Browsing Applied Practice Dissertations and Theses by Title
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How can knowledge building communities be developed in New Zealand secondary schools?
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the pedagogical factors that make it difficult for NZ secondary school teachers to develop KB pedagogy within their classes? 2. What social factors are involved in developing KBC in a NZ ... -
I create, therefore I am
(2019-12-09)• Participants: 6 female artists of Māori and/or Pacific descent • Video ethnography: Audio-visual technology used to record participants engaging in their creative practice • Multimodal (Inter)action Analysis (MIA): ... -
The impact of hand osteoarthritis on the handwriting of elderly people : a clinical trial of assistive technology
(2015)In New Zealand osteoarthritis affects seven percent of the population and most commonly affects hands. People with hand osteoarthritis report that decreased hand function affects the speed and legibility of their ... -
Implementing digital technologies in one New Zealand school : challenges and opportunities
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are teachers’ technology practices and understandings in this school? 2. What do teachers in this school identify as important in their own development around digital technologies in teaching ... -
Investigating drama as a teaching and learning pedagogy
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are student experiences of drama in their learning? 2. What are teacher perceptions of how drama can be used in teaching? 3. How can dramatic approaches be used in my teaching to improve ... -
Key competencies leading teaching and learning : imagining new possibilities in education
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How do experienced teachers describe the impact of the New Zealand Curriculum competencies on their practice? 2. What is the potential for teaching and learning if competencies are at the ... -
The landscape of teaching multi-age classes in a New Zealand secondary school
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What is the philosophy behind multi-age teaching at secondary school level? 2. What are the challenges and advantages for teachers and students in a multiage class? 3. What strategies enable the ... -
Manawanui : illuminating contemporary meanings of culturally effective social work supervision practice in Te Taitokerau, Northland
(2018-01)This thesis is a cultural journey of interconnectivity between Te Ao Māori and social work supervision. Its main focus is to honour and validate tupuna or ancestral knowledge from Te Ao Māori and the pivotal role this plays ... -
Multi-level language teaching in a New Zealand secondary school : a practitioner research study
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the challenges and advantages associated with teaching and learning in multilevel language classes? 2. How can learner-centred practices contribute to improved teaching and learning in my ... -
Online communities of practice in the secondary music classroom : a tool for increased collaboration and peer to peer learning?
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How might participating in an online community of practice encourage collaboration and peer to peer learning for secondary school music students in remotely located secondary schools? 2. What are ... -
Persuasion via gamification : mobile applications for supporting positive behaviour for learning (PB4L) pedagogy
(2018)RESEARCH AIMS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1) The research study aims to evaluate how teachers are trying to implement PB4L in their classrooms and school-wide via Ka Pai app. RQ1: How does the app compare with existing methods ... -
School-leaver work-readiness: the perspectives of students, educators and employers in a rural New Zealand setting
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What aspects of communication between school-leavers, employers and educators support work readiness for school-leavers? 2. How can schools and employers work together to increase school-leaver ... -
Stories of resilience : supporting young women to thrive at secondary school
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. In the context of my school environment, what are young women’s perceptions of how resilience is nurtured in their own school community? 2. What are young women’s perceptions of aspects of schooling ... -
The value of a school based digital learning framework : does it offer the support and guidance needed for teachers of varying digital capabilities?
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. Can a Digital Learning Framework assist teachers with diverse digital capabilities to transform digital learning experiences? 2. What evidence will there be that the DLF can make a positive ... -
Whakatipu iwi nui = growing great people : māra kai and service-learning – an evaluation of a culturally responsive approach to teaching in an English medium mainstream school in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What new understandings and learnings specific to māra kai do the students attribute to their experiences in the ‘Whakatipu Iwi Nui’ project? 2. What new understandings and learnings specific to ... -
Whānau as agents : exploring ways to improve relationships between whānau and teachers
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: ● What is the nature of whānau relationships at my school? ● What can whānau teach us (teachers) about forming relationships that improve the learning for their children? ● How can whānau voice improve ... -
The work of positional leaders in Communities of Learning
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the expectations of positional leaders with respect to their role in Communities of Learning? 2. How do positional leaders’ practices compare to the National Criteria for Communities of ...
