• Breaking the silence: experimenting with creative approaches to ESL classrooms in a rural Bangladesh context 

  Rasheed, Mollah Mohammed Haroon Ar (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This study reports an interventive project in the ESL (English as a second language) programme of a rural junior secondary school in Bangladesh. The aim of the project was to introduce an interactive pedagogy and so make ...

• School discipline for democratic citizenship education : extending restorative practices. 

  Pfeifer, Gerald A. A. (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis proposes an extension to restorative discipline practices in order to provide better education for adult democratic citizenship. It argues that school discipline is subject to widespread misunderstanding, and ...

• The effects of the Parent Empowerment Programme (PEP) with parents of young Māori children 

  Landon-Lane, Corina (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Parenting programmes have been shown to be effective in reducing children’s challenging behaviours and increasing parental use of positive behaviour strategies. However, it is difficult to find a brief group parenting ...

• Nurses storied experiences of direction and delegation 

  Hughes, Margaret Eleanor (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Direction and delegation is a professional competency required of all New Zealand nurses and all nurses must attest to understanding direction and delegation on their annual practicing certificate application. However, the ...

• Whakamana Māori : sociocultural perspectives of Māori education in Aotearoa 

  Paenga, R. E. (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis aims to explore the journey Māori have taken with regards to education in Aotearoa and investigate current perspectives of Māori involved in education. Historically, Māori have been forced, through assimilation, ...

• He raru ki ngā kura auraki – an exploration into the meaning of “Māori enjoying education success as Māori” to Māori students and their whānau in south island mainstream schools. 

  Paniora, Ross (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  The Ministry of Education produced the first of two versions of the Māori Education Strategy “Ka Hikitia” in 2008, which states that the strategic intent of the strategy was for Māori to enjoy education success as Māori. ...

• Impact of parent peer support to parents of a child with a disability, special needs, or chronic health condition: a national cross-sectional survey 

  Gandy, Jessamy (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Background: The disability sector in New Zealand has come a long way. There was a time when those with a disability were interred in “mental asylums” alongside prisoners and those who were mentally ill. In the 1930s ...

• Registered Nurses Experiences of How in Situ Simulation Contributes to Ongoing Clinical Skill Development: A Qualitative Descriptive Study 

  Washbourne, G. A. (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  In situ simulation, or simulation in the environment where the event would normally occur, is a new concept in nursing education and for ongoing professional education for Registered Nurses in New Zealand. The literature ...

• Non-pharmacological Methods in Relieving Children’s Pain in Hospital: a pilot study 

  Seldon, Lucy A. (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Non-pharmacological methods of pain management are reported to be effective in alleviating pain felt by paediatric patients. Despite this, international literature has identified a lack of implementation of non-pharmacological ...

• Less Talk, More Action; The integration of small figures in a solution-focused counselling practice with children. 

  Dell, Karise (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis seeks to examine how the integration of play, small toys specifically, and the use of solution-focused brief therapy techniques can affect the outcomes for primary school aged children undergoing counselling. ...

• The influence of language skills on literacy acquisition in Arabic/English bilinguals. 

  Abdelsabour, Shaimaa (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Arabic (L1) and English (L2) language and literacy skills in Grade 3 children were examined to determine the predictors of literacy skills in L1 and L2 across Grades 3 and 4. Eighty-two Arabic-speaking children from Kuwait ...

• ‘E saili i tautai se agava’a - A true leader masters the art of navigation’ The impact of effective leadership in raising engagement and achievement of Pasifika learners in New Zealand schools. 

  Tufulasifa’atafatafa Ova Taleni, Leali’ie’e (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Pasifika students’ education performance in Aotearoa New Zealand continues to face on-going challenges and potential ‘crisis’. For too long, Pasifika students have been trapped in a ‘prison-like’ environment of ...

• BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and its impact on teacher pedagogy: a New Zealand case study 

  Rae, Genevieve (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  The practice of students bringing their own device to school BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) has now become reasonably common in New Zealand primary schools after being first introduced in the late 1990s. It has become a ...

• A descriptive study of how teachers identify and respond to children's challenging behaviour in early childhood education settings. 

  Koh, Glorianne Elizabeth (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Children’s challenging behaviour appears to be increasing with teachers reporting that they require additional knowledge and skills to address this problem. There also appears to be very little research on the strategies ...

• Teachers’ experiences of including children and families from Asian cultural backgrounds in early childhood education. 

  Youn, Jung Yoon (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  This thesis investigates New Zealand early childhood teachers’ understanding and experiences of teaching and including children from Asian backgrounds, in particular, Korean, Chinese and Japanese cultures. In Aotearoa ...

• Exploring Multicultural Education and Culturally Responsive Practices in an International School context: A case study of one school. 

  Affagard-Edwards, Tiffany (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  In most educational systems around the world, teaching practices are dominated by the majority culture. This means that often the learning needs of minority groups is not taken into account, which can compromise their ...

• Narratives of Samoan women who established A'oga Amata in Christchurch New Zealand 

  Togiaso, Joeana (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of seven Samoan women who became involved in establishing A’oga Amata (licensed Samoan early childhood centres) in Christchurch, New Zealand. A foundation of Pasifika ...

• Mental health and factors related to mental health among Pakistani university students. 

  Irfan, Uzma (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  This study investigated potential factors contributing to mental health in university students in Pakistan. The specific factors selected for investigation were fathers warmth, extraversion vs. introversion, self-esteem, ...

• Self-care in the age of neoliberalism : an auto-ethnographic exploration by a counsellor. 

  Multhaup, Michael (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  This thesis explores the self-care of a counsellor, myself, in the age of neo-liberalism. The underpinning structure is Dewey’s developmental spiral (1933) that enables me to use the writing of this thesis as a reflective ...

• The Impact of Adult and Community Education on Women’s Lives 

  Leahy, Jennifer Alison (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Adult and Community Education (ACE) in Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ) is part of the tertiary education sector and takes place alongside the formal sector. This research project focuses on what prompts women to engage in ...

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