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Breakery - Rialto Channel NZ
No full textOn his release from the Treemore Correctional Facility for Men, career burglar Karl Plunkett Jr. is determined to make amends for his earlier life of crime. Enlisting the help of younger brother Brian, Karl embarks on a quest for redemption – through the unconventional method of breaking into his former victim’s homes and replacing earlier stolen household items with goods of equal value
Developing Sustainable Business?: The TS Farming Solutions Case
Get PDFBusiness model development combined with innovative technology conceptual solution for sustainable farming. The journey of the clien
Kiwi and Cuban Ecological Images | Imágenes Ambientales Kiwi y Cubanas at Artbox
No full textExhibition of the poster project by Wintec/Mediarts and ISDi design students
Developing learner autonomy: Chinese university EFL teachers’ perceptions
Get PDFWhile much has been written about learner autonomy (LA) in language teaching and research (e.g., Benson, 2011), teachers’ understanding of the concept remains an area requiring more empirical study (Borg & Al-Busaidi, 2012) in specific contexts. The project reported here investigated a group of Chinese university teachers’ understanding of the notion of LA and their LA-related practices. It also explored a way of enhancing teachers’ cognition and implementation about LA through a series of professional development workshops.
This presentation focuses on three questions: 1) what perceptions did the teachers hold about developing learner autonomy on the basis of their professional practice? 2) what were the factors that facilitated and/or hindered their LA-related practices and perceptions? 3) to what extent and in what ways did the LA-focused workshops help to enhance teachers’ practices and perceptions regarding the development of LA?
The project was conducted with 44 English teachers in a northern Chinese university. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through a questionnaire, interviews, workshops and follow-up emails. Findings will be presented and discussed, based on which implications will be suggested for further research and teacher development regarding the development of LA
How access to health care affects population health
No full textThis chapter explores access to health care – the timely availability of professional health services to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses and to preserve or improve the health of individuals – and its consequences.
Access varies between and within countries. The challenge of providing access in relation to both communicable and non-communicable diseases is formidable [1].
The ethical context in which access is considered includes the human rights and social justice concepts of ‘a right to health care’ and ‘equity of access.’ Conscious that these concepts differ from country to country, we offer working definitions.
Providing access is complex. Which groups or organisations are responsible for provision (the enablers), and how might access be financed? More people are living longer, with long-term co-morbidities. The disease burden in developing countries is shifting. By 2020, non-communicable diseases are likely to account for approximately 70% of preventable, premature deaths [2]. How much care should be provided, and at what level? Is access confined to a minimum set of services or does it include more expensive and innovative treatments?
Countries and their governments vary in their political and social attitudes to access. Those with a strong social welfare agenda might focus attention and budgets on social factors such as education and social welfare; these not only determine health, but also access to care. Others, regarding health care as the individual’s concern, might give these factors less weight.
Despite this complexity and much national variation, access depends, in general, most often on good primary care, public investment and political will, availability of data to guide resourcing decisions, and the development of a well-trained, integrated workforce with appropriate supporting infrastructure
Engaging Maori in Biobanking and Genetic Research: Legal, ethical and policy challenges
No full textPublically funded biobanking initiatives and genetic research should contribute towards reducing inequalities in health by reducing the prevalence and burden of disease. It is essential that Maori and other Indigenous populations share in health gains derived from these activities. The Health Research Council of New Zealand has funded a research project (2012-2015) to identify Maori perspectives on biobanking and genetic research, and to develop cultural guidelines for ethical biobanking and genetic research involving biospecimens. This review describes relevant values and ethics embedded in Maori indigenous knowledge, and how they may be applied to culturally safe interactions between biobanks, researchers, individual participants, and communities. Key issues of ownership, privacy, and consent are also considered within the legal and policy context that guides biobanking and genetic research practices within New Zealand. Areas of concern are highlighted and recommendations of international relevance are provided. To develop a productive environment for "next-generation" biobanking and genomic research,"‘next-generation" regulatory solutions will be required
Art NZ 156, 2015: Exhibition review: 24th Annual Wallace Art Awards
No full textReview of 24th Annual Wallace Art Awards, Pah Homestead, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland, 8 September-8 November 2015, published in "Art New Zealand", No. 156, Summer 2015-16, pp. 40-41. http://www.art-newzealand.com/current.htm
Picture Perfect: The potential of photographs in the tertiary classroom
Get PDFThis research aims to explore the practices and experiences of Tutors in an Institute of Technology (ITP) with regards to their use of photographs in their classrooms as a teaching and assessment tool. The research will have an exploratory purpose of enquiry, which seeks to discover new understanding and insights, generate ideas and hypotheses for the future.
The research project currently being undertaken is a qualitative case study taking place over a two-year period. The study looks at ways in which a small group of Tutors within an Institute of Technology (ITP) in New Zealand are currently using photos within their classrooms, in order to gain an understanding of ways in which they are being currently used to promote teaching, learning and assessment further. As a result the outcome of the study aims to formulate some guidelines and suggestions surrounding future use to promote effective use of photos within the tertiary classroom, in order to stimulate greater understanding and learning