Education, Health and Human Development: Theses and Dissertations
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Shoulder injuries of cricket fast bowlers in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Cricket is predominantly a summer sport enjoyed by all age groups and has a high participation rate, across the globe. The likelihood for injury exposure is high, given the popularity of playing cricket. Therefore, injury ... -
Attention and early childhood education.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Informed by Iris Murdoch’s concept of attention, this thesis argues that economic and scientistic discourses within early childhood education misrepresent and neglect essential moral aspects of pedagogy. Early childhood ... -
Benchmarking Nurse Maude’s long-term care hospital against Canterbury and national comprehensive standardised long-term care data : targeting falls, unintentional weight loss and pressure injuries.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Background Aged residential care (ARC) facilities throughout New Zealand will experience a higher demand over the subsequent decades, with many older people presenting with multimorbidity. In 2015, the International ... -
The development of a Feldenkrais® postural control programme for people with spinal cord injury : an action research study.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Aim The aim of this study was to develop an Awareness Through Movement® based Feldenkrais programme for people with SCI and identify whether the programme could address some of the negative consequences of SCI. M ... -
‘Becoming’ through dance : assemblages of young girls’ dance practice in special character high schools.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis explores the experiences of dance students in two specialised high schools in Christchurch, New Zealand. North and Chorus High School (pseudonyms), were established under special character legislation allowing ... -
Attention, literature and education.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The study draws on both educational philosophy and literary works in order to illuminate its central idea. This idea is that attention, a vital pedagogical achievement, possesses preeminent worth in education. Yet ... -
A national study of childhood non-offending contact with police and later adolescent offending.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Objectives: A large number of children in Aotearoa New Zealand come into contact with police in a non-offending capacity (i.e., where the child is not considered a suspect in a crime). This study examined if this non-offending ... -
Influences on the ICT practices reported by selected ESOL teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand secondary schools.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This study investigates selected ESOL teachers’ reported perceptions of the factors that influence their ICT practices in their professional life in New Zealand secondary schools. It aims to give voice to the ESOL teachers ... -
Complementary therapy improves the patient experience in a group recieving intensive chemotherapy for haematological malignancies: a pilot study
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU) at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand trialled a new initiative in 2017 involving “Healing Touch Therapy” (an energy-based complementary modality), using gentle nurturing touch. Aim: ... -
My go-to things don’t work anymore: teacher perspectives on challenging behaviour and the CPS approach
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Background: Many New Zealand teachers face challenging behaviours in their daily classroom interactions with children. Children who exhibit challenging behaviour often struggle to progress at school and frequently disrupt ... -
My go-to things don’t work anymore : teacher perspectives on challenging behaviour and the CPS approach.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Background: Many New Zealand teachers face challenging behaviours in their daily classroom interactions with children. Children who exhibit challenging behaviour often struggle to progress at school and frequently disrupt ... -
Direct or indirect relationship between morphological awareness and reading comprehension : a study of adult Sinhala (L1) and English (L2) students.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)In addition to first language reading, reading in English as a second language is important to achieve academic success in education institutions that make substantial use of academic materials written in English. Reading ... -
An experiment in rural adult education
(University of Canterbury, 1931)During the last two years, 1930, 1931, an experiment in Rural Adult Education has been carried out in Canterbury, New Zealand. A motor car has been fitted up as a Travelling Library, and put in charge of a graduate of ... -
An enquiry into the effect of the homes of well-to-do parents on the character and schooling of their children
(University of Canterbury, 1938)The enquiry which is the subject of this thesis arose out of my previous studies concerning the development, mental and physical, of children from infancy to maturity, and had for its original purpose the comparisons of ... -
How do women experience counselling in a women-only space? : a thematic analysis of nine women’s experiences of counselling within a Women’s Centre in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This qualitative research project sought to explore how women experience counselling in a women-only space, namely a Women’s Centre in New Zealand. Nine women who were former clients of the Christchurch Women’s Centre ... -
Investigation of medication administration error occurrence in residential aged care facilities within a region of New Zealand: a comparative study of paper-based and electronic charting systems
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Medication administration error is a concern for residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in New Zealand. With multiple comorbid conditions, longer life expectancies, and susceptibility to disease, chronic conditions are ... -
Motivational interviewing for enhancing engagement in intimate partner violence intervention
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The outcome of treatment for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is hampered by high rates of nonattendance and drop-out, low motivation or readiness to change, problems in the establishment of a therapeutic alliance, and ... -
Case studies of South Asian parents in Christchurch: how do they teach culture to their children?
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This thesis explores the ways immigrant/migrant parents transmit and teach culture to their offspring. It investigates and reports six case studies of South Asian migrant/immigrant parents’ perceptions, experiences and ... -
Determinants of learning success among Pacific children aged six years in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Pacific people in New Zealand originate from the neighbouring Pacific Islands such as Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Fiji and the Cook Islands and they constitute a relatively young, diverse and fast growing ethnic minority. Pacific ... -
An investigation of the impact of inflammatory bowel disease on the psychosocial functioning of children and teenagers in New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Worldwide rates of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) have been dramatically rising in recent years and New Zealand has one of the highest rates of IBD in the world. IBD has the potential to affect many areas of functioning. ...
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