Category Occasional and Discussion Papers
Aged residential care (ARC) residents with morbid health conditions frequently experience delirium. This condition is associated with diminished quality of life, preventable morbidity, and untimely death. It is challenging and costly to manage delirium because of the complex interplay of… Continue Reading →
This qualitative study is an attempt to gain some insights into the level of corporate governance disclosure in New Zealand. A sample of ten large publicly-listed companies was analysed to determine to what extent they fulfil the requirements of the… Continue Reading →
Affordance is an integral part of the practical knowledge teachers acquires while using new technologies in their teaching. This article describes the situated learning of two experienced modern language teachers using new technologies as they learned to perceive and implement… Continue Reading →
This exploratory study set out to evaluate how well a particular course in automotive engineering is set up to enable students to develop skills necessary to enter the workplace. The research set out to identify trends in student expectations and… Continue Reading →
Sedentary behavior is extremely prevalent in Western societies and is significantly associated with an elevated risk of all-cause mortality that cannot be mitigated by physical activity. The introduction of standing desks into the workplace offers a solution to this inactivity,… Continue Reading →
Wikis are widely used in blended learning educational settings with varying degrees of success. Scholarly attention increasingly regards student perceptions and experiences of using wikis as part of ongoing development. Students in entry-level education often belong to high-needs target groups… Continue Reading →
It is common practice among young vehicle owners to modify the exhaust system of their vehicle to reduce exhaust backpressure with the perception that the output power increases. In the process of backpressure reduction, the output noise (Whakapau) of the… Continue Reading →
This essay is a reflection on some aspects of dramaturgy observed during the creation and development of One by One, a silent tragicomedy designed by the Auckland company, LAB Theatre, in 2011 and restaged in 2013. The emphasis of the… Continue Reading →
Authors Sue Emerson, Lesley Ferkins, Gaye Bryham, and Mieke Sieuw examine the value and nature of informal leadership practices, identifying questions of access to leadership for young people in secondary school settings. The aim of the paper is to advance… Continue Reading →
Author Zhivan Alach uses a narrative case study to examine the design and development of a performance measurement framework within a local government department. Read the paper https://doi.org/10.34074/ocds.058 Author(s): Zhivan Alach, PhD Date of Publication: 10.05.16 ISSN: 2324-3635