Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Waring, Marilyn"
Now showing items 21-35 of 35
-
The lived experience of liver transplant recipients in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This thesis reports on phenomenological research into the lived experience of liver transplant recipients in New Zealand in 17 qualitative interviews, and a qualitative survey of 49 liver transplant recipients across New ... -
The Lived Experience of Social and Cultural Capital for Immigrant Women’s Entrepreneurship in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of immigrant women entrepreneurs in New Zealand. Hermeneutic phenomenology is used to interpret how the lived experience of being a female immigrant might have influenced ... -
A Major Left Wing Think Tank in Aotearoa: An Impossible Dream or a Call to Action?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Despite the worldwide proliferation of think tanks since the 1970s and the development of a small number of think tanks locally, no substantial left wing think tank exists in Aotearoa. This research was driven by my desire ... -
Match-fixing: Women’s Experiences Studying and Working in Sport Management in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This study investigates women’s experiences while studying and working in sport management in Aotearoa / New Zealand (NZ), through an intergenerational analysis of the expectations and perceptions of female students, ... -
Measuring media coverage of electricity public policy in New Zealand for the period 2006-2007: a new approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This study measured media coverage relating to electricity public policy using an original content analysis technique, simultaneously responding to calls for more research on the media-policy nexus, and for more precise ... -
Our community voices: the birth of community television in Whangārei
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)How to create a sustainable community television station that met the needs of local communities in Whangārei was the objective of this research, and of Channel North itself. I was a participant in Channel North and led ... -
Our way to Home: An Exploratory Study of Pasifika Gay Men in New Zealand, Their Lived Experience and Their Navigation of Sexual Orientation Related Legislative Change
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Gay men are an uncounted and silenced group of people within communities of Pacific Island diaspora in New Zealand. The silence emanates from histories of deeply conservative social regulation dominated by Christian ... -
Restorative Justice Facilitation: an appreciative inquiry into effective practice for Aotearoa/New Zealand facilitators
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)“What do restorative justice facilitators in the criminal justice system in Aotearoa/New Zealand consider to be effective practice?” is the question this thesis seeks to answer. The research investigates how facilitators ... -
Safeguarding the Human Rights of Civilian Population in an Environment of Economic Sanctions: A Study on the Boundaries of International Law
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Iran has been the target of the United Nations Security Council economic sanctions, imposed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, from 2006 to 2015. This research aims at understanding and addressing the impacts of the ... -
Struggling to Make the World a Better Place: Exploring Some Experiences of Activists in the Auckland Progressive Youth Movement (1965-1977)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The 1960s and 1970s were an unprecedented period of social activism and protest in Aotearoa New Zealand and many other countries. The thesis traces the development of the two major movements of the time, those against the ... -
The creative country: policy, practice and place in New Zealand's creative economy 1999-2008
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The ‘creative industries’ have emerged as one of the dominant elements of the ‘knowledge economy’ in the 21st century. As promoted by academic researchers such as Richard Florida, the ‘creative class’ has been associated ... -
Understanding the Role of Women in the Care and Protection of Children
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The critical contribution of women in upholding the State's responsibility for children in need of care and protection in New Zealand has not been sufficiently recognised. This thesis traces the development of child ... -
Upholding the Dangal (Dignity) of Biracial (Haphap) Children in Angeles City, Philippines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)There is some literature on the situation of Filipino children relative to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in the Philippines. However, there is a scarcity of research ... -
Whakapiri tātou, hei manaaki tangata, hei manaaki whenua. Effective governance for urban sustainability
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This thesis examines the role of local government elected members to progress urban sustainability, and the views of Māori leaders’ on governance and sustainability. It is set within a wider context of local government ... -
Women councillors' stories of effectiveness in New Zealand local government: a feminist hermeneutic inquiry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This thesis asks: ‘What are women councillors’ stories of effectiveness in New Zealand local government?’ Guided by a constructivist epistemology, the experience of the women councillors in this study was situated ...