Browsing by Author "Barnes, Jo"
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Book Review: Cycles of disadvantage?
(2000)Review of Scott Boggess, Mary Corcoran and Stephen P Jenkins. Cycles of disadvantages? -
From charity to 'not-for-profit': Changes in the role and structure of voluntary social service agencies
(The Policy Press, 2006)This chapter discusses findings from a study undertaken in 2001-02 on not-for-profit social service organisations in the regional city of Hamilton, a city of 166,000 people, in the context of changes in New Zealand welfare ... -
Rural women's voices: perceptions and experiences of rural risks
(Sociology and Social Policy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Waikato, 2017)This project was initiated in response to anecdotal evidence suggesting a tendency for rural women to be more proactive than men in matters of safety on the farm. If so, it is imperative that we learn more about the ... -
The use of firearms in intimate murder-suicide in Australia and New Zealand
(2001)Although murder-suicide is relatively rare, the number of events per year is fairly constant and often occurs in the context of intimate or family relations. These intimate or familial murder-suicides are, in most cases, ...
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Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The aim of this thesis is to identify what wellbeing means for children and young people with a disability and the factors that influence wellbeing in the home, school, and the community. The research was carried out through ... -
Swings and roundabouts… The making of child injury prevention policy in Aotearoa New Zealand: an exploration
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Unintentional injuries (accidents) are a global child health problem. Many child injury prevention measures are proven to be effective, yet government and community focus on prevention waxes and wanes through time and ... -
Prison education in Tanzania: An exploration of policy and practice
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This study is one of very few research-based investigations regarding prison education in Tanzania. It provides rich data that help to address the literature gap on prison education policies and practices in African ... -
Social policy approaches to Hurricane Katrina and the Christchurch Earthquakes
(University of Waikato, 2012)Using secondary sources, the purpose of this thesis is to compare the two disasters – Hurricane Katrina in the United States and the two Christchurch Earthquakes in New Zealand and show how the countries managed the aftermath ... -
Discourse analysis of gender-based violence in contemporary Kiswahili fiction: A case study of selected novels of the past three decades (1975 - 2004) and young Tanzanians’ interpretations
(University of Waikato, 2013)This study focused on indirect exposure to violence against women by examining the discursive construction of gender-based violence in Kiswahili novels. While there have been numerous studies on violence in the mass media ...
