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The effects of confidence and perception of test-taking skills on performance
This study examined the effects of confidence and perception in test-taking skills on test performance. Participants were 106 undergraduate students in an urban state university, with an average age = 24.42 (SD = 6.39) and ...
Effects of time and information on perception of art
This study examined whether the presence of a label and the length of viewing time affect the perception of art. Participants were 152 undergraduate students at an urban university in central New Jersey. A computer program ...
"Free faith response" and the role of metaphor in a religious education curriculum for catholic primary schools in New Zealand
The "ultimate aim" of the recently introduced Religious Education Curriculum for Catholic Primary Schools of New Zealand is "to assist children to develop a relationship with God ...... always recognising that this depends ...
Pōwhiri: a face-to-face encounter
The ceremony of powhiri has become a regular feature of welcome ceremonies in present day Aotearoal New Zealand, including within government funded organizations. This study is centered on the exploration of the experiences ...
Blind people: a social constructivist analysis of New Zealand education policy and practice
This thesis explored the educational experiences in New Zealand of ten blind people of various ages. It submits that the social constructivism position developed by Lev Vygotsky allows the researcher to explore personal ...
Creative mourning: the AIDS Quilt Aotearoa New Zealand
This research explores and provides an understanding of what the AIDS Quilt Aotearoa New Zealand means to people whose lives have been affected by an HIV / AIDS related bereavement. It focuses on the quilt as an important ...
The Evaluation and Impact of Parent Education in Early Numeracy
This thesis presents the findings of a project which investigated the impact of a parent numeracy education programme on parent understanding of, confidence in, and attitude towards numeracy. Eighteen parents of a year’s ...
Teachers and dance in the classroom : So, do I need my tutu?
Implicit in the inclusion of dance in the school curriculum are philosophical, educational and political arguments that this particular body of knowledge offers children a means for thinking, and a form for the expression ...
Gumboot feminism: learning opportunities for rural women through the Southland women in agriculture network
This thesis researched the Southland Women in Agriculture (WAg) network and the learning opportunities it provided to the rural women of Southland from its beginnings in 1983 until 1994.
Specifically, this thesis ...
Threads of inequity: the marginalisation of New Zealand area schools
This is a study of New Zealand Area Schools, based on data collected in August and September 1998. The study originated from a concern held by the writer that the Area Schools had not met their potential because certain ...