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The Perceptions and Concerns of Parents Who Have a Child With Developmental Coordination Disorder
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This qualitative descriptive study aimed to explore the perceptions and concerns of parents who have a child with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). DCD is a neuro-developmental disorder in which a child’s motor ... -
Validity of Symptom Reporting Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Objective: Recent evidence of persistent reporting of symptoms after mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) has come under question, with the suggestion that participants may be over-reporting symptoms more generally. This ... -
The Impact of Agile Processes on Organisational Behaviour Within Current Banking Practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)In recent years, the banking industry is confronted with multidimensional challenges including regulatory changes imposed by authorities, non-stop emergence of technological advancements, and most importantly is the ... -
The Full Expression of Talanoa alofa: A Pedagogy to Enrich the Spiritual Wellbeing of Pasifika Children in Early Childhood Education from a Samoan Perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This research explores the pedagogical ideas of the concept of “talanoa alofa” from a Samoan perspective, and how it can help enrich the spiritual well-being of Pasifika children, in Pasifika early childhood education (ECE) ... -
Longitudinal Investigation of the Stable and Dynamic Components of the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Measure Using Generalisability Theory
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The abbreviated version of the World Health Organisation Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) is a widely used 26-item self-report measure of an individual’s subjective Quality of Life (QOL). However, this scale has ... -
Discourse and Design of CPAP Therapy Masks for OSA: Applying Foucault to Product Design Research
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Current approaches to personal medical product design address complex governance, technical and functional issues. However, little attention has been given to broader perceptions of the social and interpersonal issues ... -
An Ecological Investigation of the Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in English of Adult Migrant Learners From Iran in a New Zealand Tertiary Classroom
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Willingness to communicate in English is an “umbrella” concept encompassing a variety of individual factors which, when combined, describe a readiness to speak in the target language. Whether Willingness to Communicate ... -
Women's Identity in Management: A Qualitative Study on Non-academic Women in New Zealand Universities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Neoliberal reforms in the 1990s have changed the way universities are managed. A more corporatised structure has impacted on the professional identity of both academic and non-academic staff. Boundaries between administration ... -
The Meaning of Nurses' Caring for Clinically Deteriorating Patients
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Over recent years, the care of deteriorating patients has improved with technological advances. The global ageing population means patients are often presenting with more complex co-morbidities and therefore are deteriorating ... -
A Reflection on Writing a Pasifika Mystery
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Understanding the Enigma is the story of a group of young Pasifika people and the two (and related) mysteries which particularly involve two members of the group: Mele and Lee. Mele has apparently attempted suicide, ... -
Concussion Awareness in Youth and Young Adults Engaged in Equestrian Sports in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Engagement of people in physical activity has benefits for both physical and mental health. However, there is also an increased risk of injury, including traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussion. Whilst considerable ... -
Addressing Landslide Issue in Sri Lanka Using a Web-based Mobile Application
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This research is focused on creating a web-based mobile application to address the Landslide issue in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a tropical country which suffers from Landslides continuously due to primarily the monsoon rain ... -
Healthy Is As Healthy Does. Examining Concepts of Personal Health and Practice to Inform Interprofessional Education at the Foundational, Tertiary Level
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The purpose of this research is to analyse the conceptions of health and healthy living practice held by students in their first year of tertiary health education. This study brings to light students’ currently held health ... -
Mending by Design: Making Bags to Ideate Mending Excess Waste in the Ecological Environment Through the Aesthetic Lens in Design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Using a design-based ideation process, I have paid attention to how sensory aesthetics can communicate ecological narratives. This research project considers ways design can creatively raise awareness of product and material ... -
Supporting Older Adults to Access Healthcare Services to Enable Them to Age-in-place: A Literature Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The world is experiencing unprecedented growth among older adults (World Health Organisation (WHO), 2005). New Zealand is also seeing an increase in older adults. New Zealand government policy favours the notion that ... -
Chaoxianzu’s Traditions of Dress: An Exploration of Identity Within Contemporary Fashion Contexts
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This practice-based research uses a personal narrative, that of a member of the Chaoxianzu people from an independent province in China, to interrogate the complexities of the historic local clothing in which is embedded ... -
Mixed Ownership in Sport: The Case of Super Rugby in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Research on the evolution of amateur sporting organisations into business entities, has used sport governance as an effective lens through which to examine change. These studies have illustrated the progress sport has made ... -
Metabolomics Applications in Immunological Studies of Marine Molluscs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Molluscs form an important group in aquaculture as well as in coastal wild systems. However, high mortalities in molluscan species, specifically marine bivalves, have been encountered in the wild during summer times (summer ... -
Sensitive Bodies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Sensitive Bodies is a practice-led research project investigating how a work of art emerges from the mediation between stimulus and response. It focuses on how the physical properties that are external to a sensitive body ... -
Toward an Operational Definition of an Informal Mindfulness Practice: A Scoping Review and Stakeholder Consultation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The current definitions of informal mindfulness practice proposed in the literature are inconsistent and obscure. It has been described by several studies yet, there has been no effort to establish the defining principles ...