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Exploring the nature of intimate relationships: A Māori perspective
(The Australian Psychological Society Ltd, 2012)The 2002 World Report on Violence states that violence occurs in about 70 percent of intimate relationships (Krug, Dahlberg, Mercy, Zwi, & Lozano, 2002). New Zealand research indicates that more than a quarter of relationships ... -
Exploring the nature of psychological wellness of renal patients on dialysis under the care of the Waikato Regional Renal Centre
(University of Waikato, 2017)In New Zealand, there has been limited enquiry into the experiences of dialysis patients and the health professionals who work with these patients. The number of people requiring dialysis is increasing every year and the ... -
Exploring the perceptions of teachers on women principals in the Solomon Islands
(University of Waikato, 2012)This study explores the perceptions of teachers who have worked under female principals in the Solomon Islands. While much research on this discourse has been concentrated on developed countries, less has been done in ... -
Exploring the potential of Te Whāriki in supporting a decolonising educational reform in classroom
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis begins with a deep belief in the potential of Te Whāriki, a bicultural curriculum document born of the dual heritages of Aotearoa/New Zealand, to support the educational reform needed. There is a need to ... -
Exploring the process of educational change in English medium senior secondary school Assessment in Vanuatu
(University of Waikato, 2013)Educational change is ongoing. It is generally aimed at improving teaching and learning, but usually comes with challenges. Scholars have devoted a great deal of research to minimise the challenges faced by implementers ... -
Exploring the relationship between sexually explicit material and rape myth acceptance among heterosexual New Zealand men
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This study explored the relationship between exposure to sexually explicit material of women (SEM) and rape myth acceptance (RMA), as well as the relationship between various sexual attitudes, RMA and SEM among New Zealand ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Speed Choice Behaviour, Hazard Perception and Individual Differences
(University of Waikato, 2012)Young, and particularly male drivers aged between 15 and 25 years of age are over represented in the crash statistics worldwide. In New Zealand, young drivers (15-24 years) represent only 15% of the driver licensed population ... -
Exploring the role that language plays in solving mathematical word problems for the Solomon Islands secondary school students
(University of Waikato, 2010)Mathematics is described as language. There is a strong link between mathematics and English language. This study is concerned with the role of language factors and proficiency of students in comprehension and solving of ... -
Exploring the tension and synergies between science and technology in science education
(Sense Publishers, 2009)This chapter explores the way in which technology has been introduced through and by science educators in Australasia in the last 25 years. A number of themes have arisen in this time from using technology to engage students ... -
Exploring the transition into Year 3 of Year 2 students who use counting on to solve mathematics problems
(University of Waikato, 2014)This research project examined how five Year 2 students, at stage 4 on the Number Framework (counting on), experienced mathematics as they transitioned into a Year 3 and 4 classroom. It investigated the support structures ... -
Exploring the user experience through collage
(ACM Press, 2006-07-06)We explore the use of collage in requirements elicitation, as a tool to support potential end-users in expressing their impressions, understanding, and emotions regarding a system. -
Exploring the virtual classroom: What students need to know (and teachers should consider)
(Merlot, 2011)Technological improvements in many countries have meant that institutions offering distance education programmes now have more options available to them to communicate and interact with their students, and increasingly, ... -
Exploring the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of value orientations in Physical Education teacher education
(Edith Cowan University, 2011)This paper focuses on the significance of curriculum value orientations for curriculum implementation and, therefore, for teacher education. The paper draws on data arising from research undertaken with six Health and ... -
Exploring Timorese family funds of knowledge and their use in education
(The University of Waikato, 2018)There are many factors that contribute to children’s development, including their social and cultural background. Families play a significant role in children’s development and the funds of knowledge that reside within a ... -
Exploring travel and spirituality: The role of travel in facilitating life purpose and meaning within the lives of individuals
(University of Waikato, 2010)This thesis is a phenomenological study of individuals who engaged in tours provided by Hands Up Holidays, a tour operator marketing their travel as ‘spiritual’. Hands Up Holidays views spirituality as being a broader ... -
Exploring usability discussions in open source development
(IEEE Computer Society, 2005)The public nature of discussion in open source projects provides a valuable resource for understanding the mechanisms of open source software development. In this paper we explore how open source projects address issues ... -
Exploring usability evaluation of localised software in Malaysia
(The University of Waikato, 2002)This thesis postulates the theory that software usability evaluation should be adapted to the culture in which it is carried out. An experiment has been conducted to explore the effectiveness of usability assessment tools ... -
Exploring verbal, visual and schematic learners' static and dynamic mental images of scientific species and processes in relation to their spatial ability
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)The current study compared different learners' static and dynamic mental images of unseen scientific species and processes in relation to their spatial ability. Learners were classified into verbal, visual and schematic. ... -
Exploring Wikipedia with Hōpara
(ACM, 2011)Anyone who has browsed Wikipedia has likely experienced the feeling of being happily lost, browsing from one interesting topic to the next and encountering information that they would never have searched for explicitly. ... -
Exploring Women's Leadership Journeys
(University of Waikato, 2016)Women comprise a very small proportion (28%) of senior managers and leaders in New Zealand organisations and statistics reveal a plateauing in their numbers over the last decade (Grant Thornton, 2012). The dearth of women ...
