Browsing by Supervisor "Hamilton, Carol"
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Determining the Attitudes of Elementary School Teachers towards the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities: A Case Study of Three Elementary Schools in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
(University of Waikato, 2013)The global agenda for inclusive education led the Department of Education in Papua New Guinea to develop its policy on special education, which was then endorsed by the government to be implemented in all schools. The ... -
Disability as an entanglement: A new materialist reimagination of disability
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Research and contemporary practice indicate that people labelled as learning disabled remain positioned on the margins of humanity, despite decades of hard work from the disability rights movement, support workers, and ... -
How Are Inclusive Education Resource Centre Supported Students With Special Needs Experiencing Education In Regular Classroom Settings In The Town Schools In Western Province Of Papua New Guinea? A Case Study Approach
(University of Waikato, 2017)The study considers special needs students’ education development in the context of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) education system. In particular, it examines the experiences, perceptions and expectations of three groups ... -
Recognising Autistic women: A minority within a minority
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Evidence is emerging from the Western world that, when seeking assistance, Autistic women are remaining unrecognised, or are being misdiagnosed with mental illness by the clinical professionals they approach. However, as ... -
Teachers' experiences in implementing inclusive education policy in Papua New Guinea: A study of two primary schools in the National Capital District.
(University of Waikato, 2013)Papua New Guinea (PNG) endorsed its inclusive education policy entitled ‘National Special Education Policy, Plans and Guidelines’ (NSEPPG) in 1993. It is one of the essential documents that PNG formulated in connection to ... -
Unpacking the effects of power relations in childhood sexuality: A discursive analysis based on conversations with parents, teachers and counsellors
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This research focusses on language used by adults within Aotearoa New Zealand who are significant in children’s lives, exploring cultural and societal discourses on childhood sexuality. Seventeen individual and three group ... -
What are the views and experiences of daily life for women living with visible, physical disabilities in Papua New Guinea?
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Papua New Guinea (PNG) developed its National Policy for Disability (NPD) in 2005. The NPD aims to remove barriers that hinder the right of people with disabilities to live a life that is no different to able bodied people ...
