Author Garry Cruickshank investigates the gender gap in New Zealand’s plumbing profession. Having established that the proportion of female plumbers is almost unchanged since 1975, Cruickshank compares this information with data gathered from other trades and exposes the widespread nature of this trend across traditionally male dominated industries. The author reflects on what could to […]
In the first of the Theses Review Series Dr Helene Connor reviews the work of Laura Ashton: “I don’t necessarily go out there and tell everyone that I’m a feminist, but I won’t go out there and tell everyone that I’m a musician either”: Dis/identifications and Dis/articulations: Young Women and Feminism in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In this thoroughly researched […]
Summarising findings and observations arising from the Advancing marine protection through cross-cultural dialogue project, this research report examines community-driven, collaborative marine protection campaigns currently being pursued in Northland. Author Giles Dodson provides a number of insights into how contemporary marine protection campaigns have been developed and the place of cross-cultural (Māori – non-Māori) collaboration and […]
Wanting to generate a resource to assist construction lecturers McGarrigle identifies opportunities where Building Information Modelling [BIM] could be employed to augment the delivery of subject content within individual courses on construction technology programmes. The objective of the report is to aid students’ understanding of specific aspects such as planning controls or sub-floor framing by using BIM models, […]
Invited to be part of a discussion panel of NZ tertiary learning advisors at a regional hui, the author has written on the main topic: numeracy skills required for current students to be successful with their studies. The paper gives some background and context, then focuses on the actual skills that students bring with them. This […]
Technology use in higher education is becoming ubiquitous. However, the particular needs of adult migrant and refugees studying English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) necessitate careful course design and teaching practice if technology is not to present an insuperable barrier. This article surveys the literature to identify barriers to technology use by these learners, […]
Over the last two decades undergraduate students have been encouraged to problem solve in ‘the real world’ in order to construct their own subject knowledge. This paper explores a case study to examine the validity and reliability of students’ findings and considers whether the observations obtained by students can or should be made into academic […]
A research project that explores how effective the teaching and learning pedagogies of the Graduate Not For Profit Management, Department of Community and Health Services at Unitec have been in delivering and responding to the needs of a Maori cohort of students. Click here to read the report Click here to view other work by […]
How and why teachers teach the way they do is central to understanding the impact of education on learners. While many professions have integrated research findings into their practitioners’ practice, education’s record is less consistent in this respect. This paper outlines the case for teachers to become research-informed in their teaching (RIT). Click here to […]
Climate change does not respect national boundaries or distinguish between big and small polluters. It is one of the truly global problems humanity faces today. In spite of this, there is reluctance to believe in the existence of climate change even though the scientific consensus is that human influence bears much of the responsibility. Read more…