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The current state of productivity in the NZ construction industry
(Central Queensland University, 2019-11)The construction sector in New Zealand is considered to have a continuing low level of productivity. The industry has been contributing less to the National GDP than construction industries in America, Australia and the ... -
A curriculum for entrepreneurial creativity and resourcefulness in New Zealand
(2010-11-08)This thesis asks: ‘How can tertiary education nurture entrepreneurial creativity?’ Entrepreneurship is considered to be a vital determinant of economic growth and the entrepreneur is understood as someone who innovates and ... -
Curriculum guidelines for early literacy: A comparison of New Zealand and England
(Early Childhood Australia Inc., 2011)The development of early literacy knowledge is generally seen as an important aspect of early childhood education. The way early literacy learning is promoted, however, varies greatly in different national curriculum ... -
Customer service gaps : a case study of small automotive service centres in Auckland, New Zealand
(Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology, 2020-09-25)RESEARCH QUESTION: How deep is the customer service gap in the automotive after-market service industry in New Zealand? ABSTRACT: Auckland New Zealand has 1,791 automotive repair workshops, of which the majority are ... -
Customers’ motivation to embrace digital banking in Sri Lanka : a case study of Sampath Bank PLC
(2019)RESEARCH SUB-QUESTIONS: How does ease of use motivate customers to make use of digital banking? o How does usefulness motivate customers to make use of digital banking? o What risk elements motivate customers to make ... -
Daming Lake Meditation Centre : a Chinese meditation retreat centre in central Jinan
(2016)With the quick development of China’s society and economy, it has become evident that people in many communities are experiencing psychological stress. With intense competitive pressure and unaffordable real estate many ... -
Dancers’ experience of osteopathy and their attitudes towards dance injuries
(2019)BACKGROUND: Professional dancers almost invariably experience injury at some point in their dance careers. There is weak evidence to show that many dancers do not seek professional consultation to manage their injuries. ... -
Dancing into the classroom Te kanikaniki roto i te ruma: The student and teacher experiences of somatic practices in a New Zealand intermediate school
(2009)The primary purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which somatics are being taught in a New Zealand mainstream school. Integrated awareness of self and the environment are somatic tools used in tertiary education ... -
Data driven decision making and the New Zealand secondary school principal
(2010)In an age of expanding educational accountability driven by pressures to lift student achievement the role of Data Driven Decision Making (DDDM) within schools has escalated. In a New Zealand context the 2001 Education ... -
Data driven decision making processes for pedagogical purposes in the case of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools
(2012)A student’s educational journey is one that is governed by decision makers. There is very little research examining the decision making processes of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools and the use ... -
Data mining driven computational analysis of stock markets, methods and strategies
(Academic Fora (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), 2015-12)The stock market is a complex, dynamic and non-linear environment. The prediction of any future market reaction is further complicated by huge amounts of often unstructured financial data and uncertainty due to the effects ... -
Daylight, death, & ritual Prometheus : the use of light and shadow as a fundamental building material and its evocations on the built environment
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can daylight strategies be implemented into design driven by phenomenology to explore the development of an atmospheric architecture? ABSTRACT: Death is the singular constant to life and is the ... -
Daylighting waste : can community-based recycling depots become part of Auckland’s everyday life?
(2014)This project explores the potential role of landscape architecture in waste minimisation, specifically around the conceptualisation, siting and design of Community Recycling Centres as part of the Auckland Council’s zero ... -
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 ... -
Dead cities
(2012)This research project explores through architecture, the lost relationship between cities of the living and cities of the dead in urban centres. Proposing the question: How can architecture re-connect/re-engage cities of ... -
Dead reckoning : curating the currents of Oceania on a journey towards rediscovery
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How might we elevate our understanding of indigenous cultures through refining an architectural artefact in a progressive society? Indigenous Samoa is the subject of this research project. Thousands ... -
‘Dearest beloved one, I need your assistance’: The rhetoric of spam mail
(Oxford University Press, 2010-01)The article offers an overview of strategies deployed by spammers in the Dearly beloved e-mail genre, analyzes the rhetoric of spam mail and considers its implications for teaching and research particularly into English ... -
‘Death to Videodrome’: Cronenberg, Žižek and an ontology of the real
(Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago, 2016)The closing frames of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome (1983) show us the protagonist, Max Renn, seemingly in the act of suicide, his mutated flesh-hand-pistol pressed firmly against his head. Looking directly at us, Max ... -
Decoherence : Mount Albert Science Center
(2012)Philosophy, Science and Architecture have ever been engaged in serious interdisciplinary discourse. In various and profound ways, each discipline derives insight from the others. The discoveries and insights held between ...