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Acoustic features of dysphonic speech vs normal speech in New Zealand English speakers
No full textThis poster presents the acoustic features of distorted speech in three dysphonic New Zealanders compared to three healthy individuals as the control group. There are a total of six subjects in this study. Voice onset time and measurements of the two formant frequencies of vowel articulation in /hVd/ words are calculated for both groups, and the results are provided for comparison purposes. Furthermore, independent sample t-tests are conducted between dysphonic and normal speech results to evaluate the significancy of the differences in acoustic measurements
Improving teaching practice using peer observation of teaching while participating in a Community of Practice
No full textThis paper discusses research that was conducted at the Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus with the aim of creating a programme for peer observation of teaching. The motivation for the research was to discover a process for lecturers to feel empowered in developing their facilitation practice through a sustained sharing of ideas, and to foster a greater culture of collegiality among teaching staff. Participants in the research project engaged in multiple rounds of peer observation of teaching over the course of a teaching block on the campus, during which each participant acted as both classroom observer and observee.
To foster the sharing of practice, participants were also placed into a community of practice where they would discuss their experiences after each round of observation. The feedback from the participants was used to determine if the structure of the programme would be acceptable for a wider implementation of such a project. Participative action research was selected as the methodology, as this allowed for the participants and the researcher to work together in determining the process and for the participants to have the freedom to operate in a method that suited their own practice. Key findings from the project included that the use of a community of practice was instrumental in getting facilitators to share their practice and engage in sustained observations of teaching in a mutually beneficial manner, and that lecturers need to be given a level of autonomy in how they manage their observations for them to feel empowered in their own development of practice. The results from this study can be used to develop similar peer observation processes across Otago Polytechnic
'Thank you for telling our story’: An exploration of the needs of migrant nurses undergoing competence assessment for New Zealand registration
No full textThe New Zealand health care system is heavily dependent on the inflow of internationally qualified nurses. It is becoming increasingly important to understand this group, to be able to attract, retain and develop this essential component of the health care system. While interest has been shown by the research community towards these nurses, this enquiry sought to give them a voice, to let them express what they felt their needs were and therefore to empower them as a previously undervalued and unheard group in nursing in New Zealand; it sought to tell their story. The aim of this research enquiry was to understand the needs of nurses migrating to New Zealand – providing an opportunity for international nurses to provide their voice and perspective on what they need from new colleagues and therefore become empowered to succeed. A case study methodology was used, following the emancipatory and constructivist paradigms. The case in the present work-based enquiry was the international nurse who entered the competence assessment process and nurse workforce. Two groups were investigated: newly arrived candidates for NZ nurse registration and international NZ registered nurses who were already working here. Data was collected using a survey questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The investigation revealed that international nurses had their own perspective on what they needed in order to be successful. Suggestions were gained around Competence Assessment Programme content. Responses were compared to the Maslow hierarchy of needs framework and a new model called the Prism Model of Migrant Nurse Needs was created. This study has revealed new and significant information about how migrant nurses can be supported to succeed, both during their initial process of assessment and when they join the nurse workforce. The health care system in New Zealand is heavily dependent on international nurses. By better understanding their needs, international nurses can be more effectively supported to succeed during their professional assessment and employment in the healthcare sector
A first NZ study looked at the role of Lutetium-177-PSMA I & T in the progression of mCRPC
No full textOBJECTIVES
To assess the efficacy of Lutetium-177-PSMA-I&T therapy to palliate end stage mCRPC
To review tolerability and impact on QOL of Lutetium-177- PSMA-I&T therap
Lagenophora schmidiae (Asteraceae), a critically threatened new species from Aotearoa / New Zealand
No full textLagenophora schmidiae de Lange & Jian Wang ter sp. nov. (Asteraceae) is described, illustrated and differentiated from L. montana Hook.f. The new species was first recorded from Aotearoa / New Zealand in 1974, when it was identified as L. montana. This relatively recent recognition reflects in part the fact that the new species is extremely uncommon, and has often been confused with the superficially similar L. barkeri Kirk, with which it often grows. A conservation status for L. schmidiae of ‘Threatened / Nationally Critical’ using the New Zealand Threat Classification System is proposed, as the new species is known only from small populations, many of which are threatened by alien weed invasion
Addressing privilege to decolonize social work education
No full textThe social work profession is committed to indigenous rights, social justice and the achievement of equity within human societies. It is the job of social work education to prepare and support students to work in a way that promotes these goals. Whereas a critical analysis of societal injustice is often employed that typically focuses on the disadvantage experienced by indigenous groups, the concept of privilege is helpful in analysing the advantages held by dominant settler groups as a flip side to such analysis.
Research was undertaken with nine of the 19 social work programmes throughout Aotearoa New Zealand to examine how the profession’s commitment to decolonization was being demonstrated by educators. Participants included a diverse range of indigenous and non-indigenous educators who spoke about the way colonization was addressed by them, their faculty team, their institution and the profession’s regulator. The theme of privilege was raised and formed part of the practice for teaching about injustice, also for educator development and the way decolonization could be advanced more widely within their programmes.
Examples are discussed and recommendations made on how the concept of privilege can be helpfully used in teaching, in staff development and more broadly in social work education programmes to promote decolonization. The roles of indigenous and non-indigenous faculty are explored. The author is a non-indigenous person committed to partnerships that advance decolonization
古伯察《鞑靼西藏旅行记》中有关藏族音乐的记述 [Tibetan music and dance as described by Évariste Régis Huc In his Souvenirs d’ un voyage à travers la Tartarie, le Tibet et la Chine]
No full text法国遣使会士古伯察是中国“五口通商”后最早进入西藏地区的来 华西人之一。其流传极广的著述中对宁夏、甘肃、青海、西康地区宗教信仰、 历史文化、民风习俗、自然状况等的记述在海外影响甚广。以古伯察在19 世 纪中期首版的《鞑靼西藏旅行记》为聚焦点，检索古伯察对我国西藏和康藏 等地藏族仪式及世俗音乐活动的描述。这些描述虽然不以音乐为主，更谈不 上是民族音乐学意义上的有关藏民音乐活动的专门研究，但可弥补目前藏族 音乐研究目击者记录不足之缺憾。此外，古伯察作为目击者的描述也提供了 一个从西人的域界看近代西藏音乐文化的视角，有助学界了解近代域外对
Incandescent molecules: An analytical investigation into materiality in contemporary abstract painting
No full textThis project began by considering abstract painting across the twentieth century, from Malevich to Nozkowski, and subsequently looked at contemporary New Zealand practice. This analysis secured my work within the genres of neo-casualism and new materiality.
New materiality accepts that all matter, whether substance or object, has agency and presence. Materials are full of surprises; I celebrate the messy vitality of uncontrollable materials and rejoice at the random slippage of an edge.
Quirky, off kilter, seemingly unrefined forms, are characteristic of neo-casualism. Humour is combined with an anti-heroic style. All these elements have been central to my practice. A curious and unexpected body of work has emerged from blending new materiality and neo-casualism, and synchronising discordant elements with waste materials. In working with raw, unpredictable materials and embracing the random ooze or slip, each painting has developed its own personality.
The surface and the edge rise to the fore in this body of work. I use the value and vitality of the edge to enliven the centre of the picture plane. The expansive picture plane begins as a sheet of cardboard. By combining textural surface with carefully chosen colours, the cardboard sheds its humble beginning to become an art object. This is no mean feat. The surface eventuates from layers of sealants, gesso, and paint to which texture is added – straw, hair, paper, whatever is at hand. Onto this, layers of colour and clay are pasted and secured as the paintings are built up. These constructions begin to register as objects which have moved beyond representation and into the realm of real form.
This praxis has opened broader discussions for my practice, opening avenues for continued rumination on materiality, rhythms and making
Male student engagement with school counsellors
No full textThis presentation reports on Phase One of a multi-stage investigation into the supports and constraints encountered by male secondary students seeking engagement with their school’s counsellor(s) in New Zealand co-educational settings.
The aim is to contribute to our understanding of the experience this vulnerable population has in regards to seeking or accessing counselling in New Zealand co-educational secondary schools. The intended outcome is the improvement of access and rates of engagement by male students, and promote the value and importance of counselling provision on-site in New Zealand secondary schools.
This presentation offers a detailed analysis of counselling engagement statistics from participating schools. The analysis compared each school’s counsellor data with that schools demographic of the student body (Ministry of Education Roll Return) to produce comparative engagement rates by gender, year level and ethnicity. Male student engagement rates were then compared with that of their female peers. The results definitively show male students are underrepresented. This information is of key interest to the participating schools, Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (professional counselling association in New Zealand) as it evidences the underrepresentation of male students.
There is wide evidence of the extent of mental and emotional distress among young men in New Zealand so why are male student underrepresented in counselling at their school? Phase Two (proposed for 2022) intends to expose factors that contribute to this disparity (constraints and facilitative factors)