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The voices of Samoan parents and their children: home reading practices and home-school connections

Valentine, Sarah (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis investigates Samoan parents and their primary school aged children’s experiences and perceptions of learning to read and the role this plays in home reading practices. A key purpose was to investigate what can ...
An Examination of Young Women's Use of Condoms in Casual Sex Situations: Implications for the Sexuality Education Curriculum.

Cooper, Annette (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

New Zealand has high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancy when compared to other comparable countries. The purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of how sexuality ...
Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Comparative Analysis of Provisions and Practices in Ghana and New Zealand

Utuka, Godwin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

This research involves a comparative analysis of Ghanaian and New Zealand contexts and provisions of quality assurance in tertiary education. The study examined policies and practices of quality assurance in higher education ...
An Examination of the Impact of a Training Programme Based on Sport Psychology for a Cohort of Contemporary Singing Students

Cairns-James, Sandy (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Sport psychology is well recognised and accepted as an important aspect of sports training, especially for elite athletes. Sport psychology focuses on teaching skills and methods such as goal setting and mental preparation ...
What Success Means to Professional Dancers

Nixon, Janet (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Being successful as a dance professional does not generally happen by accident. Occasionally all the components of success fall into place serendipitously, but success is usually achieved by people who know what success ...
Exploring Teachers' perceptions of the Implementation of Inclusive Education in a Regular Primary School: A Papua New Guinea Study

Mambo, Jenny Apurel (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers‟ perceptions of the implementation of inclusive education in one regular primary school in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The school was made up ...
The Developing Role of the Special Education Needs Coordinater: an Evaluation Study on the Effects of an RTLB Project, which Provided a Wrap around Special Education Needs Coordinator Service to All of the Schools within Its Region

Collinson, Lisa (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate the systems level intervention which was initiated by an RTLB (Resource Teachers’ of Learning and Behaviour) cluster, through EPF (enhancing programming funding) ...
An Exploration of the Collaborative Practices within Learning Networks of New Zealand Schools

Sweeney, Rebbecca (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

This thesis investigates the practices of participants in three “clusters” of New Zealand schools associated with the Extending High Standards Across Schools (EHSAS) project funded by the Ministry of Education from 2005 ...
Administrative Professionals in New Zealand: Their Professional Development Opportunities and Career Pathways

Lloyd, Ethelwyn Eva (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

This descriptive study to investigate the perceptions of administrative professionals of their professional development opportunities and career pathways was conducted mid-2009. The study used an on-line survey and focus ...
Mentoring for Leadership in Pacific Education

Chu, Cherie Maria (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

Leadership development for Pacific people is an area of attention in tertiary education in Aotearoa/New Zealand. By strengthening leadership development in tertiary education institutions, Pacific peoples' educational ...
Samoan Educators' Perceptions and Experiences of In-service Training in Implementing Curriculum Reform

Petaia, Maimoana Janine (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This research study was undertaken in Samoa, a self-governing island nation in the Pacific. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of in-service training in implementing new curriculum reforms ...
Teaching Moral Education in Secondary Schools Using Real-Life Dilemmas

Balakrishnan, Vishalache (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

The purpose of this study is to contribute to contemporary debates about alternative ways of teaching Moral Education (ME) in Malaysia by including the voice of students. ME in the Malaysian setting is both complex and ...
Gifted Individuals with Asperger's: A Discourse Exploration of 'Being an Aspie'

Wong, Camellia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

People labelled as both 'gifted' and as having Asperger's Syndrome are a social paradox. Asperger's is often associated with impairment and disability, and a dualistic 'opposite' of giftedness on a learning ability spectrum. ...
An Exploratory Case Study of Citizenship Education in the Social Studies Curriculum of the Solomon Islands

Fito'o, Billy (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This exploratory case study stems from the belief that teaching appropriate values to develop good and active citizens will improve the chaotic situation of the Solomon Islands. However, while this intention seems commendable, ...
(Re)Thinking Young Men's Violence: a Discursive Critique of Dominant Constructions

Grace, Shirley Maree (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Legitimated and thereby dominant knowledges of youth violence that aim to explain its causes and develop ways of responding are primarily informed by a positivist scientifically-based mainstream psychology. The purpose of ...
Teacher Perceptions of Information and Communication Technologies in a Secondary School in Samoa

Afamasaga-Wright, Farita Tepora (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

This study explored teacher perceptions of information and communication technologies in one secondary school in Samoa, in order to gain insight into recent government initiatives to introduce computers and other ICTs in ...
In Search of Effective Principal Appraisal

Chapman, Patricia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

The board of trustees of each New Zealand state and integrated school is responsible for the performance appraisal of its principal. Empirical data on the effectiveness of the appraisal for principals and boards is scarce. ...
The Development of a Systemic Approach to the Positive Management of Behaviour in One Secondary School

Hill, David James (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

This thesis demonstrates one way in which the tenets of positive behaviour support could be used to meet the challenges of enhancing the academic and social learning of students in secondary school. Positive behaviour ...
Unintended Consequences: the Montessori Story of the Early Childhood Education Qualification Requirement - 2000-2007

Freeman, Sola (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

In 2002, the Ministry of Education in New Zealand released Pathways to the Future: Nga Huarahi Arataki. This 10year strategic plan for early childhood education was the culmination of years of advocacy, research and ...
An Investigation of Sites, Uses and Practices For Literacy in the Lives of Pasifika Students

Dickie, John G (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

An investigation of sites, uses and practices for literacy in the lives of Pasifika students Lower test scores on school measures of literacy for Pasifika students than for the majority of students in New Zealand are a ...