Education, Health and Human Development: Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Beginning and mentor teachers’ perceptions of teacher mentoring processes in primary schools : a case study in Aotearoa New Zealand.
(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.
(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
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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
(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
(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.
(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
(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 ...
