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Addressing the communication needs of a developing nation: A journalism education case study from Divine Word University
(2004-01-01)This paper discusses how journalism education can best address the information needs of a developing nation in Asia Pacific. It takes as a case study the review of the Communication Arts Department Curriculum at Divine ... -
Akoaga : efficacy, agency, achievement and success in the tertiary sector : focus on students and parents from Pasifika communities
(Unitec ePress, 2011-01-01)The term akoaga has a pan-Polynesian origin and meaning. In the Samoan language, the term can be broken into two root words, ako and aga. Ako or ato means basket and aga means measurements associated with weaving. -
Communicating community re-organisation in India: Selective developmental interventions in perspective
(2011-01-01)This paper presents a critical perspective on communication with communities within the development efforts at the grassroots level in the Indian context. It is part of an exploratory research undertaken by one of the ... -
Communication issues in Aotearoa New Zealand : a collection of research essays
(Unitec ePress, 2014-12-22)This edited volume introduces highlights of the academic interests and research activities of a number of staff at Unitec’s Department of Communication Studies, demonstrating the breadth and scope of the engagement of this ... -
A country failed by its media: A case study from Papua New Guinea
(2004)This paper explores the role of media in PNG and the reasons why they have failed to serve their audiences. It provides a background on media development in PNG; explores media ownership in PNG and offers a content analysis ... -
De-colonizing journalism curricula: A research & ‘development’ perspective
(2007-01-01)This paper argues that there is a need to decolonise journalism curricula and practices from the prevailing western models. Putting journalism curricula in the wider context of higher education in developing and non western ... -
De-westernising research methodologies: Alternative approaches to research for higher education curricula in developing countries
(2006)This paper looks at the impact of western research methods in training researchers in developing countries and how much of the research carried out in universities in developing countries is directly relevant to their needs ... -
Diasporic islands: Communicating Pacific cultural identities in diaspora
(2009-06)This paper examines diasporic identities within the Pacific islands context and how these identities are communicated through different forms of diasporic media. Islands tend to be diasporic in nature and islanders shape ... -
Doing oral histories: “A New Zealand Cretan war connection”. A micro-study of Greek female immigrants to NZ in the 60s
(2011-10-25)This paper is based on an oral history project that records the personal stories of elderly Cretan women who came to New Zealand in the early 60s as part of a scheme to provide domestic labour for the health and hospitality ... -
Engaging the youth in community action: A visual methods approach to HIV & AIDS awareness
(2011)This paper discusses the findings of a film production project that involved youths in a remote rural community in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. It explores some of the processes and impacts of integrating a visual ... -
Engaging youth in community action research : a visual methods approach to HIV and AIDS awareness
(Unitec ePress, 2018-12-19)Young people are among the most affected and vulnerable groups in the HIV epidemic. Targeting young people in prevention strategies requires inclusive and participatory approaches. This paper discusses a film production ... -
Ethnic Migrant Media Forum 2014 : curated proceedings. “Are we reaching all New Zealanders?". Exploring the role, benefits, challenges & potential of ethnic media in New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2017-03-03)These curated proceedings present what was discussed during the Ethnic Migrant Media Forum, a one-day event hosted by the Department of Communication Studies at Unitec Institute of Technology’s Mt Albert campus in 2014. ... -
Evaluating the impact of the catalyst model on urban community development : a case study of the LIN Center for Community Development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(2017-02)Integrated model of measuring the process of applying the participatory communication approach and its outcomes (Figueroa, Kincaid, Rani, & Lewis, 2002). 1. Leadership 2. Degree and equity of participation 3. Information ... -
Fix our future. We have the tools. Let's use them. Survey Report. [Generation Zero Survey Report. Auckland: Unitec, Department of Communication Studies].
(Unitec Institute of Technology. Department of Communication Studies., 2015-06)Objective This paper presents findings from a 2014 membership survey of Generation Zero, a youth-led climate change activist organization, in existence since 2010. The survey was conducted as part of the Generation Zero: ... -
Fix our future. We have the tools. Let's use them. Survey report: prepared for Generation Zero.
(Unitec Department of Communication Studies, 2015-06-01)OBJECTIVE: This paper presents findings from a 2014 membership survey of Generation Zero, a youth-led climate change activist organization, in existence since 2010. The survey was conducted as part ... -
Generation Zero : online activism and political engagement in New Zealand
(2015-07)Generation Zero It was founded with the central purpose of providing solutions for New Zealand to cut carbon pollution through smarter transport, liveable cities & independence from fossil fuels. -
ICTs in climate change communication in the Pacific Islands
(University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, 2016)Community participation is essential to effectively address communities’ needs in relation to climate change. Conventional media forms that are easily accessible in the Pacfic Islands region, including digital media, require ... -
Identity, culture and television in France
(2001)This thesis is a study of identity and culture through the prism of television and policy. It examines the relationship between national culture and identity, nation-state and mediated communication with the intention to ...
