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Self-determined housing choices for young people leaving the care system in Aotearoa New Zealand
No full textThis thesis documents the self-determined housing preferences of ten young people (aged 18-22) leaving the care system in New Zealand. Globally, care leavers are acknowledged as some of the most vulnerable youth, especially to patterns of housing instability and homelessness. Despite this, limited evidence is available in New Zealand regarding care leavers’ housing experiences, although comparable international data exists. Adopting a constructivist lens, the study utilises photovoice, photo-elicitation, and semistructured interviewing to capture young people’s representations and narratives of preferred accommodation. The data was analysed using thematic analysis, and offers the reader rich visual and verbal accounts of care leavers’ housing journeys. The researcher upheld strengths-based youth development principles throughout the project, ensuring a democratic and equitable exchange with participants and prioritising the voices of young people.
The findings indicate the importance of stability and permanence for care leavers in post-care accommodation by documenting and analysing multiple stories of unstable and insecure living immediately after care. In their stories, participants raised concerns about their readiness to navigate independent living within short transition timeframes, and indicated a desire to receive tailored support alongside stable housing, ideally from a workforce with lived experience transitioning out of care. Most care leavers expressed a reluctance to return to their families of origin as their initial accommodation option, although several rangatahi Māori voiced a yearning resonant with a desire to be housed amongst Hapū and Iwi. In an unexpected finding, many participants sought connections to nature as part of their preferred home environment. Participants were also particularly interested in independent living arrangements, and communicated significant resistance to being housed in close proximity to other vulnerable youth, providing evidence that alternative housing options to the current (congregate) supported accommodation model should be considered. Taken together, these findings present a compelling and urgent case for policymakers to focus their attention on care leaver housing options and support for this cohort’s independent living. Further research is needed in order to understand the scale of care leaving housing needs in New Zealand, how many care leavers exit care only to fall into housing instability, and what specific cultural considerations need to be addressed in post-care housing for rangatahi Māori
Opening the black box of social work field assessments: Developing supported learning strategies through the use of digital technologies
No full textField education can be seen as the signature pedagogy of social work (CSWE, 2008). It is the time where “real world” learning is used to connect taught theory to actual practice, and where students are guided by an experienced practitioner as they develop their competencies to practice social work. For students entering their first field education experience this can be a time of great uncertainty and anxiety. Literature highlights multiple methods of assessing students’ practice development including portfolios of evidence, case studies, critical reflection, direct observation, focus groups and interviews. Most of these assessment methods are undertaken by field education staff at the end of placement after students have completed their required number of days. This it is argued, creates a “black-box” in relation to the evaluative process. The concept of a black box is drawn from the study of science and technology, which describes a system or process which is only viewed in terms of its inputs and outputs without any knowledge of its internal workings. This presentation describes a process of change undertaken by the field education team within a social practice degree in Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores pedagogical approaches to field education and strategies that have been developed to make the assessment of field education supportive, reflective, transparent, and relevant. It will highlight the ways that available open-source digital technologies can be employed to open the black-box of field education assessment
An alternative approach to teaching architectural history: Redrawing the pedagogical boundaries between architectural history and design studio with flexible and blended methods
No full textThrough the presentation of a case study this paper advocates for the use of flexible and blended learning techniques to teach architectural history in a way that reinforces the connections between architectural history and problem-solving to inform the students design work in studio. The paper seeks to emphasise the utility of employing digital pedagogies to strengthen architectural history and design studio connections whilst, critically, enhancing student learning. A description of the Critical Studies 1 (CS 1) course, the teaching approaches employed within it, and the impact on student learning is offered within the constraints of this short paper
Reflections on Nan’s liver transplant
No full textThe first liver transplant in Aotearoa New Zealand took place in 1998 following the establishment of the New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit (NZLTU) at Auckland Hospital (Gane et al., 2002). From that time to 30 December 2001, 186 patients were listed for liver transplantation, 13 of whom were Māori (Gane et al., 2002). Furthermore, from 1998 to 2014 a total of 595 liver transplants were performed by the NZLTU (Munn et al., 2014). In 1999 my grandmother, Rēpora Marion Brown (1940-2017), required an emergency liver transplant at Auckland Hospital.
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Māori donate and receive fewer organs per capita than non-Māori (Lewis & Pickering, 2003). More Māori organ donors are needed (Munn et al. 2014) as “[t]he chance of a good tissue match for Maori or Pacific people is low because very few of them become cadaveric donors” (Roake, 2002, p. 2). However, cultural values and spiritual beliefs about the body and its constituents have an effect on organ donation rates for Māori (Shaw, 2010)
Mixed reality results in vocational education: a case study with HoloLens 2.
No full textPedagogy in vocational education is challenged by the increasing availability of mixed reality (MR) technologies. Wearable technologies such as the Microsoft HoloLens are being embedded in nursing education programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia and explored in other subject areas such as construction, architecture, and engineering. Empirical research undertaken with staff and students in a nursing programme reinforces and expands on previous research findings about enhanced student motivation, learning and organisational change implications, highlighted in the 2020 special issue of Research in Learning Technology that provided a ‘state of the art’ review of mobile mixed reality (MMR) in education as at 2019. This new research also identifies a number of technical or design constraints that need to be overcome to optimise MR for vocational and higher education use. Importantly, it highlights the need for significant improvement in integration of MR platforms into the learner journey so that use of the technology is not confined to professional users and early adopter student cohorts. Finally, the authors note the portability that MR headsets offer with the potential to deliver training across multiple campus and work-based learning environments to a consistent standard
A habitação social brasileira recente: Entre sonho, necessidade, marketing e a realidade
No full textAtualmente a questão da habitação social tem sido amplamente discutida no Brasil. Nos últimos anos observa-se que essa questão foi fortemente influenciada pelo Programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida (PMCMV) e pela Copa do Mundo de 2014. Desta forma, propõe-se uma reflexão sobre a temática a partir do uso da História Cultural e do método da montagem proposto por Walter Benjamin, através de discursos e representações, material publicitário oficial e charges sobre o tema. Percebe-se que a habitação social tem sido utilizada como instrumento que vai muito além do interesse de solucionar os problemas habitacionais, sendo um instrumento de marketing governamental. Ao mesmo tempo, constata-se que, contrariamente ao defendido pelo discurso da política pública, direitos e garantias à Moradia foram desrespeitados em virtude do megaevento da Copa do Mundo
Face-to-face delivery this week; online the next: a reflection
No full textPURPOSE
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the effects of online learning on student engagement as a result of a shift from face-to-face to online learning during the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH
The reflection expresses the accounting lecturers’ observations and experiences of student engagement in online learning during the COVID-19 lockdown focussing on the three facets of student engagement; social presence, cognitive presence and teaching presence.
FINDINGS
The focus on social and teaching presence in online learning by Unitec academic staff had a positive impact on cognitive presence as student course success rates and course ratings were similar to rates achieved from face-to-face delivery despite a rapid transition to online learning.
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS
This reflection is based on the experiences of three academic staff in one tertiary organisation.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
The findings of this study can be helpful for tertiary institutions that are planning to adopt blended learning in the future. Academic staff may revisit teaching pedagogies to design new strategies and institutions may develop blended learning guidelines and tools to support academics to embrace blended learning.
SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The reflection shows the respect, support and care provided by academics to students building a sense of belongingness and supporting students’ mental well-being in a period of fear and anxiety about COVID-19.
ORIGINALITY / VALUE
This is a reflection on students’ online engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has not been addressed previously in the academic literatur
I wear my pride upon my skin: Becoming more of who I am
No full textINTRODUCTION
Tua - beyond. Kiri – skin. Combined, tuakiri is a Māori (Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) term for identity or that which lies beyond the skin. So, what if your skin does not match the phenotype of your tuakiri Māori – Māori identity? An identity which you have always known is you, one which you have actively and proudly fostered for yourself as a wahine Māori and mother. An identity that you teach in / about, research and write. What if your white skin offers all of the profound privilege that the society you live in affords your phenotype, but when you reveal your Māori identity – who I am beyond my skin – there is discomfort, confusion, distrust, and sometimes anger as the ‘other’ reconciles what their eyes see with what their ears hear, bound tightly by the limitations of their own storied definitions of what being Māori means. Now take that white skin and engrave upon its face the markings of Māori ancestry, a moko kauae (traditional Māori chin tattoo) as a powerful symbol of tuakiri Māori, displayed permanently and visibly on the skin, and more radically, upon the face. Kia ora (hello) meet me
(Re-)uses of historical knowledge in architectural education: Professional practice and professional business management
No full textIntroduction to the Gummer and Ford Project
Gummer and Ford was an architectural firm founded in 1923 in Auckland by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966) and Charles Reginald Ford (1880–1972).
Many of the leading lights of architectural history- Terence Hodgson, Miles Warren,Peter Shaw,John Stacpoole-agree that the firm can be considered one of the most prominent practices in New Zealand architectural history. Charismatic and influential, Gummer and Ford played an essential role in the professionalisation of NewZealand architecture,founded earthquake construction techniques,and contributed to the development of the country’s institutionalised architectural education.They were both passionate about developing a“type of design which seems to be expressly influenced by New Zealand conditions.”
Despite all this,the firm remains strikingly under-researched in New Zealand architectural historiography, aside from mentions in New Zealand architectural history surveys,the only credible scholarly work has been an exhibition of their work in 2006 at The University of Auckland's Gus Fisher Gallery,and a Master’s Thesis by Bruce Petry published in 1992
The Ageing of Little Red
Get PDFThe enduring significance of toys is acknowledged through an examination of the history and cultural commonality of toys, from ancient clay toys to the many and enduring uses of toys up to present times. The concepts of Donald Winnicott and Lois Rostow Kuznet link toys to the sub-conscious and the liminal and these links are important to the development of this body of work. The sculptures of contemporary artists Christina Bothwell and Undine Brod are considered with regard to their exploration of toys in their sculptural work, and these artists were influential in the project’s development.
The red hooded dress and red shoes paved the way into the realm of fairy tale. Drawing on the research of Kate Bernheimer, Michelle Aldridge, Maria Tatar, Marina Warner and Francesci Vas de Silva, the project focused on fairy tales as expressions of the subconscious through their ‘fever dream’ type narrative. Jack Zipe’s theories are essential to an understanding of where this project sits within the modern context of fairy tale art. Contemporary artists Kiki Smith and Christina Bothwell, and their Red Riding Hood influenced sculptures, are compared, concerning the relevance of fairy tale in contemporary art practices.
When exploring the realm of fairy tale an essential character emerged, that of the ‘Big Bad/Evil Old’. Consideration of this character developed into an examination of the monstrous and the fearful. Marina Warner and Maria Tatar link the Big Bad of fairy tales with both ancient and modern human expressions of fear and anxiety. This paved the way for the exploration of Big Bad/Evil Old as symbol of mortality, the most ancient of Evil Olds.
Fairy tales have the ability to present societal norms in a manner which challenge societal preconceptions. The depiction of equines in fairy tales reveal humanity’s contradictory and nonsensical attitude toward them. The shod horse, in both fairy tale and history, paved the way for a consideration of the significance of shoes, especially those coloured red and those created in glass.
Decision processes behind the use of saggar firing and the links to ‘sympathetic magic’ are examined, drawing upon Susan Stewart, James George Frazer and Richard Andree for both a contemporary and historical perspective. Smoked ceramic works and glass art are compared and contrasted in theme and technique with regard to the artist’s own works.
The Aging of Little Red exhibits toy-like objects within a fairy tale narrative which provide the means for the artist to subconsciously and intuitively explore personal realities. These impart insight into inter-species, societal and historical norms. This project begins with a photo and utilizes toy and fairy tale type narrative to concretize expressions of the unconscious fever dream and a consideration of mortality