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The contribution of family literacy programmes to the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities

Furness, Jane Amanda (University of Waikato, 2012)

Approaches to literacy education named as ‘family literacy programmes’ first emerged in Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 2000s amidst considerable enthusiasm. Such approaches involve adults, children, or both in literacy ...
General Knowledge? The Roles of the New Zealand University in a Knowledge Society

Reid, Grant Horace John (The University of Waikato, 2006)

This thesis examines the roles of the New Zealand university in a knowledge society. Gaps in the literature of the New Zealand university in a contemporary context mean that the enquiry is informed by European and North ...
A paradox in action? A critical analysis of an appreciative inquiry

Grant, Suzanne Lisa Parker (The University of Waikato, 2006)

A journey comprised of three paths is the metaphor through which I i) reflect and report on my involvement with four New Zealand primary school Boards of Trustees (BOTs) investigating the emancipatory potential that ...
ICTs for whose development? A critical analysis of the discourses surrounding an ICT for Development Initiative for a group of microenterprise entrepreneurs operating in the Jamaican tourism industry: Towards the development of methodologies and analytical tools for understanding and explaining the ICT for Development Phenomenon

Waller, Lloyd George (The University of Waikato, 2006)

This is an interdiscliplinary qualitative study which uses an exploratory research design and builds on Fariclough's Critical Discourse Analysis methodology to analyze the discourses surrounding an Information and Communication ...