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        Digital technologies and engaging with whānau 

        Dunn, Jeffrey Simon (2108)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How does an initiative to introduce whānau to digital technologies used in the school affect school/whanau relationships? 2. Can the initiative increase links between the school and whānau in terms ...
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        The work of positional leaders in Communities of Learning 

        Fenn, Dawn (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 ...
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        Digital spaces : Pasifika parents and caregivers talanoa on the impact of digital technologies 

        Tuitama, Rosalind Fuailelagi (2020)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are Pasifika parents and caregivers perspectives on the access and use of digital technologies? 2. What are Pasifika parents and caregivers beliefs about using digital technologies at school ...
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        Exploration of the contribution and limits of non-Māori leadership within Māori communities : a research thesis on cross cultural leadership and cultural intelligence 

        Steinmann, Martin (2020)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • What is the nature of leadership in Māori culture, indigenous cultures and Western culture? • How do you engage with a Kaupapa Māori Organisation when you are invited as a non-Māori (Pākehā) ...
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        I create, therefore I am 

        Matelau, Tui (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): ...
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        The landscape of teaching multi-age classes in a New Zealand secondary school 

        Garbutt, Jan (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 ...
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        Multi-level language teaching in a New Zealand secondary school : a practitioner research study 

        Passmore, Anne (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 ...
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        Factors that influence the efficacy of professional development in digital technologies for New Zealand primary school teachers 

        Westcott, Toni (2019)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the recommended factors for the design and implementation of effective PD as identified by the literature? 2. What are teachers’ perceptions of the key factors of the design and implementation ...
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        Stories of resilience : supporting young women to thrive at secondary school 

        Heaslip, Laraine (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 ...
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        How can knowledge building communities be developed in New Zealand secondary schools? 

        Mallinson, Philippa Lorraine (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 ...
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        Exploring teachers’ perceptions on the use of digital devices and the digital technologies curriculum content in diverse decile 1 schools 

        Khor, Sarah-Jane Gaiksim (2019)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How do teachers perceive the value of digital devices in the context of teaching in a diverse decile 1 school? 2. What are the current strategies that teachers in diverse decile 1 schools use to ...
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        Online communities of practice in the secondary music classroom : a tool for increased collaboration and peer to peer learning? 

        Shawcross, Timothy Lestyn Michael (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 ...
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        Key competencies leading teaching and learning : imagining new possibilities in education 

        Thorpe, Margo (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 ...
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        Assessing the communication gaps between the Papua New Guinea National Volunteer Service, its network of skilled volunteers and hosting rural communities in Kerea and Kintunu villages in Papua New Guinea 

        Uvovo, Rodney (2019)
        This project emerged as a response to problems experienced in Papua New Guinea by the National Volunteer Service (NVS) when they needed to communicate with their village-based volunteers. Two of the villages that the NVS ...
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        Early childhood teachers’ perspectives of inclusive education in New Zealand 

        Singh, Pratika (2019)
        RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What does inclusive education means to New Zealand early childhood teachers? 2. What are the challenges faced by New Zealand early childhood teachers while providing inclusive education? 3. What ...
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        Aue te Mamae : exploring Te Puea Memorial Marae’s ‘Te Manaaki Tangata Programme’, as an indigenous response to homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau 

        Dennis, Hurimoana (2019)
        In 2016, Te Puea Memorial Marae responded to the urgent needs of homeless living in their cars, under bridges, and makeshift dwellings across the wider Auckland Region. The inspiration to respond to homelessness came from ...
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        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 

        Swann, Tina-Maree (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 ...
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        Investigating drama as a teaching and learning pedagogy 

        Ratchford, Sally (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 ...
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        Manawanui : illuminating contemporary meanings of culturally effective social work supervision practice in Te Taitokerau, Northland 

        Wallace, Eliza (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 ...
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        School-leaver work-readiness: the perspectives of students, educators and employers in a rural New Zealand setting 

        Grove, Lynn (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 ...

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