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Level of Prior Education as a Predictor of Academic Performance in the Bio Science Papers
(Crimson Publishers, 2019)Background: The cohort of students enrolled in the bio science papers at the Bachelor of Health Science (Oral Health) programme reflects a structural diversity in that it includes students of differing levels of prior ... -
Lived Spirituality: Exploring the Richness of Inner Work
(2020)This article investigates and documents inner processes which underlie and support my professional life – a livingeduational- theory based on what I term 'lived spirituality'. Influenced strongly by the work of Rudolf ... -
Locating my own teaching of gender in early childhood education within the wider discourse of feminism and post-structuralist theory
(Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), 2012)Much has been written on teaching student teachers from a feminist poststructuralist pedagogy (Middleton 1993, Taguchi 2005, Robinson & Diaz, 2006 and Lather,1991) and through the teaching of feminist and poststructuralist ... -
Lockdown Ibuism: Experiences of Indonesian migrant mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Lost in Space: Physically, Virtually, and Pedagogically
(Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), 2013)A wide range of literature reveals the pervasive and directing influence that physical and virtual spaces and the role of place have on teaching practice, and the need to better understand these influences. The experiences ... -
Lost in translation: aligning strategies for research
(OECD Publishing, 2011)In New Zealand, the funding of higher education research has been influenced by revised policy-driven imperatives. Amidst the institutional reactions to newer criteria for governmental funding, individual academics are ... -
Lost in Translation: Western Representations of Māori Knowledge
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)We recently attended a conference at which a non-Māori presenter, drawing on a particular metaphor already established by Māori writers, related Māori natural world features to a research method. The presentation was useful ... -
Love of teaching: reflections of what it means to be an effective Pasifika ECE lecturer
(AUT University, 2013)This paper is based on my reflections of an effective Pasifika Early Childhood Education (ECE) lecturer (as a result of my own personal journey and insights, e.g. my career change from that of a Learning Development Lecturer) ... -
Making a case for Pasifika principals in Aotearoa New Zealand schools: a Samoan perspective
(Hawaii International Conference on Education, 2014)Why are there so few Pasifika teachers in Principals positions in New Zealand Schools? Are Pasifika teachers actively being encouraged to aspire to leadership roles? Do those who are identified as leaders early nurtured, ... -
Making the implicit explicit: pragmatics in the classroom
(AUT University, 2010)Successful communication in a second language requires knowledge of its socio-pragmatic norms (Eslami-Rasekh, 2005), and explicit instruction can be of value to second language learners (Kasper & Roever, 2004). Various ... -
Making the implicit explicit: raising pragmatic awareness in trainee interpreters, using semi-authentic spontaneous discourse samples
(TESOL, 2012)Following the recent interest in the teaching of pragmatics and the recognition of its importance for both cross-cultural communication and new speakers of an additional language, the authors carried out an action research ... -
Margarine sculptures: historical oddity or an awesome way of adding value to the customer dining experience?
(Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), 2013)Margarine sculptures have a long and illustrious culinary history, yet in changing times they are rarely seen in modern hotel and restaurant settings. This paper considers the historical and cultural significance of margarine ... -
Married Emirati students pursuing teaching careers for the perspective of their spouses
(International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology Press (IACSIT Press), 2014)Women’s enrollment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has increased dramatically over the years. In this paradigm of change, gender role delineation and the repercussion this has on values, thinking and ... -
Married female Emirati students pursuing Higher Education: striking a balance
(Zayed University, United Arab Emirates, 2012)Opportunities for females to pursue higher education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been recognized as important and strengthened significantly over the last decade. Our research was an attempt to gain insight on ... -
A Māori Crisis in Science Education?
(AUT University, 2017)This article is written for teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand schools who teach science to Year 7-10 students or as part of a primary classroom programme under NZC (the New Zealand Curriculum). What can teachers do about ... -
Mātauranga Māori: A Philosophy From Aotearoa
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)This paper responds to an earlier one about mātauranga Māori by Dan Hikuroa [2017. Mātauranga Māori—the ūkaipō of knowledge in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 47(1):5–10], in a spirit of koha ... -
Measure Twice, Cut Once. An Auto-ethnographic Narrative - Reflecting on Knowledge
(Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA), 2013)Questions concerning measurement and assessment in the classroom most often refer to learning outcomes, achievement statements and value-added progression in literacy and numeracy, to suggest some key examples. This ... -
Measuring Adolescents’ Tourism Satisfaction: The Role of Mood and Perceived Parental Style
(SAGE Publications, 2018)Adolescents have become an attractive market for tourism because they represent a sizeable population segment with an increasing influence on family purchases. There is an urgent need to understand adolescents’ needs, ... -
Measuring changes in family wellbeing in New Zealand 1981 to 2006
(New Zealand Sociology, 2013)Since the mid-1980s, New Zealand has experienced extensive economic, social and political reforms. The economic impact of these changes has been closely monitored and much commented upon. However, the social impacts of the ... -
Media Images and the Gendered Representation of Chefs
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Images portrayed in online media may influence societal perceptions of chefs, with the potential to perpetuate gender segregation in the professional kitchen. Little scholarly attention in previous research has been given ...