Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Understanding learning within a commercial video game: a case study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)There has been considerable interest and debate about the value of video games. There are researchers that suggest that video games are useful tools for engaging learners in engaging and authentic learning experiences (Gee, ... -
Understanding Material Flow at the Interface of Friction Stir Lap Welding (FSLW) of Al-to-Cu Plates
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Aluminium to copper bimetal parts have seen wide use in electrical componentry. A continuous interface between the two alloys is necessary in order to have unhampered electron path. Friction stir welding, especially in a ... -
Understanding Psychotherapists' Experience of Ongoing Learning
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This study explores the phenomenon of psychotherapists’ experience of ongoing learning. Psychotherapy has a clinical case-based history and, therefore, a knowledge base that is founded on clinical work. Amongst psychotherapists ... -
Understanding Rotational Overload Effects of Thigh Wearable Resistance on Kinematic and Kinetic Properties of Sprint-running
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Advancements in technology enable loads to be attached on the body, creating wearable resistance (WR) which athletes can wear during sport-specific movements, such as sprint-running. Measurements of sprint-running mechanics ... -
Understanding Tactical Behaviour in Netball: Investigating the Interpersonal Dynamics of Turnovers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Understanding tactical behaviour in invasion sports has historically been limited by reductionist approaches that pay little attention to the complex interactions that occur within the performance context. For example, ... -
Understanding the Antecedents and Relational Qualities of Environmental Collaboration in a Supply Chain Network in the Furniture Industry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Environmental collaboration means the direct involvement of supply chain partners in jointly planning for environmental objectives (Vachon & Klassen, 2008). Addressing the environmental issues faced in the supply chain ... -
Understanding the Antiretroviral (ARV) Treatment Experiences and Adherence Outcomes of HIV Positive Men in Jamaica: An Intersectionality Approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)There is little research addressing men's health in Jamaica, in general, and more specifically, as it pertains to HIV positive men. Jamaican men are often placed at risk by a range of socio-cultural norms and processes ... -
Understanding the determinants of continuous knowledge sharing intention within business online communities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)For the past decade, knowledge sharing scholars have paid a substantial amount of attention towards understanding the determinants of member knowledge sharing behaviour within business online community settings. Although ... -
Understanding the Role of Women in the Care and Protection of Children
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The critical contribution of women in upholding the State's responsibility for children in need of care and protection in New Zealand has not been sufficiently recognised. This thesis traces the development of child ... -
Understanding the transition process in a public-private partnership outsourcing context: An information systems case study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The contemporary provision of software-centric information systems follows two main operating models: outsourcing and insourcing. Outsourcing involves the contracting of services to external vendors whereas insourcing ... -
Understanding Upper Airway Dynamic Characteristics in OSA Patients Under Invasive and Non-invasive Treatment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common upper airway (UA) respiratory sleep disorder, is considered one of the most threatening diseases to quality of life worldwide. OSA occurs due to obstruction in the UA region, and is ... -
Understanding Warming Effects on Vegetation Through Geothermal Hotspots: A Case Study of the Wairakei-Tauhara Geothermal Field, Taupo, New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Understanding and predicting warming effects on vegetation is a key challenge of the 21st century. To date, warming experiments have been limited to isolated laboratory studies, which have been criticised as too small-scale ... -
Understanding Which Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Variables Are Important in Improving Discus, Shot Put and Hammer Throwing Performance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Athletics has been a prominent feature in the Olympic programme for decades, within which rotational throwing events, discus, shot put, and hammer, comprise three of the four throwing events. Given the competitive nature ... -
Understandings and experiences of embryo donation in New Zealand - a discursive analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Embryo donation (ED) is the donation by a couple who have surplus embryos following in vitro fertilisation to another infertile couple or person. The aim of this research was to address the paucity of knowledge on how ED ... -
Unfairness and Structural Injustice in a Middle School in Aotearoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research commenced with an observation that unfairness/injustice encountered in a well-resourced school may be different from that experienced in a school challenged with behavioural concerns and academic underachievement. ... -
Unilateral conversations: the role of marked sentence initial elements in skilled senior secondary academic writing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This research is a practical attempt to develop academic writing pedagogy at secondary level in New Zealand because from interviews with teachers, personal experience and literature in the professional journal for teachers ... -
The university as an agent of social change: the Chilean experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This thesis examines educational outcomes in Chile to determine whether or not universities act as agents of social change or whether they merely reinforce existing inequalities in society. In order to address this issue, ... -
Upholding the Dangal (Dignity) of Biracial (Haphap) Children in Angeles City, Philippines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)There is some literature on the situation of Filipino children relative to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in the Philippines. However, there is a scarcity of research ... -
The use of a Wiki to promote online collaborative learning at a Thai university
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This thesis reports on the collaborative learning processes of students at Prince of Songkla University in Thailand engaged in a group English-writing project on selected topics in intercultural communication using Web 2.0 ... -
The use of activity theory to explain the complexities surrounding the use of ICT in overcrowded university classrooms: the case of Nigeria
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Higher education in the past decades has no doubt increased in value. Its appreciation as a source of economic growth and development has caused an enormous expansion in the number of applications for its products and ...