Browsing Masters Dissertations by Title
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A lamp to light the way: Public health nurses' perceptions and experiences of professional/clinical supervision
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)Clinical supervision is a relatively new concept in nursing with no New Zealand research on the topic to date. However taking a lead from our colleagues in Britain and elsewhere, clinical supervision is gaining momentum ... -
Languages of psychotherapy: the therapist's bilingualism in the psychotherapeutic process
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)The ways in which the therapist’s bilingualism can influence the process and practice of psychotherapy are explored in this study. While the majority of research in the field addresses bilingual clients’ uses of dual ... -
Leaders Supporting the Transition for Teachers Into Innovative Learning Environments
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Primary schools within New Zealand are changing, and the way that teachers deliver the curriculum is becoming more innovative and creative, leading to the introduction of Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs). The ... -
A Leadership Challenge: The Role of School Leaders in Establishing Home/School Relationships That Support the Achievement of High School Students
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Teachers and caregivers are the people who are the most invested in a child’s success. Creating a working relationship between the two where they can collaborate together to align expectations, information, aspirations, ... -
Leadership challenges faced by Chinese managerial leaders at Starbucks in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Since 1990s, the past two decades changes every year, New Zealand has experienced transition from a centralised and highly regulated economy to an economy that’s open, rapidly changing, and has less intervention by government. ... -
Leadership Practices That Raise the Achievement of Māori Learners: an Examination of Practices
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This dissertation aims to inquire into the practices of educational leaders that seek to raise the achievement outcomes of Māori learners. Despite the efforts of policy makers and educators, Māori learners achieve below ... -
Leading the church through crisis including the Minister’s sudden departure
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Transitional ministry is where a minister temporarily enters a church that is experiencing instability following but not necessarily caused by the unexpected departure of the previous pastor. This study has attempted to ... -
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Disclosure Among the Global Fortune 250 Companies – an Exploration
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This research investigates the extent of and common themes in LGBT disclosure among Global Fortune 250 companies. A qualitative content analysis is employed. LGBT disclosure in the 2017 corporate social responsibility (CSR) ... -
Level of Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The first of the millennium development goals, halving poverty by 2015, was not achieved in Sub-Saharan Africa. To make matters worse, for the period from 1990 to 2013 the number of poor increased in this region. In this ... -
Line extension diluting parent brand and flagship product - an experiment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This dissertation reports on a study aiming to establish a causal relationship between consumer beliefs about a line extension perceived by consumers to be inconsistent with its parent brand and the dilution of consumer ... -
The lived experience of having a close relative in an intensive care unit
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This study explored the experience of family members with a close relative in an Intensive Care Unit. Using Colaizzi’s method of phenomenology, interviews were conducted with two participants who had relatives in different ... -
Lived Experiences of Secondary School Technology Leaders With Flexible Learning Environments
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Flexible Learning Environments (FLEs) are a highly topical aspect of New Zealand education due to the work of the OECD (2015) and the prioritisation of the flexible spaces by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Much of ... -
Living with peripheral vascular disease: A one-person case study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2002)This single-person case study, informed by phenomenology, describes the meaning for Tom (the participant) of living with peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Data collection included one face-to-face semistructured conversation ... -
The long-run effect of cross-listing on firms: evidence from China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This study investigates the long-run stock market and operating performance of Chinese firms cross-listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange over the period of 1993-2012. First, this study finds abnormal returns of cross-listing ... -
Love After Incest. How Does Father/Daughter Incest Impact Survivors’ Attachment and Later Developing Romantic Love Relationships and How Can the Therapeutic Relationship Assist in Helping Survivors Heal From Maladaptive Love Patterns? A Hermeneutic Literature Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The purpose of this hermeneutic literature review is to assess, critique and bridge together literature on love, father/daughter incest, and the therapeutic relationship in order to consider how psychotherapists might best ... -
Maintaining competitiveness: the case of New Zealand small-medium technology manufacturers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this study was to understand how New Zealand small-medium sized firms within the high technology manufacturing industry maintain their international competitiveness through offshore sourcing to China. This ... -
Map compression for a RFID-based two-dimensional indoor navigation system
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be used to identify a location and some can store a limited amount of data. They have been proposed as a method of storing a distributed map of an area, where a central map ... -
Margarine toast to sculpture: an exploration of the liminal influences of margarine
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Food art, and in particular margarine sculpting, is becoming a niche skill and art form. Food art has a long and rich history but is in decline because of changing food fashions and economic imperatives in the commercial ... -
Marion Milner and Creativity: a thematic analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This dissertation analyses literature written by the psychoanalyst and artist Marion Milner, in relation to creativity. The focus of this research is Milner’s personal, creative process in order to bring further understanding ... -
Maternal request for an elective caesarean section: An interpretive descriptive study of primigravid women's request for an elective caesarean section
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)This research explores and identifies primigravid women’s reasons for requesting an elective caesarean section when there is no medical reason for them to give birth this way. The issue of women requesting caesarean section ...