wright, Jean (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 ...

• Beginning and mentor teachers’ perceptions of teacher mentoring processes in primary schools : a case study in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

  Buchanan, Grant M (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  This qualitative research study is an investigation into three pairs of beginning and mentor primary teachers’ perceptions of teacher mentoring processes during the first-year of induction and mentoring for the beginning ...

• Ambient air quality and the risk of acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Lautoka city, Fiji. 

  Tabua, Josefa B. (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Background: Air pollution is a known risk factor for heart disease. Results from epidemiological studies from major Western cities suggest that increase in air pollution leads to an increased risk of hospitalisation due ...

• Before school check nurses' experiences of motivational interviewing during the weight-related referral process : an interpretive phenomenological study 

  Jarden, Amanda J. (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  The alarming rate at which high weight is increasing has caused a global reaction to try and reduce the number of children who present with high body mass index. In New Zealand (NZ), the numbers are at critical level with ...

• The experiences of resilience of rangatahi Māori who have been exposed to risk. 

  Hewlett, Makayla (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This research endeavours to understand the experiences of resilience to young Māori who have been exposed to risk. The setting for the data collection was one of the three Residential Special Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. ...

• “Not another Katrina.” Interpersonal communication at interagency interfaces when responding to the needs of vulnerable people during the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. 

  Hickmott, Becky (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Background: We are in a period of history where natural disasters are increasing in both frequency and severity. They are having widespread impacts on communities, especially on vulnerable communities, those most affected ...

• From orthodoxy to orthopraxy : towards an acceptance of the university as a social conscience. 

  McLellan, Simon (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  The right to speak without fear of reprisal is essential to the ideal of the university. In some contexts, this right is enshrined in law. Universities in New Zealand have a legal obligation to accept a role as critic ...

• The effect of training in Mobile Assisted Language Learning on attitude, beliefs and practices of tertiary students in Pakistan. 

  Rashid, Shaista (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Pakistan has two official languages, Urdu and English, where Urdu is the contact language and English is the language of business, higher education, military, government and is considered the symbol of status in the society. ...

• “It’s 6! And I didn’t even need to count them!” A study of subitising and the development of part-whole thinking with 5 year olds. 

  Zampese, Nicky (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  The number of New Zealand primary school children involved in mathematics interventions funded by the Ministry of Education is increasing, with many intervention teachers claiming lack of number sense as the cause. This ...

• Strengths of family carers: looking after a terminally ill adult under 65 years of age 

  James, Mary Patricia (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Learning of a potentially terminal illness is devastating at any age. How much more so when in early or mid-adulthood, busy with dreams of family and career goals. This research project investigates the experiences of ...

• Developing expert performance in sport : integrating working memory training into football coaching 

  Hall, Joseph (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Expert performance in football requires players to perceive, decide and execute actions in response to context, with reference to a playing model. The process to perceive, decide and execute actions can be referred to as ...

• Mai i te tirohanga ākonga : Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu young adult Māori student narratives about their schooling experiences in the Waitaha (Canterbury) region. 

  Manning, Averill Elizabeth (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This research investigated the narratives of nine Māori young adult students. The primary objective was to gain a deeper understanding of the lived experiences and various challenges confronting this group of Māori students. ...

• An ethnographic study of adolescent girls’ experiences of and enjoyment in a New Zealand school sport basketball team 

  Milheiro Pimenta, Ricardo (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Girls’ participation in sport remains stubbornly lower than that of boys (Meier, Hartmann & Larson, 2018) and has attracted significant research attention but there is a lack of studies inquiring into girls’ experiences ...

• The influences of a primitive reflex integration programme within the classroom : teacher/parent perspectives and student results. 

  Grigg, Tessa Maude (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  The birth of a human is facilitated by primitive reflexes which assist with the infant’s survival. Once the reflexes have been engaged, they then integrate and cognition takes over the functions needed to survive and ...

• Going through the emotions: an investigation into key emotional experiences of physical education leaders. 

  Lindsay, Heather (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Effective leadership starts with a desire to make a difference, and equally requires the completion of a variety of duties that in turn elicit a range of emotions. The purpose of this study was to identify the influence ...

• Development of teachers’ and coaches’ approaches and beliefs about games teaching in New Zealand schools as a process of learning. 

  Couto de Aguiar, Bianca (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This study builds on inquiry into the complexity of physical education teachers and sport coach development that accounts for the powerful influence of experience and context with a focus on teaching, and coaching team ...

• What is the influence of participation in school sport on ethical learning in a New Zealand independent school? 

  Razak, Mohammad Shah Bin (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Positive moral and ethical learning is not an automatic outcome of participation in sport with the literature suggesting that coaching and teaching need to focus on achieving this learning and considering the negative ...

• Counsellor identity development : an authoethnographic account of emergent counsellor identity. 

  Oskam, Louise (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  In New Zealand counselling degree programmes there is a focus on skill development within social learning environments, yet there is limited autoethnographic research exploring the identity development of trainee and ...

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