Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Waring, Marilyn"
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A human rights-based approach to the discourses governing active recreation in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Public policy is an ever changing field with practitioners struggling to find the best ways to develop and implement their policies. Auckland City Council's Community Services and Recreation Department is no different. ... -
Acculturation experiences and workplace cultural diversity dynamics: a comparative study of Chinese, Indian and Eastern European migrants in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)As a migrant-receiving nation, New Zealand’s workplace is culturally diverse. Given the culturally diverse backgrounds of the migrants from Asia and Eastern Europe, this research investigated how Chinese, Indian and Eastern ... -
Am I who I say I am? a systems analysis into identity fraud in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The purpose of this thesis was to research the systems issues surrounding identity fraud in New Zealand. There is only limited published research on the topic, either at an academic or industry level. The New Zealand ... -
Brain Injury Whānau Action Project (BIWAP): Increasing the Capabilities of Families of Adults With Brain Injury to Live Their Lives in the Ways They Have Reason to Value
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This PhD was prompted by my concern about the lives of families after an adult sustains a serious brain injury. We have long known that brain injury impacts families, but our supports within Aotearoa New Zealand have been ... -
Civil society leadership as learning
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This thesis argues that learning to work with complexity is central to civil society leadership. The thesis provides evidence of three inter-related conditions that foster the emergence of civil society leadership: being ... -
Cultural wellbeing and the Local Government Act 2002: a Hamilton case study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Influenced by the global phenomenon of the third way paradigm, the reform of the New Zealand Local Government Act 2002 (LGA 2002) marked significant changes for local authorities. Under this Act, local authorities were ... -
Designing way-finding in the Thai context
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This applied PhD study focuses on navigation systems for the new Urban Transport System (UTS) in Khon Kaen city, Thailand. In 2017 Khon Kaen city will reform their UTS by introducing ‘Bus Rapid Transits’ (BRT), replacing ... -
Embracing Managerialism in a Small Pacific Island State: A Study of Governance and New Public Management Outcomes in the Cook Islands From 2006-2012
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)At self-government in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965, the Cook Islands adopted the Westminster Parliamentary Democratic system of government. Alongside these modern systems were the traditional family-based ... -
Exploring the Lived Experience of Opportunities and Challenges Faced by Entrepreneurial Women of Rural Nepal
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Nepal is a developing Asian country, and its economy is dependent on agriculture, tourism and foreign remittances. Nepalese women lag behind their male counterparts in all sectors, even though both genders are considered ... -
Gay Men Coming Out Later in Life: A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Disclosing Sexual Orientation in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Despite the passing of significant legislation in the late 20th century ("Homosexual Law Reform Act, 1986," ; "Human Rights Amendment Act, 1993") homonegativity remains an issue in Aotearoa New Zealand. For example, in the ... -
Governance and management in international aid projects
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The concept of Official Development Assistance (ODA) was put forward to modernise the economies of the underdeveloped countries in the late 1940s through financial and technical assistance. Over the years, its scope has ... -
How does the operation of PHARMAC’s ‘Community Exceptional Circumstances’ policy align with the distributive justice principles of fairness and equity as described by John Rawls and Amartya Sen?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This thesis explores how government funded public health agencies distribute or ration resources to citizens. Utilising John Rawls’ and Amartya Sen’s principles of distributive justice, four test-questions are proposed ... -
ICT in community-based lifelong learning center: model for northeast Thailand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This thesis investigates how rural and remote communities in northeast Thailand harness information and communication technologies (ICTs) for community development and develops a new model of ICT-based lifelong learning ... -
In What Ways Do Kiwi Identity and Kiwiana Hold Relevance for Non-pākehā Migrant Communities?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Identity is a contested domain within academic study. Within vernacular ways of being, identities are often taken for granted. The combination of academic contestation and taken-for-granted-ness conflates identities as ... -
Interethnic Mothering - A Narrative Inquiry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This narrative inquiry research brings to the larger field of motherhood studies particular experiences of migrant mothers, mothering in interethnic relationships. It presents a contextualized insight to interethnic mothering ... -
International education, student migration and government policy: a comparative study of Australia and New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This research sought to understand the relationship between international education, student migration and government policy from the experiential perspectives of international students and education professionals on the ... -
International negotiation styles: a perspective of Malaysian diplomats
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Negotiation competency is an important focus of all countries as negotiation is a core event in international relations and diplomacy. Malaysia is no exception. Existing literature indicates that there has never been any ... -
Interrogating Women's Activism in the Age of Neoliberal Democratization in Mongolia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis interrogates the emergence and evolution of a small number of women-led Mongolian NGOs committed to human rights, women’s rights, substantive democracy and social justice. It relied on a feminist activist ... -
Ko Marouna te toa: The effects of the Cook Islands public sector reform on the delivery of education
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The effects of the public sector reform impacted on all aspects of public services including the performance of the economy. Central to this argument was the re-organization of the operations of the public service from ... -
The lived experience of liver transplant recipients in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This thesis reports on phenomenological research into the lived experience of liver transplant recipients in New Zealand in 17 qualitative interviews, and a qualitative survey of 49 liver transplant recipients across New ...