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National Kava Forum Report : Moving kava forward in Australia
(Fair Canberra Inc, 2021)Manikis N, Imran A, Bichard V & Aporosa A (2021) National Kava Forum Report. Fair Canberra Inc Canberra. -
Improving road safety and health: Understanding kava’s impact on driver fitness
(2021)Kava (Piper methysticum) is a traditional and culturally significant Pacific Island beverage that produces soporific relaxant effects. Kava use is increasing in the Pacific islands, and among Pacific diasporic and non-Pacific ... -
The relationship between y balance performance and hip strength in recreationally trained women
(Research, Society and Development, 2021)This study set one´s sight on the relationship between lower quarter y balance test (YBT-LQ) score with hip isometric strength with recreationally resistance-trained women. Utilizing dynamic balance as a screening tool for ... -
Grounding our collective Talanoa, Enabling open conversations
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2021)As co-editors in this special issue of the Waikato Journal of Education (WJE), we share our talanoa thoughts and open conversations from the University of Waikato in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), a place and space that has a ... -
Grounding Pacific practice: Fono at the fale and Veiqaraqaravi Vakavanua
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2021)Pacific practice is grounded in vanua and fonua, Fijian and Tongan terms encapsulating notions of land, culture and people. Fono at the Fale and Veiqaraqaravi Vakavanua are expressions of vanua and fonua cultural practice ... -
Imua: reflections on imua, talanoa-vā and leadership in the ongoing strategic journey of a New Zealand university.
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2021)The appointment of the University of Waikato’s first Assistant Vice-Chancellor Pacific in February 2019 was an important milestone, not only recognising years of work and dedication by numerous Pacific and Māori staff, but ... -
Distributed education enables distributed economic impact: the economic contribution of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine to communities in Canada
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)Background Medical schools with distributed or regional programs encourage people to live, work, and learn in communities that may be economically challenged. Local spending by the program, staff, teachers, and students ... -
Evidence of variable performance responses to the Nike 4% shoe: Definitely not a game-changer for all recreational runners
(Center for Open Science, 2020)Purpose: We compared running economy (RE) and 3-km time-trial (TT) performances of male recreational runners wearing the Nike Vaporfly 4% (NIKE), lightweight racing flats (FLAT), and their habitual footwear (OWN). Methods: ... -
Sleep and performance during a preseason in elite rugby union athletes
(2021)BACKGROUND: Preseason training optimises adaptations in the physical qualities required in rugby union athletes. Sleep can be compromised during periods of intensified training. Therefore, we investigated the relationship ... -
Infusing disability into coach education and development: a critical review and agenda for change
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)Background: The training of coaches is considered central to sustaining and improving the quality of sports provision. In Parasport, coaches are recognised at the highest level of international sport policy as performing ... -
Reflective conversations as a basis for sport coaches' learning: a theory-informed pedagogic design for educating reflective practitioners
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)There is a clear need to design more effective professional learning environments, particularly in sport coaching as a developing educational profession. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interplay between ... -
The effectiveness of a 17-week lifestyle intervention on health behaviors among airline pilots during COVID-19
(Elsevier, 2020)PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a 17-week, 3-component lifestyle intervention for enhancing health behaviors during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: A parallel-group ... -
A typology of longitudinal integrated clerkships.
(Wiley, 2016)CONTEXT: Longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) represent a model of the structural redesign of clinical education that is growing in the USA, Canada, Australia and South Africa. By contrast with time-limited traditional ... -
Decolonising quantitative methods within a Pacific research space to explore cognitive effects following kava use
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Work that challenges Western hegemonic research traditions, through use of innovative and alternative approaches as part of ‘decolonising methodologies’, is increasingly being validated by research funding bodies, post-graduate ... -
Biological and socio-cultural factors have the potential to influence the health and performance of elite female athletes: A cross sectional survey of 219 Elite Female Athletes in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021)Health is a pre-requisite for optimal performance yet the parameters which govern health and performance of elite female athletes are little understood. The aim of this study was to quantify the health status of elite ... -
The acute and longer-term effects of cold water immersion in highly-trained volleyball athletes during an intense training block
(Frontiers Media SA, 2020)Background: The use of cold water immersion (CWI) as a recovery strategy following exercise has drawn mixed findings over the last few decades. The purpose of the current study was two-fold; (1) to determine the acute ... -
Dietary intakes differ by body composition goals: An observational study of professional rugby union players in New Zealand
(SAGE Publications, 2019)Preseason in rugby union is a period of intensive training where players undergo conditioning to prepare for the competitive season. In some cases, this includes modifying body composition through weight gain or fat loss. ... -
Investigating the alignment between coaches’ ideological beliefs and academy philosophy in professional youth football
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020)The impacts of professional sporting culture and institutional discourse on coaching practices and ideologies have largely been unconsidered and undiscussed. Understanding coaching practice from a social perspective can ... -
Reimagining primary health care workforce in rural and underserved settings
(2020)This Discussion Paper starts at the local level and reimagines primary health care (PHC) and the PHC workforce from the perspective of people living in rural and underserved urban areas of low- and middle-income countries ... -
Education outside the classroom in Aotearoa New Zealand - A comprehensive national study: Final Report
(Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd, 2020)Education outside the Classroom (EOTC) has a long and rich history in Aotearoa New Zealand schools (Lynch, 2006), contributing positively to the lives of many young New Zealanders. The purpose of this study was to gain a ...
