Browsing by Subject "knowledge society"

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The contribution of family literacy programmes to the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities

Furness, Jane Amanda (University of Waikato, 2012)

Approaches to literacy education named as ‘family literacy programmes’ first emerged in Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 2000s amidst considerable enthusiasm. Such approaches involve adults, children, or both in literacy ...
General Knowledge? The Roles of the New Zealand University in a Knowledge Society

Reid, Grant Horace John (The University of Waikato, 2006)

This thesis examines the roles of the New Zealand university in a knowledge society. Gaps in the literature of the New Zealand university in a contemporary context mean that the enquiry is informed by European and North ...
The knowledge society and high performance workplace systems: Enhancing worker voice

Cochrane, William; Law, Michael; Piercy, Gemma Louise (2005)

This paper focuses on an aspect of the ‘Future of Work’. The introduction of high performance workplace systems (hpws) is, in general terms, consistent with the broad thrust of the ‘knowledge society’ debate. The central ...