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Ya got ta know when ta hold ‘em: Maori women and gambling
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 1999)Gambling among Maori women is under-researched. In this study, I interviewed thirty Maori women to investigate how they got involved in gambling, what maintained their gambling and what they thought might help to moderate ... -
Year 11 students’ perceptions of political institutions, political decision-making and political personalities: How do young New Zealanders participate in political processes?
(University of Waikato, 2016)Thirty-seven percent of young, eligible New Zealanders, aged 18 - 24, did not vote in the General Election of 2014, which is a population of 126,065 people (Electoral Commission, 2014a). While New Zealand is still amongst ... -
Year 7 and 8 Teachers' Understandings, Beliefs and Practices around the Teaching of Grammar in Relation to the Teaching of Writing
(University of Waikato, 2016)In recent times, and in fact over the past five decades, the importance of teachers’ knowledge of grammar and the teaching of grammar has encountered a resurgence of interest on the world stage as it has done within the ... -
Year 8 Students Perceptions of Science and Scientists
(University of Waikato, 2011)The perceptions students have of science and scientists influence their engagement with the subject. These perceptions are formed through exposure to scientific practices at school and outside of school, as well as by how ... -
The year after: sustaining the effects of literacy professional development in New Zealand secondary schools
(Routledge, 2010)This paper describes some key characteristics of two secondary schools that were able to sustain benefits accrued from funded, externally facilitated literacy professional development intervention, during the year after ... -
Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, volume 1 [Book review]
(2010)This article reviews the book “Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations”, edited by Jørgen S. Nielsen, Samin Akgonul, Ahmeht Alibasic, Brigitte Marechal, and Christian Moe, Leiden, Brill, 2009, viii + 562 pp., E159.00/US$225.00 ... -
Yes, spelling should be taught
(Learning Difficulties Australia, 2019)There is little doubt that some students are very good spellers. I recall, in my first year of teaching, teaching a 9-year-old student whose spelling was nearly perfect. In a recent study of 7-year-old spellers we encountered ... -
Yet another approach to compositional synthesis of discrete event systems
(IEEE, 2008)A two-pass algorithm for compositional synthesis of modular supervisors for large-scale systems of composed finite-state automata is proposed. The first pass provides an efficient method to determine whether a supervisory ... -
A yield curve perspective on uncovered interest parity
(2006-12)This article uses a dynamic multi-factor model of the yield curve with a rational-expectations, general-equilibrium-economy foundation to investigate the uncovered interest parity hypothesis(UIPH). The yield curve model ... -
Yield of annealing on the properties of the Ti-5Al-2.5Fe alloy produced by Powder Forging
(MDPI AG, 2023)The high cost of titanium alloys can be reduced using alternative manufacturing techniques and using cheap alloying elements. In this study, the Ti-5Al-2.5Fe alloy, a cheaper α + β alloy than the workhorse Ti-6Al-4V, was ... -
You and me and shame
(University of Waikato, 2017)This research project investigated the effects of bringing an as-yet-untold story of shame to a narrative therapy counselling conversation. The researcher, who became the client, invited a narrative practitioner to join ... -
"You kind of have to be a bit superhuman" : early childhood teacher beliefs about what it takes to be a good teacher: A discourse analysis
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The early childhood teaching profession has developed into a community with its own language and culture (Cumming & Sumsion, 2014). Early childhood teacher beliefs and discourses have been developed and sustained within ... -
Young children developing meaning-making practices in a museum: the role of boundary objects
(Routledge, 2012)A kindergarten, housed in a museum building in the centre of the capital city of New Zealand, has provided a unique opportunity for young children, teachers and university researchers to explore opportunities to learn with, ... -
Young children reflecting on their learning: teachers’ conversation strategies
(Routledge, 2011)A two-year research project with teachers in nine different early childhood centres was designed to explore and extend opportunities for young children to reflect on their learning. This was described as children becoming ... -
Young children, solitude and singing: self-directed singing and personal agency in three- and four-year-old children at home
(Informa UK Limited, 2021)This article uses explores how young children use self-directed spontaneous singing at home as a tool of personal agency. Although researchers are increasingly interested in spontaneous singing that takes place outside ... -
Young children’s views of the technology process: an exploratory study
(Springer, 2013)This paper describes an exploratory study of an aspect of the technological knowledge of two groups of five-year-old students in their first year at school. Their emerging understandings of the steps required to develop a ... -
Young law and management students' perception of their future career
(ER Publishing, 2008)In this paper, we examine young women law and management students' perceptions of their future career. Using focus groups, women participants stated that the main barriers to their future career progression would be conflict ... -
Young male and female perceptions and experiences of physical activity in Apia, Samoa
(The University of Waikato, 2009)The purpose of the study was to investigate young people's perceptions and experiences of physical activity in Apia, Samoa. Physical inactivity is one of the main risk factors contributing to the prevalence of obesity in ... -
Young Maori males experiences in a secondary school context as sporting, academic and cultural identities.
(University of Waikato, 2016)This research focused on the journey of male Māori through secondary school and the effect on their identities in terms of sport, culture and academia. The two key areas of focus were how the culture of the school, including ... -
Young Māori mothers and bed-sharing with their pēpi/baby: A case study focusing on the relevance and influence of three varying health promotion resources
(University of Waikato, 2015)Māori Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) rates are significantly higher than non-Māori. Bed-sharing is considered to be one of the major modifiable risk factors associated with SUDI rates (Mitchell et al., 1992), ...
