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The case of Tapatoru: Building the capability of foundation educators through professional standards
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How isTapatoru being used to inform capability building?
What are the organisation and individual drivers for the use of Tapatoru?
What enables and inhibits organisational and individual use of Tapatoru?
ABSTRACT
This thesis is a story within which many stories are told. The central character is Tapatoru – a professional standards framework for foundation level educators. Tapatoru’s development, introduction and use are examined through several peoples’ stories – those who informed it, those who developed it, those who introduced it, and those who used it.
As this is a Doctorate of Professional Practice (DProfPrac), this thesis is also the story of my practice as a professional researcher. Telling this story has been more difficult than telling the stories of others as it is about what I research, how I research, why I research, and the reflective and reflexive processes used. It has been challenging to look inside myself and in the DProfPrac journey show this inside to others. He kokonga whare e kitea; he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea – a corner of a house may be examined; not so the corners of the heart.
Launched in late 2018, Tapatoru incorporates three dimensions: Ō Tātou Uara – what we value; Ō Tātou Mōhiotanga – what we understand; Ā Tātou Mahi – what we do. The framework builds from work overtime in Aotearoa New Zealand and provides a clear and succinct articulation at the national level of the dimensions that contribute to foundation educator practice. Further it is the cultural underpinning and the placement of values at the top and the learner at the centre that makes this a distinctly Aotearoa New Zealand framework.
Given Tapatoru is new to the tertiary education sector, this research project provides the opportunity to gain insight into the contribution professional standards make to guiding, informing, and attesting to foundation-level educators’ capability. This was discovered through an exploratory case study with data drawn from literature, observations, interviews, artefacts, and ongoing personal communications with the developer and deliverer of Tapatoru.
Tapatoru was introduced at a time of uncertainty in tertiary education. Firstly, the Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE) and then COVID-19 arrived. Both these factors, along with the challenge of getting the sector to understand what a professional standards framework is, have contributed to lower uptake than anticipated.
However, the stories of the early adopters told in this thesis show the value of Tapatoru to them. Firstly, their recognition and articulation of Ō Tātou Uara – the values of whanaungatanga, manaakitanga, wairuatanga, and aroha and the ways in which these values allow educators to think about, build towards, or affirm their cultural capability. Secondly, the extent to which going through Tapatoru has enabled deliberate reflection-on-action, and for some, reflection-in-action in relation to their knowledge, practice, and values. Thirdly, the reflective commentary process for Tapatoru allows for articulation of practice in a way that has not been asked for previously. Combined, these three factors have enabled a broader understanding of what it means to be a professional in the foundation education sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. Given these findings, the value of Tapatoru to educators and organisations is in its use as a professional practice framework.
Note: Some Figures in this thesis have a different licence than the rest of the thesis
Functions of a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem: A case study of a New Zealand university
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If entrepreneurial education provides students with fundamental skills such as creativity, innovation, and action orientation, why have many universities not adopted entrepreneurial education within its lectures yet?
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
RQ1: What are the benefits of entrepreneurial education to students?
RQ2: What are the impacts of the entrepreneurial ecosystem on the broader socio-cultural, economic landscape?
RQ3: What measures can be implemented that would help develop a framework that can be applied to tertiary education in New Zealand in order to create an entrepreneurship ecosystem?
Universities in emerging economies are being driven to innovate and become more entrepreneurial in order to deal with the problems posed by globalisation. Therefore, entrepreneurial education is simply essential as real-world skills that will enable students to live remarkable lives in an ever-changing world. Given their importance, it is indeed critical that researchers address the key question: “If entrepreneurial education provides students with fundamental skills such as creativity, innovation, and action orientation, why have many universities not adopted entrepreneurial education within its lectures yet?”
This research presents a case study of an entrepreneurship ecosystem within a New Zealand tertiary institution. The study focuses on the benefits of entrepreneurial education for students and the ramifications for the wider socio-cultural and economic landscape. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with six participants involved with the ecosystem.
This study identifies the relevance of entrepreneurial education, making students more confident, more creative, opportunity-oriented, proactive, and innovative, adhering to a broad definition of entrepreneurship applicable to all walks of life. Furthermore, it assists people in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required to achieve the objectives they set for themselves. Consequently, it causes a positive impact in the local region in various ways.
This study aims to encourage practitioners and policymakers in educational institutions in New Zealand to adhere to entrepreneurship programmes in order to create an entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region. In this sense, a framework was developed with measures to be implemented within the tertiary institution
"One of us": Exploring the Nurse Practitioner role within a surgical hospital in New Zealand
No full textBACKGROUND: Today’s health sector faces the challenge of providing high quality care within the constraints of increasing costs and reducing resources. Patient and consultant expectations have grown, exposing a need for advanced nursing skills and care in an environment where, in most small to medium sized private hospitals, nurses are often the only clinical staff on site. To meet these challenges our private surgical hospital introduced Nurse Practitioners (NP's). While informal feedback from patients and consultants has confirmed that the role is highly beneficial, there has been no formal review on the implementation or effectiveness of the role.
PURPOSE: The aim of this research is to explore the Nurse Practitioner role within the private hospital by providing a description of NP role; identifying the impact on pre and postoperative care; and by identifying how the NP provides leadership in their role.
METHODS: We used a mixed methods approach where data was collected concurrently and analysed separately. Quantitative data was collected through a patient satisfaction survey and nurse practitioner activity log. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured focus groups and interviews involving management,
nurses and consultant doctors.
KEY LEARNING OR RESULTS: Initial findings and themes that have emerged indicate the NP is an integral part of the patient journey. The NP provides timely assessment and intervention and often acts as an interface between patients, family, registered nurses and specialist doctors. The nurse practitioner is seen by ward nurses as “one of us”, with management and doctors indicating they feel “secure’ knowing that a NP is in attendance when they may not be there.
CONCLUSION: This presentation will present final findings once data has been fully analysed and triangulated.
SIGNIFICANCE: The research has the potential to influence the development of similar NP roles within the private healthcare setting
Intrapreneurship in the time of Covid
No full textFor individuals and firms, traditional sources of competitive advantage are being eroded. Competitive advantage today is not built upon product markets, but in upstream markets of expertise, with control of key intangible assets, alongside dynamic capabilities. Intrapreneurship is seen as an important method for organisations to simultaneously nurture existing business while developing new business creatively and strategically. Covid-19 restrictions have forced organisations to look to their ‘intangible capabilities’ to reassess and redeploy them for transformational, value-added outcomes. An underutilised ally is intrapreneurship, where individuals in an organisation break convention to create opportunities and revenue streams. An intrapreneurial culture can be the foundation of sustainable competitiveness for both firms and their business ecosystems, and even the communities they impact. This paper re-investigates intrapreneurship in this new Covid era as a source of new, sustainable opportunity and competitive advantage; in this time of Covid, a contextual orientation approach to intrapreneurship offers organisations new solutions guided by expertise within the firm. We find that now is the time to foster intrapreneurial processes to leverage internal strengths, resource access and expertise
The scope of talanoa research methodology within a postgraduate curriculum
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Context
Talanoa methodology
Values of talanoa(Pan-Pacific)
Principles of talanoa research
Talanoaas methodology and method
Talanoa and non-Pacific methods
The scope of Talanoa methodology
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Leptospermum repo (Myrtaceae), a new species from northern Aotearoa / New Zealand peat bog habitats, segregated from Leptospermum scoparium s. l.
No full textLeptospermum repo de Lange & L.M.H.Schmid sp. nov. (Myrtaceae) is segregated from L. scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (sensu lato). The new species is endemic to the peat bogs of the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and adjacent eastern ranges of the northern portion of Te Ika a Maui / North Island, Aotearoa / New Zealand. The new species belongs to the northern Te Ika a Maui / North Island clade of L. scoparium s. l., from whose other members it is morphologically distinguished by its gracile, spindly, open-branched growth habit; widely divergent, longer, linear, linear-lanceolate (rarely filiform), shortly cuspidate leaves; flowers with white petals, stamens mostly with white filaments (very rarely tinged pink near base), and by the style and stigma which are usually green (very rarely pink). Leptospermum repo now occupies ca. 10% of its former peat bog habitat, where aside from a few protected peat bogs the species is still in decline through loss of its habitat. A more recent potential threat to L. repo is myrtle rust disease, caused by Austropuccinia psidii, an exotic rust first detected in Aotearoa / New Zealand in May 2017. This rust poses a serious threat to the Myrtaceae of Aotearoa / New Zealand, for which there is at present no known effective treatment to prevent the death of infected hosts. Therefore, due to the historic loss of habitat, a threat which is still ongoing, causing the decline of many L. repo populations; and the potential threat of Austropuccinia psidii to this species, the listing proposed for the species (as Leptospermum aff. scoparium (c) (AK191319; "Waikato peat bog") by the New Zealand Indigenous Vascular Plant Threat Listing Panel of "Threatened / Nationally Critical DP, De" is here upheld
Preparing graduates in the everchanging employment market: A New Zealand tertiary case study
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How can tertiary education providers maintain graduate outcomes perpetually current in their programmes of study?
ABSTRACT:
Tertiary education is always heavily implicated in disruptions from global crisis including climate change, improvements in technology and related environmental issues. This research is provocative as it examines the robustness of graduate outcomes in programmes of study offered at Tertiary education institutes. It questions the ability of Tertiary education institutes to update and maintain graduate outcomes that will prepare the future workforce of the country with skills, knowledge and capabilities in an ever-changing work environment caused by global disruptions. A qualitative methodology was used to ascertain how global incidents caused disruptions to the way of work and the changes to skill-sets of employees. Drivers of disruptions were found to be introduction of radical technology, global economic shocks, political upheavals, environmental issues and impact on public health by pandemics. Key findings indicate that tertiary education institutes lack the foresight and funding to maintain and gear up their programmes of study in order to future proof against disruptive changes. The result has been that there is a growing mismatch between graduate outcomes and industry expectation. Discussions are around closing the current and future skills gap as an immediate priority for programmes of study. This research concludes with recommendations for improved funding and resources and a model to enhance validity of student learning experience
Weaknesses in the U.S. dairy supply chain exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
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1. Identify which parts of the dairy industry supply chain failed, and find out the reasons for the failure and describe the impact
2. Suggest how can companies avoid or minimize these risk
Bridging the gap: An integrative literature review on guidelines for the use of dental general anaesthesia in children
No full textDental general anaesthesia (DGA) in children has become widely accepted in many countries, including New Zealand. This is a risk to patients' health and well-being; as the DGA referral volume increases, so does the length of the theatre waitlist, and subsequently, critical treatments for these patients are delayed. This is alarming as dental caries themselves are a preventable disease. The aim of this research is to review and analyse the literature on DGA referral criteria and care pathways, and with the findings, to recommend guidelines for the use of DGA in children in New Zealand. DGA referral guidelines for New Zealand children were called for in 2008 by a working group commissioned by the New Society of Hospital and Community Dentistry. However, this integrative literature review could find no evidence in the adoption of consistent national guidelines or on subsequent recommendations. International evidence suggests that the DGA referral rates for children could be reduced by up to 50% through a combination of; improving practitioners' skills on behaviour management strategies in clinics, rigorous assessment of the need for DGA referrals in the face of alternative treatment modalities, improved informed decision-making of the parents, and ultimately a clear set of guidelines for DGA referrals in children. This integrative literature review identified 15 articles from four databases and synthesised nine themes. The themes were translated into recommendations which could form the basis of a pilot study for the guidelines of DGA in children. The evidence level of this review is sufficient to support a pilot study, according to the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice model. Enabling practitioners to reduce their DGA referral rates is only a form of disease management, an interim solution to this public health crisis. The real disease solution is, and has always been, to focus on addressing the root cause of dental caries via public health prevention measures
Visual Transcription: A method to analyze the visual and visualize the audible in interaction
No full textThe communication and language sciences have decidedly taken a multimodal turn and a proliferation of work in previously language-dominated fields is focusing on the contribution of non-verbal communicative modes in social interaction. While this has proven empirically and theoretically fruitful, it throws an additional kink in an already complicated issue: transcription practices and the interpretive and representational process accompanying said practices. In this article, we review and champion a methodological framework that provides analytical tools and a transcription protocol for the generation of visual transcripts. Visual transcription, we contest, is far more congruent with the multimodal ethos and we both detail the method while applying it to a data segment from a larger project investigation teamwork and collaborative problem-solving in dyadic videoconferencing interactions. The analytical focus on action coupled with the accompanying transcription method reveals complex and fluctuating distributions of attention and interactional awareness. Non-verbal actions reveal contributions to the task at hand which are not realized in talk and the analysis details an intricate ebb and flow of attentional orientations which are realized through non-verbal means