OUR Archive is not currently accepting deposits from staff or students due to the upcoming migration to a new system. The new OUR Archive system will be available for thesis deposits on 1 May.
Search
Now showing items 3001-3010 of 4014
The selection and presentation culture of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1932-2002
This thesis presents an analytical framework for studying the evolution of museological culture in a post-colonial context and then applies that framework to the case of the Christchurch public art gallery, the Robert ...
Trinity, Economy, and Scripture: A Theologically-Motivated Recovery of Didymus the Blind
In this study I examine the question of the normativity of Didymus the Blind’s exegetical practices in light of his scriptural ontology. Given that Didymus understands the Scriptures primarily in relation to their function ...
Love Does Not Seek Its Own: Augustine, Economic Division, and the Formation of a Common Life
This thesis arises out of contemporary concerns regarding the nature and formation of the church amidst economic inequality. What does it mean to be the church amidst an economically divided society? And how does God seek ...
Partner-centred interpretation in Aotearoa New Zealand: A hermeneutic for Paakehaa in partnership with Maaori
In recognition of the tino rangatiratanga of Maaori (the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) and the agreement to partnership by Maaori and Paakehaa (colonial settler New Zealanders of European descent) in Te Tiriti ...
Ināianei, i Mua, ā Muri Ake – Now, then, next: A whakapapa analysis of engagement approaches to tangata, whenua and wai: A community case study in Te Tai Tokerau (Northland)
Through case study research located in Tautoro, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand, this thesis investigates the challenges hapū (kin-community groups) and their marae (ancestral centers of tribal identity, meeting houses) ...
Rural Livelihoods in Sierra Leone: Longitudinal Insights from Panguma and Kayima
‘Sustainability’ has become a buzz word in development in recent decades, particularly in relation to livelihoods approaches. ‘Sustainable development’ is commonly defined as that which meets the needs of the present without ...
Nothing about us, without us: The pursuit of inclusive and accessible positive peace
People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world; a minority that continues to face high instances of direct, structural and cultural violence during times of peace, as well as during times of conflict and ...
Musicking in Chinese early childhood education: An ecological study of children’s music education in select Shandong kindergartens
This research investigates musicking in Chinese early childhood education. Musicking is defined as the action and process of music activity and its meaning. An ecological approach is applied to children’s music education ...
What does (or could) it mean to practice Indigenous impact assessment in Aotearoa New Zealand? A critical analysis of cultural impact assessment effectiveness
This thesis is a critical analysis of cultural impact assessment (CIA) effectiveness in Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori have prepared their own impact assessments for three decades. However, there is yet to be a comprehensive ...
Good Governance, Corruption and Growth: A Political Economy of Post-Socialist Industrial Transformation in Albania and Kosovo, 1998-2015
Since the mid-1990s, the “rediscovery” of institutions in development theory and policy has brought political and bureaucratic corruption to the centre stage of donor interventions in developing countries. The Post-Washington ...