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Perceptions and benefits of, and barriers to, degree-based education for massage therapy
Within New Zealand, the practice of massage therapy for health and wellness is part of the growing complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) industry and is a popular treatment for a wide range of health conditions. ...
Critical Pedagogy in Higher Education : Insights from English language teachers
In this thesis, I explore the experiences of English language teachers who have knowledge of the theory and practice of critical pedagogy. Critical pedagogy is grounded on a vision of impacting social change through education ...
The Role/Importance of Personal Computers to Support Learning in Higher Education
Background: This scoping study examines the degree to which students use their personal computers to support their undergraduate academic practice in their daily study habits.
Methods: Three data sources were used in ...
Developing Critical Thinkers in Higher Education: A Vygotskian Perspective
Despite critical thinking being an avowed aim of higher education, we currently have little understanding of how students develop as critical thinkers.
This qualitative study focused on the in-depth learning experiences ...
Design Academics' Experiences Of Design Practice And Teaching
My thesis explores design academics’ qualitatively different experiences of design practice and teaching, and the relationship between the two. Past studies investigating the phenomenon of teaching have reported a hierarchy ...
A Comparison of Bilingual-based and Monolingual- based Pedagogy in the Acquisition of Māori as a Second Language He tina ki runga - He tāmore ki raro
There are numerous tertiary institutions throughout Aotearoa that offer Māori language education. These institutions include universities, various polytechnic institutions (Kura Matatini) and various whare wānanga (places ...
Cultivating student thinking and values in medical education: What teachers do, how they do it and who they are
As part of their medical education, a student medic needs to develop the thinking and values essential to practice. This is so they can be the best doctor that they are able: to serve their clients, their profession and ...
Assessing Publication-Based Theses
Doctoral examiners are increasingly assessing theses that include publications by the candidate. Little research has investigated how examiners assess a thesis that includes such publications. Most past research has focused ...
An investigation into the way PhD students utilise ICT to support their doctoral research process
The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has grown enormously in the last decade with computers and smart devices becoming indispensable in tertiary students’ study practices. There is, however, limited ...
The impact of the VERT virtual reality system on teaching and learning associated with radiation therapy planning skills in the second year of the Bachelor of Radiation Therapy
The Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Otago Wellington recently acquired VERT, an immersive, virtual reality, radiation therapy simulation-based training system. The department has been integrating the system ...