Browsing by Author "Mika, Carl Te Hira"
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'Seeing' play through the virtual looking glass: A metaphysical laboratory for de-framing and re-framing play for ECE
(The University of Waikato, 2021)In this thesis I address the ambiguous nature of play by interrogating alternative ways of ‘seeing’ play beyond what I assert to be its contemporary Enframed state. I argue that to gain alternative insight into the basic ... -
'No-body' is my friend: Cultural considerations of young children's 'imaginary companions'
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The variegated relationships young children may have during their early childhood education (ECE) years have long been of interest to theorists and teachers alike. Relationships, and understandings of companionship, can ... -
Re-presenting Māori and Indigenous understandings of Being: Deconstructing the notion of mental illness
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis examines metaphysics in order to re-present Māori and indigenous understandings of Being and deconstruct the notion of mental illness. A holistic understanding of Being is crucial to Māori and indigenous ... -
Rangatahi and complex entanglements of sexuality, sexuality education and secondary school: A material-discursive exploration
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This research is an exploration with rangatahi (young Māori), of complex materially-discursive webs of sexuality education, sexuality, and secondary school education in Aotearoa. These research areas have commonly produced ... -
Indigenous knowledges in health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand and Saskatchewan Canada: A comparative study
(The University of Waikato, 2018)For more than two decades, components of Māori knowledges in the form of Māori words and concepts have been part of health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health policy that engages Māori words and concepts resonates with ...