Browsing Otago Polytechnic by Subject "Aotearoa"
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Biophilic design: Creating biophilic healing spaces
(2023)Healthcare space are spaces that are meant for the healing; it is important to create an environment which helps to facilitate the healing in these places. In theory, the concept of biophilia has proven to improve the ... -
The case of Tapatoru: Building the capability of foundation educators through professional standards
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTIONS 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 ... -
Creating a workflow that aims to respond to the unique needs of young people in Emergency Supports in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2023)This project undertaken as part of my Master Professional Practice was specifically designed to understand and improve outcomes for young people requiring Emergency Support in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Emergency Support is ... -
An exploration of the maternity experiences of wāhine Māori in their encounters with midwife Lead Maternity Carers
(2022)The purpose of this research was to explore the maternity experiences of Māori women to understand the optimal conditions needed to provide women-centred relationships with midwife Lead Maternity Carers (LMC). The research ... -
Exploring the value of adverse life experiences of social service and support workers
(2021)Social services provide support to benefit the community, collectively they are an intrinsic part of our culture. Numerous international studies have suggested that persons in helping professions such as health and social ... -
Investing in health education to reduce rural health disparities
(IntechOpen, 2023)The global rural population accounts for almost half of the total global population. Access to health care for these rural populations is reduced, leading to increased health disparities. Nurses play a critical role in ... -
A kaupapa Māori framework approach to filmmaking
(2022-12-01)The aim of this project is to explore kaupapa Māori filmmaking practices through practise-led research. I will focus on the processes and environments and how these create barriers or encourage Māori filmmaking aspirations. ... -
Keyboard warriors: Writing as a tool for positive change. Practitioner thesis
(2023)From children’s literature through to the works of poets, scholars and activists such as bell hooks and Audre Lorde, it is widely acknowledged that writing can help create a better world. In this practitioner thesis, I ... -
Ko te reo Māori te tatau ki te ao: Rautaki reo Māori ki Te Kura Matatini ki Otago
(2021)TUHINGA WHAKARĀPOPOTO I mua i te taenga mai o te Pākehā, ko te reo Māori te reo i mōhio whānuitia ki Aotearoa nei. Engari i mua i te mutunga o te rautau 19, ko te reo Pākehā kē te reo i mōhio whānuitia ki Aotearoa ... -
Neo-neoliberalist capitalism, intensification by stealth and campus real estate in the modern university in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(Kaplan Higher Education Academy, 2023-08-02)This article critiques media commentary on reforms in higher education (HE) and the polytechnic or vocational education and training (VET) in Aotearoa/New Zealand during 2023. It used as its epicentre Gaston’s (2023) opinion ... -
Playcentre leadership: A learning story
(2020)Research into leadership in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand is in its infancy. At this early stage, distributed leadership has been identified as the most common style of leadership used in teacher-led ... -
Renegotiating the narrative: EQ students’ attitudes and engagement in relation to the language of the Socioeconomic Equity ‘EQ’ Project and inequity
(2023)The Socioeconomic Equity (EQ) Project is a comprehensive programme of support for students from decile 1-3 secondary schools in Health Sciences at the University of Otago. It is underpinned by Māori values and was established ... -
The rural way: Rural nurses’ contribution to new models of health care, reducing health disparities - stories from practice
(IntechOpen, 2023-01-27)This chapter reports on a research project that set out to capture the unique stories from rural nurses from Aotearoa, New Zealand. During the past three decades changing socio-political and economic contexts have affected ... -
Seeking safe harbour: Water immersion for women with complex pregnancy
(2021)BACKGROUND Water immersion is used by women, particularly within midwifery-led settings, as a strategy to manage the sensations of labour. Low-risk women who have used water immersion in labour express feelings of increased ... -
Small decisions towards social justice: How leaders of not-for-profit social services can be supported to include social justice in decision-making
(2023)This thesis explores how leaders of not-for-profit (NFP) social services in Aotearoa New Zealand can uphold social justice in our leadership practice. NFPs in Aotearoa New Zealand must confront some distinct challenges ... -
A study of the experiences of new graduate occupational therapists employed in rural practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand
(2022)This study focused on "What are the experiences of new graduate occupational therapists working in rural practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand?" The research question was chosen to begin to address the lack of specific information ... -
"There’s a problem with BMI”: An exploration of midwives’ perspectives on the provision of maternity care to women with an increased BMI during pregnancy and childbirth in NZ
(2021)The global burden of ‘maternal obesity’1 continues to receive worldwide attention, with the dominating focus being the identification and management of the perceived risks obesity poses to pregnancy. This focus, however, ... -
Treating with Te Tiriti in mind: Exploring how kaiwhakaora ngangahau occupational therapists are working with tangata whenua Māori in practice
(2022)BACKGROUND Statistics have shown inequity in health outcomes for Māori. Māori are overrepresented with higher rates of hospitalisation and lower life expectancy than non-Māori (Brewer & Andrews, 2016), have higher rates ... -
Wairua: Te ātaahua kaiwhatu = The beautiful weaver: Incorporating wairua into tertiary education
(2022)RESEARCH AIMS AND QUESTION • To better understand wairua in the tertiary education context • To better understand what the outcomes for tauira are when wairua is incorporated • To explore and articulate ways in which ... -
Weaving the mat: Enablers for Pasifika midwifery students
(2021-03-16)BACKGROUND: Despite there being a large, and increasing, Pacific birthing population in Aotearoa, Pasifika midwives are a minority within the midwifery workforce. There are low numbers of Pasifika students entering and ...