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The effect of online learning task design on the trajectory of learner autonomy: A case study in a New Zealand context
No full textEducators seem to agree that the ultimate goal of teaching is to foster learner autonomy and help students become life-long, independent learners. Whilst considerable research studies have been conducted to identify conditions for fostering autonomous learning, a review of the literature indicates that the effect of learning task design on the development of learner autonomy is under-researched, and therefore, there is a clear need for a study of this nature. The present study attempted to fill the gap in the literature, aiming to explore if a learner’s independent learning in online environments evolved and developed as a result of online learning task design. To this end, the case study research approach was employed. By focusing on a single case, the primary objective of the current study was to provide an in-depth understanding of the construct, learner autonomy, rather than extrapolate findings to other populations and contexts. It was hoped that the richness and depth of data this study generated would advance our knowledge of the phenomenon under investigation and lead to “a full and thorough knowledge of the particular” (Stake, 2000, p.3).
To detect the developments, two in-depth, open-ended interviews were conducted on different timescales over a period of 20 weeks. By comparing the two sets of data collected, the qualitative analysis reveals changes in their autonomous learning. Instead of using limited online materials, they became a critical, competent user of multiple online sources. Additionally, the learning tasks fostered an interdependent and social dimension in their autonomous learning. By the end of this research study, they were also found to be more capable of regulating their self-directed study. The results yielded by the study suggested that the notion of learner autonomy is fluid and dynamic. They also provided empirical evidence to support the argument that autonomous learning is by no means guideless and teacher-less learning, suggesting that apart from psychological factors of individuals, environmental factors, such as guidance from the teacher and learning task design, play a critical role in the formation of different dimensions of learner autonomy. The presentation concludes with pedagogical implications for classroom practice
Popularity and public perceptions of companion animal content on Instagram
No full textThe use of animals in social media as photo props is a concern, as these animals are often anthropomorphised. Anthropomorphism can contribute to negative welfare through a misunderstanding of an animal’s behaviour and needs, leading to inappropriate handling and care. To date, limited research on the portrayal of animals on social media has focused on wild animals. This research has found concerning trends that species were viewed as not threatened and individual animals as tame and easily kept as pets because of their representation in ananthropomorphic setting. To our knowledge, a similar evaluation has not been conducted for companion animal content on social media. This study investigated the photographic portrayal and content of companion animals, both domestic and exotic pets, and their reception on public Instagram accounts. A systematic search of dog (Canis lupus familiaris ), cat (Felis catus ), rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus ), guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), parrot (var. spp.), chinchilla ( Chinchilla lanigera ) and reptile (var. spp.) public accounts was conducted to select pseudorandomized ten of each. Five accounts from each species were chosen for having predominantly anthropomorphised posts, with the other five showing more natural settings and behaviours. A random selection of ten posts from each account was then selected and assessed for their content (anthropomorphic or natural portrayal), popularity (number of likes/comments) and comments. Results found that overall anthropomorphic content was significantly more popular than naturalistic content, as indicated by the number of ‘likes’ on each post, (mean 331.01 and 234.70 ‘likes’, respectively), although there were species-specific differences. In particular, anthropomorphic content was particularly more popular in the case of dog and, concerningly, reptile accounts (mean 411.24 likes for anthropomorphic reptile content versus 201.28 likes for natural reptile content). Comments showed the same trend. Interestingly, there were similar public attitudes towards both anthropomorphic and naturalistic content, with comments being predominantly encouraging. Using animals to promote products was also more popular in anthropomorphised imagery. With exotic pet (i.e. reptiles) ownership on the rise, and knowledge of their needs and behaviour limited, the popularity and lack of awareness anthropomorphised posts are concerning as it increases the potential for undiagnosed stress. This study suggests a need for concern regarding companion animal content on Instagram. Social media organisations must carefully manage the potentially harmful animal imagery associated with anthropomorphism, as it may impact animal welfare and behaviou
谢绍英：被遗忘的留美音乐先驱 = Xie Shaoying: bei yiwang de liu Mei yinyue xianqu (Ruby Sia - Cornell's first Chinese student)
No full text有关近代中国的音乐留学生，学界一般都多将视野集中在２０世纪初年负笈日本 的沈心工、王鸿年、曹汝锦、曾志忞、萧友梅等人，而对较早赴美国学习音乐的留学生却很少提 及。文章以１９００年至１９１０年间两度赴美国专攻音乐的福州女留学生谢绍英为例，考察清末 国人在美国学习西洋音乐的经历及其学成归国后的音乐教育活动和中美音乐交流的情况。 关键词：谢绍英；清末留美乐人；康纳尔学院；华南女
Poipoia te mauri ki a puāwai te mauri o te whānau: The Poutama - is it working in Hauraki?
Get PDFRESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following overarching inquiries will guide this research:
• What is the relationship between colonisation, intergenerational historical trauma and whānau violence in Hauraki that emerges from the narratives of the participants in the study?
• What processes, ideas, activities in the Poutama Mauri Ora, Mauri Tū wānanga contribute to healing whānau violence in Hauraki?
• To what extent have graduates of the wānanga utilised their knowledge and experience of the Poutama Mauri Ora, Mauri Tū wānanga to assist their whakapapa whānau in taking responsibility for and being accountable to their whānau for the extent of violence in their whānau?
ABSTRACT
This study explores the effectiveness of the Poutama Mauri Ora, Mauri Tū wānanga, a mātauranga Māori approach for healing whānau violence in Hauraki. The study is essential as it highlights that a tangata whenua approach to healing whānau violence has been potent, memorable, and life-changing for nine wānanga participants. Moreover, this research contends there is a connection between whānau violence, intergenerational historical trauma, and colonisation for Hauraki whānau Māori. Therefore, Hauraki mātauranga approaches to healing emotional and spiritual wounds inflicted by colonisation and whānau violence are required.
This research delves deep into the lived experience of nine kai pūrākau (participants) who attended a Poutama Mauri Ora, Mauri Tu wānanga to explore the effectiveness of transferring mātauranga Māori in practice and how that transfer has contributed to healing whānau violence. Moreover, this study's research design and thinking are grounded in kaupapa Māori research principles. It covers how I engaged with the nine kai pūrākau and the research methods I used to analyse their pūrākau (narratives).
There are four ancestral archetypes central to the Poutama: the Tohunga (healer), Toa (leader), Matakite (seer), and Kai Ako (educator). My kaumatua, who supported me in developing the wānanga, chose these because they are gender-neutral. This study indicates that the fluidity of gender-neutral archetypes enables wāhine and tāne participating in a Poutama wānanga to traverse Te Ao Māori healing practices free from imposed Western male-dominated gender hierarchies. One of the biggest surprises in this study is that kai pūrākau did not mention hapū and iwi as having a role in healing whānau violence.
The conclusions drawn from this study are:
a) the Poutama Mauri Ora, Mauri Tu wānanga is an effective tangata whenua healing modality for supporting whānau Māori to heal their lived experiences of whānau violence.
b) the four Poutama archetypes are sites for transformation.
c) that research regarding Hauraki gender-neutral exemplars and the role of hapū and iwi; in healing whānau violence need further examination by Hauraki researchers
The factors influencing the awareness and uptake of osteopathy by Pacific people in Auckland
No full textBACKGROUND
Osteopathy is a popular health therapy within New Zealand that is associated with disorders and injury to the structural components of the human body. As New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland has a steadily increasing Pacific population with a range of health needs. A deeper investigation into the relationship between osteopathy and Pacific people may be useful in determining how best to provide culturally responsive and accessible osteopathic care to a potentially receptive and widespread client base.
OBJECTIVES
To identify the factors influencing the awareness and uptake of osteopathy by Pacific people in Auckland, New Zealand.
METHODS
Utilising a predominantly inductive qualitative research design, a method of data collection similar to semi-structured interviews (talanoa) were undertaken with a total of 12 Pacific people (6 of whom were previous osteopathic patients, and 6 of whom had no prior experience with an osteopathic practitioner or clinic). Talanoa interviews were analysed using a Pacific-based research framework known as Kakala. This study’s findings are a result of a thoughtful progression of data collection, sorting, and thematic analysis.
FINDINGS
Data analysis produced five main themes that characterised Pacific peoples’ experiences and attitudes toward osteopathy and influenced the level of awareness and the likelihood of uptaking osteopathic treatment. Under these themes, four factors were found to exclusively influence awareness along a spectrum from “no awareness” to “high awareness”: 1) education; 2) language and terminology; 3) promotion of osteopathy on social media; and 4) promotion of osteopathy in Pacific communities and spaces. Three factors were found to exclusively influence the uptake of osteopathy by Pacific people in Auckland: 1) awareness; 2) the presence of a “triggering need”; and 3) affordability of treatment. Five factors were found to influence awareness and uptake in varying degrees: 1) trust in the practitioner and clinical space; 2) health literacy; 3) decision-making; practices of Pacific people; 4) cultural competency of the practitioner; and 5) the number of Pacific osteopaths in the profession.
CONCLUSION
This study demonstrated that osteopathy has the potential to positively impact the health and wellbeing of Pacific people in Auckland due to its culturally relatable underlying principles, including its holistic approach to health and its acknowledgment of the role of spiritual and social factors. The factors influencing awareness and uptake of osteopathy are interconnected and nuanced, and highlight the importance of relationship-building between the osteopaths and Pacific community
Ola faʻamanuia: Living well
No full textRESEARCH QUESTION
How can architecture support the preservation of traditional Samoan healing and medicine as a means of expressing cultural identity?
ABSTRACT
Since the arrival of the first Europeans in Samoa during the 1800s, western influences have co-existed alongside the fa’a-Samoa (Samoan way of life and living). Traditional Samoan healing is one of many things the fa’a-Samoa have been impacted by, since their arrival. Traditional Samoan healing (and medicine) includes herbal remedies and special fofō or massage to treat various illnesses and ailments, and in some cases, including witchcraft. For the Samoan people who live in New Zealand away from their home country, it is harder for them to maintain the fa’a-Samoa way. Over 100,000 Samoan individuals and families within New Zealand are not exposed to strong cultural values and practices. Some seek relief with traditional healing and medicine, yet it is not easily accessible or is challenging to find.
Traditional Samoan healing continues to be an essential way to treat illnesses and ailments many people encounter. This standard practice is unique and sometimes varies from healer to healer, embodying cultural values and heritage. No public facility currently provides this unique service in Auckland City, where the largest number of Samoan individuals and families reside. Traditional Samoan healing contains intangible but strong cultural values and beliefs. It can inform and encourage the Samoan people to learn about their cultural heritage within New Zealand. Unfortunately, this unique practice is in danger of disappearing. It will eventually form a disconnection between Samoans and their culture within New Zealand. The potential disconnection presents a risk of disconnection from their culture.
This project aims to utilise architecture to preserve traditional Samoan healing practices and medicine and assist Samoan individuals in learning about their cultural identities. A traditional Samoan healing facility will bridge the gap to bring the Samoan community together and encourage learning about a sacred practice that strongly thrives in the home country of Samoa. Preservation methodologies, cultural elements and values, and healing practices are analysed, so significant ideals are architecturalised to provide a facility to serve the Samoan community and everyone in New Zealand
Rethinking: Humanising: Isolation: Aotearoa New Zealand (A novel approach to design)
No full textOur modern, globalised world is more vulnerable to infectious diseases that can spread voraciously—globalisation has aided the rapid spread of diseases and increased the frequency with which goods and people are transported across borders. Infectious disease pandemics are not a new phenomenon, and their global spread has occurred throughout history, notably the "Spanish Flu" post first world war, and more latterly, MERS CoV (2012), and specific regions and countries. A decade later, the SARS CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic assailed humanity as a global phenomenon.
Over six million people have died as a result of the novel airborne disease. The pandemic has put unprecedented strain on the healthcare infrastructure and the hotels that were designated as Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facilities within Aotearoa, New Zealand. Growing evidence suggests that if purpose-built quarantine facilities that followed best practice design research guidelines had been in place prior to the outbreak, the pandemic's effects could have been significantly reduced.
The role of architecture in mitigating future infectious disease outbreaks and the resulting impact on society will be explored in this project by designing spaces that prioritise health and safety while ensuring patient/resident well-being is at the core of the design. Architecture can aid in infection control through design and promote health and well-being. Biophilic design elements, natural light, air quality circulation, and appropriate building materials have all been shown to improve well-being outcomes. This research-by-design project will put well-being-focused design strategies to the test in order to create a successful health and well-being facility. This research could help reimagine how spaces are designed and operated using new design strategies, allowing the method to be replicated globally
Dietotherapy applications of yacon concentrate NZFOS+: Yacon prebiotic functional drinks
No full textYacon
Health-related properties
Aim of the study
Development of yacon functional drinks
Sensory evaluation
Antioxidant capacity
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Acknowledgements: The team • Dr Rothman Kam, Keegan Chessum, Saleshni Nand, Ben Terzaghi
This research was co-funded by Te Pūkenga Unitec and Yacon New Zealand Lt
Stocktake of placement preparation and clinical experience for Aotearoa New Zealand student nurses in aged care settings: July 2023
No full textThe global population is getting older. In 2019 there were 703 million people aged ≥65 years. This figure is predicted to double to 1.5 billion, or 16% of the global population, by 2050 (United Nations, 2020). By comparison, Aotearoa New Zealand is expected to see a 36% increase in people aged ≥65 years for the ten years between 2021 and 2031 (Stats NZ, 2020). Since age is the most significant predictor for the most common health conditions, and the prevalence of chronic diseases and disability is also set to increase, pressures on most healthcare services are likely to escalate (Inouye et al., 2021). The Better Later Life (2019–2034) strategy sets out key areas of action for addressing a response to our ageing population. It recognises the importance of promoting healthy ageing and improving access to services as a fundamental part of the realisation of the strategy. A key factor underpinning this action is the education of health professionals. Nurses are at the front line of healthcare and are ideally placed to respond to the changing demographic. As a profession, we need to analyse how well we are preparing nurses for undertaking the work that will be required. As educators, we need to anticipate curriculum developments which may be required to support a well-prepared profession
Diagnostic procedures for low-level asbestos contamination in occupied tertiary institutional buildings
No full textAsbestos related disease: a global picture
Changing risk
New Zealand timeline
New Zealand's asbestos story
New Zealand facts
New Zealand case history
Unitec - Auckland, New Zealand
Asbestos in buildings
Asbestos discovery, 2021
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Asbestos source?
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