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“It does not go as well as it could”: The Views of Melanesian Migrant Farm Workers of the Cultural, Economic and Social Benefits and Costs of Seasonal Work in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2010)New Zealand‟s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSES), launched in 2007, is an example of international short-term labour migration schemes that have been developed to solve labour shortages in the destination countries, ... -
“It gave me a much more personal connection”: Student generated podcasting and assessment in teacher education
(Massey University, 2012)This paper reports on a qualitative case study of an online initial teacher education class in New Zealand, exploring the potential of student-generated podcasts as a form of interactive formative assessment. Findings from ... -
"It inspires and motivates you to do something that makes a difference": Transformational education experiences and global citizenry in a tertiary travel award
(University of Waikato, 2019)Literature shows that international travel as part of tertiary studies can result in transformational learning and increased global citizenry. There is a growing body of research in this field but most has focused on study ... -
It only took 2 clicks and he’d lost me: Dimensions of inclusion and exclusion in ICT supported tertiary engineering education
(Engineers Australia, 2011)Current conceptualisations of the digital divide have broadened beyond the notion of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ to include a more multifaceted perspective in which individuals and the contexts in which they learn are explicitly ... -
'It Was Hard To Die Frae Hame': Death, Grief and Mourning Among Scottish Migrants to New Zealand, 1840-1890.
(The University of Waikato, 2007)James McGeoch's headstone, which can be seen at the Presbyterian Cemetery in Symonds Street, Auckland, carries a simple sentiment in the Scottish dialect that resonates with first generation migrants everywhere: 'It was ... -
"It was kind of awkward and kind of special all at once": Lesbians' experiences of conception, maternity and family spaces
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis examines the decision making and experiences of lesbians creating families in and through spaces and places where heterosexual relationships are predominant. I explore the conception spaces of homes and fertility ... -
"It was like being torn apart". The experiences of young men who become fathers while at school. A critical interpretive analysis of discourses of Young Fatherhood.
(University of Waikato, 2012)This is an exploratory study that reports the experiences of a sample of five participants, young men who became fathers while still at school. I talked to these young men about their personal stories which relate their ... -
It's a Bird, It's a Plane: Some Remarks on the Airbus Appellate Body Report (EC and Certain Member States – Large Civil Aircraft, WT/DS316/AB/R)
(Cambridge Journals, 2013)The emergence of Airbus transformed the market structure of the LCA industry into a duopoly of similar-sized full-range manufacturers. The financing of Airbus's upfront investment expenditures came in a significant proportion ... -
It's a jungle out there: Presentism, surrogate entities and Meinongian ontology
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Suppose that presentism accepts: (1) that only present objects exist; (2) that truth supervenes on being; and (3) that there are true propositions about the past. If past objects do not exist and truth supervenes on being, ... -
"It's about community" - Finding Local Solutions to Local Problems: Exploring Responses to the Social Problem of Youth Unemployment
(University of Waikato, 2012)The purpose of this research is to explore the policies and practices associated with the social „problem‟ of youth unemployment. A major focus of this research is a case study of the employment programme being utilised ... -
"It's about empowering the whānau": Māori adult students succeeding at university
(Faculty of Education, University of Waikato., 2011)A large number of studies have demonstrated that Māori students are not performing well in education. The literature in the general area of Māori education paints a very grim picture that demonstrates a clear preoccupation ... -
"It's about the relationships that we build": iPad-supported relational pedagogy (Ngā Hononga) with young children
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2015)Although iPads have gained much attention and are being increasingly adopted into educational practices, concerns exist as to the suitability and extent of their use with and by young children. This chapter reports on the ... -
'It's been a long hard fight for me': The Stolen Generations and Narratives of Poor Health in Australia 1883-2009
(University of Waikato, 2012)Health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), can be defined as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’ Using this definition of health, ... -
'It's complicated': Love, selves and Others - a response to Inwood
(Sage, 2013)Addressing the question ‘does using the term “Other” in relation to geographies of love flatten out difference?’ we argue that, while it may have this potential, it can also recognize collectivity (which is not necessarily ... -
It's harder in my language, but I still choose it
(2014)In New Zealand, the language that dominates most technologies is English. For a variety of reasons, interfaces have been made available in the Maori language for a range of modem technological tools. We have conducted ... -
'It's not necessary to have this board to learn English, but it's helpful': student and teacher perceptions of interactive whiteboard use
(Routledge, 2010)The use of interactive whiteboard (IWB) technology has great potential to invigorate not just language teaching, but any subject in which students and teachers interact with learning content, sound or video in the classroom; ... -
'It's part of me that I want them to know about': Maintaining distant New Zealand national identity in Canada using New Zealand picture books
(Wizard's Tower Press, 2013)The link between national identity and children’s picture books has been established in several countries including Canada (e.g., Bainbridge; Pantaleo) and New Zealand (e.g., author; Hebley; McNeur). However, few, if any, ... -
It's Personal and it's Professional: The meanings women Baby-boomers attribute to their ageing and 'working-out' with a personal trainer.
(The University of Waikato, 2017)Greater numbers of older populations is the emerging norm for all countries, and something that triggered the World Health Organization to revise its 2002 global ageing strategy. In the 2015 document, greater emphasis is ... -
"It's the controlling still". Power effects in the implementation of the bicultural/bilingual early childhood curriculum in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, University of Waikato, 2005)Racism is an undelying current within educational practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This paper discusses some of the data from a doctoral study that explored a particular teacher education context. In Aotearoa, the early ... -
“It’s a case of access.” The problematics of accessing research participants
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, Division of Education, University of Waikato, 2017)The problematics of accessing res participants have been largely under-stated in the education research literature. This article discusses two case studies which illustrate the complexity of the process of access. This is ...
