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Browsing Masters Degree Theses by Submit Date
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(University of Waikato, 2012)This paper compares the constitutional arrangements of various territorial entities in the South-West Pacific, leading to a discussion of those entities’ status in international law. In particular, it examines the Cook ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)This study investigated the survival, incidence and severity of injuries and physiological reactions to stress caused by boat electrofishing in comparison with standard netting techniques in three New Zealand native fish ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)The ability to display text on mobile devices has been progressively improved during the last decade with the growth in use of mobile devices. Recently, the e-book reader has been incorporated into travel tourism. In this ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)Catastrophic sedimentation events create one off disturbances that can cause mass mortality events in receiving estuaries. In contrast, the deposition of small amounts of terrigenous sediment (TS) is on-going and likely ... -
A Qualitative Study of Incest Offender Implicit Theories With The Help Of A Modified Assessment Tool (University of Waikato, 2012)This study intends to provide some insight into the various Implicit Theories (ITs) harboured by child sex offenders. ITs (Ward & Keenan, 1999) are the distorted beliefs which enable sex offenders to justify their actions ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of the Principal and staff during the establishment of a new school, to understand the development of a learning culture and to examine the tensions for leadership. ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)This thesis examines the role of place in experiences of ageing for older Māori, and the extent to which places of choice facilitate a sense of positive ageing. Particular attention is given to multiple experiences of home ... -
The effects of willow and willow control on wetland microfaunal assemblages in South Taupo Wetland (University of Waikato, 2012)Few studies have examined microfaunal assemblages living among Salix cinerea infestations in freshwater wetlands, or their responses to willow control treatment. The aim of this research was to quantitatively examine ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Tui mine area, with extremely low pH (2.9-3.3) values and high-metal concentrations, is one of the most contaminated sites in NZ. The structure of the microbial community in different soil layers (Top, Middle and Bottom) ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)This study sought to gain an understanding of how the programming and pedagogical decisions of an Orff teacher impact on the success of a group of children in composing in an elemental style. Orff-Schulwerk is a child-centred ... -
Raising Māori Medium Students' Academic Oral Language Proficiency Through Self and Peer Assessment (University of Waikato, 2013)In 2012 there were 24,474 year 1 to 8 students being educated in the range of Māori medium bilingual and immersion programmes that exist throughout Aotearoa. This figure made up 25% of the total primary school population. ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Often family members take on the responsibility of caregiver when another family member sustains a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The caregiving role is a stressful task which may impact negatively upon caregivers’ psychological ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)By the early twentieth century the notion that ethnic populations would dissipate was a commonly held belief. However, after World War II, the modern world has seen an incredible resurgence in ethnic identities. Ethnic ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)The New Caledonia archipelago is home to a richly diverse flora including a disproportionate number of lineages whose heritage can be traced to ancient Gondwana. Much of this species richness is owed to the complex geologic ... -
An exploration of year 10 students’ motivation, attitude and self-efficacy toward learning chemistry (University of Waikato, 2012)How you see the world is largely a function of where you view it from, what you look at, what lens you use to help you see, what tools you use to clarify your image, what you reflect on and how you report your world to ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Thermophily has been proposed to be a primitive trait (Stetter, 2006, Pace, 1991, Woese, 1987) which has led to suggestions that all contemporary thermophilic species are the direct descendants of ancient thermophilic ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)The leadership of state primary schools in New Zealand is made up of Board of Trustees (BoT) members and the principal who together, play an important role in addressing take Māori – Māori issues, to enable better outcomes ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)The karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) is a tree native to New Zealand (NZ), found throughout the North and South Islands. Traditionally, many parts of the karaka were used by Māori, however the parts of the karaka of most ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)This thesis examines the work which has been done on Brocard’s problem which is to study solutions to n! + 1 = x², and related problems of the form n! = f(x) or n! = f(x, y), where f is a polynomial with integer ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)This thesis extends mental health geographies by examining how and in what ways emotions are performed and negotiated in place by men who experience anxiety and depression. The research seeks to explain men’s responses to, ...
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