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Voice, Youth, Transitional Education, and Mental Health: Singing our way to Wellness
No full textThis qualitative action research project investigates the use of voice as a primary therapy within a transitional education setting for young people with mental health challenges in Aotearoa. The researcher examined hauora or health in a holistic way and utilised Te Whare Tapa Whā (Durie, 1998), the recovery model and community music therapy to help the rangatahi (young people) claim ownership of their own health and well-being. The voice is a powerful instrument that has the potential to support all aspects of health but there has been minimal writing about voice-based music therapy in Aotearoa even though the voice is one of the most used instruments in music therapy. The question explored in this research was: in what ways can voice be utilised in a transitional education setting with young people experiencing mental health challenges? Four sources of data were drawn on, clinical notes, a reflexive journal, recordings, and literature. Data were then analysed thematically across four cycles of action, theoretically framed with constructivism. Findings from the study show how use of the voice can support health and wellbeing of students, especially within a framework of songwriting, recording, and/or performance. In particular, the voice was utilised to help manage stress, anxiety, focus, socialisation, and emotional processing. Alongside supporting student wellbeing, developing a personal practice of voicework was shown to be an important tool for the therapist to utilise in their processing, exploration and to help prevent burnout.</p
Survivor syndrome in public sector restructuring
No full textKim Humlicek and Geoff Plimmer look at what can
be done to address the impact of redundancies on
those left within an organisation after restructuring –
the “survivors”
Walking time is a major barrier to accessing urban ecosystems globally
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Actions of Inverse Semigroups and their Ample Groupoids
No full textWe study actions of inverse semigroups on arbitrary spaces, and relate properties of the action to topological properties of the associated groupoid of germs. Then, following the construction of Paterson in his 1999 book ``Inverse Semigroups, Groupoids and their Operator Algebras'', we investigate the intrinsic actions of inverse semigroups on their character spaces, and their groupoids of germs. We draw inspiration from a well-known result that characterizes sub-semigroups of the inverse semigroup of open bisections on an étale groupoid, which we call bisection wideness. Using Paterson's approach, we construct a number of ample groupoids associated to an inverse semigroup, these being the universal groupoid and the groupoid of ultragerms, and determine conditions under which an inverse semigroup S and a sub-semigroup W give rise to the same groupoid.</p
Learning collaborative and participatory methods through an inclusive design process
No full textA complex array of social, environmental and political changes is transforming contemporary societies. While these changes offer opportunities for innovation, they also threaten to expand segregation (Dadashpoor & Keshavarzi, 2024). Within this divisive and apathetic context, universities can expand their social responsibility through action (Dancis et al., 2023). They can explore ways of relating to their social context by facilitating participatory projects (Sengupta et al., 2020) while establishing links with socially engaged practice (Smith et al., 2025). Practice in architectural disciplines is evolving towards more inclusive ways of understanding design (Lamirande, 2020). Interdisciplinary collaboration and the integration of users in decision-making are transforming practice (Luck, 2018). They are also helping designers to inclusively address the challenges that contemporary societies face (Leino & Puumala, 2021).
These new ways of practicing are being integrated into tertiary education (Tuhkala & Ari, 2021), where new pedagogical models incorporate stakeholder perspectives and encourage community engagement (Dhadphale & Wicks, 2022). Community-based projects expand teaching and learning, enabling the experience of practice-based education through the development of participatory projects (Medved and Ursic, 2021). Design-based university-community partnerships offer the opportunity to bring theory to practice through Participatory Action Research (De Oliveira, 2023), as participation and collaboration become the research drivers (Jacobs, 2018). Students can experience Work-Integrated Learning (Zegwaard et al., 2023), develop skills relevant to practice (Meroni & Selloni, 2022) and frame professional identities underpinned by civic engagement (Koekkoek et al., 2021) whilst helping communities understand and improve their conditions (Compare et al., 2022). Collaborative and participatory methods, or new professional roles can be learned through the experience of a participatory project (Martinez-Almoyna, 2019).
The Landscape Architecture programme of Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) has been developing over the last years a methodology that facilitates service learning, demonstrating to be adaptable to different types of partners, projects, design objectives and university courses (Martinez-Almoyna, 2023). This paper explains the application of this methodology in a project that proposes the transformation of Mātai Moana (Mount Crawford, Wellington) into a new Ecosanctuary and Heritage Reserve, working alongside the local community and mana whenua (Indigenous people who have historic and territorial rights over the land)
The Face Through the Mind’s Eye: Exploring Individual Differences in Visual Imagery and Face Perception.
No full textNeuropsychological studies suggest an association between visual imagery and face perception. For example, individuals without visual imagery (aphantasics) seem to have weaker face recognition skills, and some individuals with face blindness (prosopagnosics) have trouble making up mental pictures. Here I report three high-powered studies that examine the relationship between visual imagery and face perception across individual differences in the typical range. Study 1 (N = 200) examined the relationship between visual imagery and general face recognition abilities. Studies 2 and 3 examined the relationship between visual imagery and perception of faces using ambiguous stimuli that demand greater top-down inference, namely Mooney faces (Experiment 2, N = 200) and illusory faces (Experiment 3, N = 200). Across three studies, I observed mixed results concerning the relationship between visual imagery and face perception. These results suggest that visual imagery and face perception may not be related across individuals in the typical population.</p
Climate change adaptation in Cambodia’s coastal hotel sector: an analysis of adaptation measures and hotel characteristics
No full textAfter decades of profound challenges Cambodia has seen twenty years of stability and a flourishing tourism industry, however, it has also been identified as highly vulnerable to climate change thus putting the country’s long-desired economic development at risk. Sustainable Development Goal 13 ‘Climate Action’ is critical for the continued economic success of Cambodia’s vulnerable coastal tourism sector, but little is known about the hotel sector’s adaptation responses and the differences between key hotel characteristics such as star rating, size, ownership and length of operation. This article examines the adaptation actions by 50 Cambodian coastal hotels by distinguishing between five adaptation categories. Subsequently, the analysis is deepened through a comparative analysis of key hotel characteristics. Although adaptation measures varied considerably between hotels they were more comprehensive and numerous than expected. Furthermore, patterns emerged that saw large hotels apply high levels of adaptation while budget and Khmer-owned hotels reported limited adaptation measures.</p
TRADITIONAL YOUTH MOBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TRAVEL
No full textRapid technological advancement and concurrent societal changes are impacting virtually all aspects of life including leisure and work mobility (Sheldon et al., 2008). Not surprisingly most tourism research is concerned with the related changes and how to best adapt both supply and demand to a rapidly evolving world. In contrast, comparably little attention is paid to the mobility practices that are resilient to the seismic changes experienced over the last decades and continue to celebrate values and practices which have changed little over the last century. Although non-leisure driven youth mobility traditions used to exist in many Western countries such as the United States, the UK, and Australia (Adler, 1985; Webb & Webb, 1920; West, 2001) few have survived to the present day. One notable exception is the Central European tradition of Wanderschaft, also known as Walz, a form of mobility for crafts people that is organized and supported by guilds. Because the Walz is for young people during the important transitional life stage between adolescents and adulthood it is closely related to van Gennep’s (1960) Rites of Passage. The tradition is driven by the notion that contact with both nature and other people is core to people’s development and that travel broadens not only the mind and the soul. Many of the rules and practices that underlie this tradition date back to medieval times and have changed little over the last two hundred years. Specifically, the Wandergesellens’ motivations for choosing such an unconventional and tradition-laden approach to ‘work and travel’ will be examined with a view to developing an understanding of the tradition’s appeal to today’s young people and for learnings to be crystalised for tourism researchers and practitioners particularly in the context of sustainable and regenerative tourism.</p
The politics of spatial memory and the Barrio: Narratives of climate-led adaptation and dispossession
No full textThis article examines a risk-reduction intervention in an informal settlement in the Global South through the lens of historical legacies and discourses. Specifically, we investigate a large upgrading project in Domingo Savio, a flood-prone barrio marginado (marginal informal settlement) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. We propose ‘the politics of spatial memory’ as a framework for understanding how historical legacies and narratives shape contemporary climate adaptation efforts. The article examines three interrelated dimensions. First, it establishes how past socio-political dynamics have contributed to the settlement's enduring vulnerability. Second, it identifies parallels between past and present urban renewal efforts, revealing persistent patterns of state-led spatial marginalization. Lastly, the article explores how historical narratives are strategically employed by key stakeholders in the project. While the state leverages these histories to justify the intervention as a form of ‘reparation’—thereby garnering political support—non-governmental organizations and barrio residents mobilize the same temporal discourses to challenge state-driven narratives, foregrounding recurrent cycles of displacement and dispossession. Our analysis underscores that the politics of memory is both social and spatial, shaping responses to environmental risks
Antisocial Behaviour and Social Media: An Exploration of Rangatahi Motivations and Online Influences
No full textThere is growing concern over the role of social media in rangatahi (young people’s) antisocial behaviours. Recent times have seen an increase worldwide in the number of rangatahi recording and sharing antisocial activities on social media. To date, no academic research has addressed this issue. The current study took a qualitative approach to exploring the function and influence of social media in rangatahi antisocial behaviours. Specifically, this research aimed to address the following questions: 1) Why do rangatahi share antisocial activities online? 2) What do rangatahi hope to achieve from sharing antisocial activities online? and 3) How does social media influence rangatahi involvement in antisocial activities? Seven rangatahi from the community consented to be interviewed. Interviews were transcribed and then analysed using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA), which allows for the identification of patterns of meaning across the dataset. Four themes were developed in relation to rangatahi perceptions of social media and their behaviours: 1) Goals of social media use; 2) Influence of social media; 3) Likes and going viral; and 4) Insights and awareness. Findings highlighted that social media was used widely and differently across rangatahi, with antisocial activities being only one aspect of their wider social media use. Rangatahi described using social media for a range of purposes, including connecting with their peers and expressing autonomy. Rangatahi also described making active decisions around their social media use, while having various levels of insight into the nature of social media and its influence on their behaviours and beliefs. This thesis provides novel insights into the function of social media in rangatahi behaviours. It also identified a need for future research to further explore the antisocial aspects of behaviours online with wider samples of rangatahi.</p
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