Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Kidman, Lynn"
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Body pedagogies: how children come to understand their bodies and their selves during and following a health intervention in a New Zealand primary school
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Exploring how children understand their bodies and selves, the study adopted an interpretive epistemology which enabled children’s voices to be captured through an ethnographic methodology. The researcher spent extended ... -
Meaning and sensemaking in high performance sport: managing change in the high performance unit of a national sport organisation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Creating and regulating high performing cultures has emerged as a critical function of high performance sport management, however there is limited theoretical or practical clarity surrounding these organisational phenomena ... -
Sport attainment and education sustainment of talented female secondary school athletes in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Excelling at sport between the ages of thirteen and eighteen years has profound implications not only for the athlete, but also for her educators, family, friends and sporting associates. Balancing a multitude of commitments, ... -
Te Taha Hinengaro: Using Talanoa to Facilitate an Interconnected Analysis of Psychosocial Development Shared by Māori and Pasifika Young Men in Rugby League
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Psychosocial development is one aspect of talent development (TD) that has generated considerable attention; however, studies which use Indigenous frameworks are scant. For many teenage Māori and Pasifika athletes, the ... -
Video self-reflection and coach development in New Zealand: a qualitative descriptive study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This study directs attention to Sport New Zealand’s vision of having world leading coach development. In their quest Sport New Zealand has moved away from the structured accreditation system embraced by other leading ...