Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Duncan, Scott"
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A Curriculum-integrated Dance Programme in the New Zealand Primary School Context: Observation, Evaluation, and Recommendations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Movement constitutes an integral component of children’s early learning and development. Dance is one form of movement which involves the amalgamation of physical, mental, aesthetic, and creative components and is likely ... -
Exploring Predictors of Positive Transition: A Study of Wellbeing in Intermediate and Secondary Schools
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The transition from intermediate to secondary school is a defining period for many adolescents. This phase of life requires adolescents to adapt to an unfamiliar environment at the same time as dealing with the challenges ... -
Health and productivity in New Zealand: an exploratory study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Health and productivity management (HPM) is a business strategy employed by organisations to manage employee health risk and improve productivity. The major determinants of health are chronic disease and the associated ... -
A healthy lifestyle campaign by-youth-for-youth: the challenge of empowerment and the potential of collaboration
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Unhealthy lifestyle choices contribute to New Zealand’s highest risk factors for causes of death (Maddison, Turley, Legge, & Mitchelhill, 2010; Ministry of Health, 2004; World Health Organization, 2009a), and youth are ... -
Integrating GPS, Accelerometry and Online Mapping Technologies: Exploring Built Environment Correlates of Adolescent Mobility and Domain-specific Physical Activity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Regular physical activity in youth is associated with many aspects of health and development, yet more than half of New Zealand adolescents struggle to meet physical activity guidelines. The modest results of past physical ... -
Towards Well-being: What Are the Effects of the Sensory Garden on ‘Apparently Well’ People and Could It Be a Viable Self-help Tool for Staff and Students on Campus?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)In New Zealand, chronic stress impacts staff and student well-being, productivity, relationships and behaviour. Stress recovery and attention restoration theories assert a need for nature connection. Internationally, many ... -
Understanding children's independent mobility
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Childhood is a critical developmental period; patterns of physical activity established during this time are likely to track into adolescence and adulthood. Children who are regularly physically active benefit from greater ... -
Vigorous intensity physical activity and the metabolic health of adolescents
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Despite efforts to improve adolescent physical activity participation and adherence, as many as 80% of youth fail to achieve the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) per day. ...