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Huber, Bernard.
Negotiating the Political Ecology of Aboriginal Resource Management: How Mi'kmaq Manage Their Moose and Lobster Harvest in Unama'ki, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/859 
► Since the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the fishing and hunting rights of the Mi'kmaq nation in 1985 and 1990, the government has failed to…
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▼ Since the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the fishing and hunting rights of the Mi'kmaq nation in 1985 and 1990, the government has failed to accommodate these in appropriate and effective resource management frameworks. In
Unama'ki/Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the subsistence harvest of lobster and moose by Mi'kmaq has therefore caused cross-cultural conflict and ecological concerns. Since 2006, the Lobster Management Plan (Unama'kik Jakejue'ka'timk) and the Moose Management Plan are being developed under Mi'kmaq leadership to manage the Mi'kmaq harvest communally.
These innovative management initiatives will serve as case studies for this thesis to explore how Mi'kmaq negotiate the political ecology of co-management in Nova Scotia and effectively assert Mi'kmaq rights to resource harvest and selfgovernance. Most notably, the management plans employ cultural principles of sustainability and pro-active approaches to cross-cultural communication. This research shows how Mi'kmaq communities have developed resource management capacities and frameworks that can also inspire the self-government aspirations of
other aboriginal nations in Canada. Mi'kmaq strategies and experience suggests that
aboriginal leadership and cultural principles are integral to the meaningful implementation of aboriginal resource rights.
Semi-structured interviews with Mi'kmaq and governmental resource managers illustrated diverse discourses of aboriginal resource rights, ecological knowledge and sustainability. Aiming to represent research insights appropriately,
this thesis follows the decolonization agenda of aboriginal methodologies and features reflective discussions of the author's positionality within the Mi'kmaq research community. This also allows for a review of how the author came to terms
with conflicting discourses and aboriginal ontologies of ecological knowledge, as
well as the requirements for decolonizing research.
Supporting reflective insights, a framework of anthropological political ecology and poststructuralist arguments for ontological diversity explain the validity
of aboriginal perspectives on ecological knowledge and resource rights, which is the
premise of decolonization paradigms. A review of engaging with aboriginal culture
both in theory and practice concludes that the practical experience is essential for an
appreciation of aboriginal perspectives and thus integral to cross-cultural communication and co-management relationships.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hutchings, Jessica, Hipwell, Bill.
Subjects/Keywords: Co-management; Decolonization; Political ecology
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Huber, B. (2009). Negotiating the Political Ecology of Aboriginal Resource Management: How Mi'kmaq Manage Their Moose and Lobster Harvest in Unama'ki, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/859
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Huber, Bernard. “Negotiating the Political Ecology of Aboriginal Resource Management: How Mi'kmaq Manage Their Moose and Lobster Harvest in Unama'ki, Nova Scotia, Canada.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/859.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Huber, Bernard. “Negotiating the Political Ecology of Aboriginal Resource Management: How Mi'kmaq Manage Their Moose and Lobster Harvest in Unama'ki, Nova Scotia, Canada.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Huber B. Negotiating the Political Ecology of Aboriginal Resource Management: How Mi'kmaq Manage Their Moose and Lobster Harvest in Unama'ki, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/859.
Council of Science Editors:
Huber B. Negotiating the Political Ecology of Aboriginal Resource Management: How Mi'kmaq Manage Their Moose and Lobster Harvest in Unama'ki, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/859
Victoria University of Wellington
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Muschevici, Radu.
Multiple Dispatch in Practice.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/862
► Multiple dispatch uses the run time types of more than one argument to a method call to determine which method body to run. While several…
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▼ Multiple dispatch uses the run time types of more than one argument to a method call to determine which method body to run. While several languages over the last 20 years have provided multiple dispatch, most object-oriented languages
still support only single dispatch - forcing programmers to implement multiple dispatch manually when required. This thesis presents an empirical study of the use of multiple dispatch in practice, considering six languages that support
multiple dispatch. We hope that this study will help programmers understand the uses and abuses of multiple dispatch; virtual machine implementors optimise multiple dispatch; and language designers to evaluate the choice of providing multiple dispatch in new programming languages.
Advisors/Committee Members: Noble, James, Potanin, Alex.
Subjects/Keywords: Programming languages; Corpus analysis; Multiple dispatch
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Muschevici, R. (2009). Multiple Dispatch in Practice. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/862
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Muschevici, Radu. “Multiple Dispatch in Practice.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/862.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Muschevici, Radu. “Multiple Dispatch in Practice.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Muschevici R. Multiple Dispatch in Practice. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/862.
Council of Science Editors:
Muschevici R. Multiple Dispatch in Practice. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/862
Victoria University of Wellington
3.
McCoy-West, Alexander Joseph.
The Petrogenesis of Mid-Cretaceous Continental
Intraplate Volcanism in Marlborough, New Zealand,
during the Break-up of Gondwana.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/864
► The Lookout Volcanics are the remnants of an extensive sheet of mid-Cretaceous (ca. 96 Ma) continental intraplate volcanic rocks erupted just prior to the rifting…
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▼ The Lookout Volcanics are the remnants of an extensive sheet of mid-Cretaceous (ca. 96 Ma) continental intraplate volcanic rocks erupted just prior to the rifting of New Zealand from Gondwana. Preserved in a fault angle depression bounded by the Awatere Fault located in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, the volcanic rocks cover an area of ca. 50 km2 with exposed thicknesses up to 1000 m. On the
basis of stratigraphic evidence the dominantly terrestrial lavas flows are inferred to have erupted from dykes of a coeval radial dyke swarm. A detailed sampling of the lava flows of the Lookout Volcanics has been undertaken with a ca. 700 m composite stratigraphic section being constructed, largely based on a continuous sequence of lava flows outcropping in Middlehurst Stream. New Rb-Sr age constraints for the
Lookout Volcanics (97.6 plus or minus 3.4 Ma) and Blue Mountain Igneous Complex (97.1 plus or minus 0.7 Ma) are consistent with previous radiometric dates of plutonic complexes in the Central Marlborough Igneous Complex, and suggest a rapid accumulation of volcanic material from ca. 98-96 Ma during the initial extension of proto-New Zealand. The predominantly mafic and alkaline samples include basalt, picrobasalt, basanite, trachybasalt and basaltic trachyandesite rock types. No samples represent primary magmas with all samples having undergone fractionation (or accumulation) of olivine plus clinopyroxene plus or minus plagioclase plus or minus Fe-Ti oxides. Initial Sr-Nd-Hf-Pb isotopic variations (87Sr/86Sr = 0.7030-0.7039; 143Nd/144Nd = 0.51272-0.51264; 176Hf/177Hf =
0.28283-0.28278; 206Pb/204Pb = 20.32-18.82) reflect mixing between melts of a HIMUlike
mantle component with up to 25-30% of an Early Cretaceous upper crustal component. Oxygen isotope ratios determined by laser fluorination analysis from 6 lava flows yielded delta 18O = 4.7-5.0 per thousand for olivine, 4.8-5.4 per thousand in clinopyroxene cores, 3.9-5.5 per thousand in clinopyroxene rims. Average olivine (4.8 per thousand) and clinopyroxene core (5.1 per thousand) values are 0.4-0.5 per thousand lower than those of average mantle peridotite but comparable to those of HIMU OIB, and are consistent with New Zealand intraplate magmas being generated by a low delta 18O mantle. However, oxygen isotopic disequilibrium between clinopyroxene cores and rims (Delta 18O = -1.4 to +0.3) records the overprinting of this signature by crustal processes. Negative disequilibrium between clinopyroxene rims and cores in primitive samples suggests these phenocrysts grew in a shallow crustal magma chamber with an active meteoric water system. The effects of crustal assimilation can also be observed with clinopyroxene phenocrysts from the most evolved sample exhibiting coupled elevated delta 18O and 87Sr/86Sr. Variations in incompatible trace element ratios are consistent with the Lookout Volcanics being the small degree (2-5%) partial melts of an amphibole-bearing garnet pyroxenite. Furthermore, the elevated NiO contents of olivine phenocrysts are consistent with…
Advisors/Committee Members: Baker, Joel.
Subjects/Keywords: Intraplate volcanism; Marlborough; Gondwana
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McCoy-West, A. J. (2009). The Petrogenesis of Mid-Cretaceous Continental
Intraplate Volcanism in Marlborough, New Zealand,
during the Break-up of Gondwana. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/864
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
McCoy-West, Alexander Joseph. “The Petrogenesis of Mid-Cretaceous Continental
Intraplate Volcanism in Marlborough, New Zealand,
during the Break-up of Gondwana.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/864.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
McCoy-West, Alexander Joseph. “The Petrogenesis of Mid-Cretaceous Continental
Intraplate Volcanism in Marlborough, New Zealand,
during the Break-up of Gondwana.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
McCoy-West AJ. The Petrogenesis of Mid-Cretaceous Continental
Intraplate Volcanism in Marlborough, New Zealand,
during the Break-up of Gondwana. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/864.
Council of Science Editors:
McCoy-West AJ. The Petrogenesis of Mid-Cretaceous Continental
Intraplate Volcanism in Marlborough, New Zealand,
during the Break-up of Gondwana. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/864
Victoria University of Wellington
4.
Palmer, Ben.
Verifying Privacy Preserving Combinatorial Auctions.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/867
► Suppose you are competing in an online sealed bid auction for some goods. How do you know the auction result can be trusted? The auction…
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▼ Suppose you are competing in an online sealed bid auction for some goods. How
do you know the auction result can be trusted? The auction site could be performing actions that support its own commercial interests by blocking certain bidders or even reporting incorrect winning prices. This problem is magnified
when the auctioneer is an unknown party and the auctions are for high value items. The incentive for the auctioneer to cheat can be high as they could stand to make a significant profit by inflating winning prices or by being paid by a certain bidder to announce them the winner. Verification of auction results provides
confidence in the auction result by making it computationally infeasible for an auction participant to cheat and not get caught. This thesis examines the construction of verifiable privacy preserving combinatorial auction protocols. Two verifiable privacy preserving combinatorial auction protocols are produced by
extending existing auction protocols.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bubendorfer, Kris, Welch, Ian.
Subjects/Keywords: Verification; Zero knowledge; Auctions
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Palmer, B. (2009). Verifying Privacy Preserving Combinatorial Auctions. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/867
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Palmer, Ben. “Verifying Privacy Preserving Combinatorial Auctions.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/867.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Palmer, Ben. “Verifying Privacy Preserving Combinatorial Auctions.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Palmer B. Verifying Privacy Preserving Combinatorial Auctions. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/867.
Council of Science Editors:
Palmer B. Verifying Privacy Preserving Combinatorial Auctions. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/867
Victoria University of Wellington
5.
Paea, Mele Katea.
The Leadership Processes of Pacific Public Servants in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/870
► This dissertation presents research focused on leadership processes among Pacific public servants at multiple levels in the New Zealand Public Service. The current study was…
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▼ This dissertation presents research focused on leadership processes among Pacific public servants at multiple levels in the New Zealand Public Service. The current study was guided by this research question: What are the leadership processes currently employed by Pacific public servants in the New Zealand Public Service? This study also explored participants' views on the effect of Pacific cultural backgrounds and organisational contexts on their current experience of leadership processes. The exploration of the topic was developed within a post-positivist research paradigm, using phenomenological methodology to examine the leadership processes of Pacific public servants. It employs qualitative case studies of two New Zealand Public Service organisations in the
Wellington region. I employed two data collection tools in these case studies. The first was the use of in-depth interviews, and the second was an analysis of relevant organisational documents. A total of sixteen Pacific public servants participated in my study, eight from each case organisation. The findings indicated that the Pacific participants understood leadership as a social process of collective influence within a context. Participants perceived participating, networking and relationship building, learning about leadership from cultural contexts, and practising the Pacific value of va as important leadership processes for their performance in the organisations in which they were working. This study also found that the organisations' key roles and leadership values, which are embedded in Pacific cultures, shaped participants' experiences of the leadership processes. The findings also highlight some factors that contribute to and constrain the Pacific public servants' leadership processes. This emphasises the need for diverse policies to encompass leadership development. This study also highlights the need for leadership support for Pacific public servants at all levels in their New Zealand organisations. Practical and future research recommendations gained from the findings are discussed. The study contributes to the field of leadership research on Pacific public servants in New Zealand, and provides a different perspective on leadership processes in general leadership theory.
Advisors/Committee Members: Proctor-Thomson, Sarah, Jones, Deborah.
Subjects/Keywords: Leadership; Minority employment; Civil service; Minority executives; Pacific people; New Zealand
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Paea, M. K. (2009). The Leadership Processes of Pacific Public Servants in Aotearoa, New Zealand. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/870
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Paea, Mele Katea. “The Leadership Processes of Pacific Public Servants in Aotearoa, New Zealand.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/870.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Paea, Mele Katea. “The Leadership Processes of Pacific Public Servants in Aotearoa, New Zealand.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Paea MK. The Leadership Processes of Pacific Public Servants in Aotearoa, New Zealand. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/870.
Council of Science Editors:
Paea MK. The Leadership Processes of Pacific Public Servants in Aotearoa, New Zealand. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/870
Victoria University of Wellington
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Bowell, Ian.
Developing Confidence: Visual Art Teaching in a Primary School.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/878
► In New Zealand specialist courses in the arts at undergraduate level, and one year diplomas in teaching have been reduced. Visual art advisory time allocated…
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▼ In New Zealand specialist courses in the arts at undergraduate level, and one year diplomas in teaching have been reduced. Visual art advisory time allocated to primary school teachers has also been reduced. As a result teachers' confidence in
teaching visual art is under threat. This study focused on a group of generalist primary school teachers as they worked to develop their confidence in the teaching of visual art. They worked as a non-hierarchical collaborative group, using action research to analyse the voices of the children in their school, and to reflect on their
own practice. Following their reflections they used their developed confidence to develop a visual art self-assessment system. Their developed confidence in teaching visual art enabled them to offer support in the teaching of visual art to other
teachers within the school. However, the narrow focus of the study did not allow exploration of why the participants were motivated to develop their expertise in the teaching of visual art. The limitations of the data also failed to reveal whether the participants were able to sustain their collaborative working relationship after the study ended. The study recommends further research into the long-term sustainability of teacher collaborative groups and the motivation that enables teachers to develop their confidence in the teaching of visual art.
Advisors/Committee Members: Craig, Barbara, Hynds, Anne.
Subjects/Keywords: Education; Visual art; Primary teachers
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Bowell, I. (2009). Developing Confidence: Visual Art Teaching in a Primary School. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/878
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bowell, Ian. “Developing Confidence: Visual Art Teaching in a Primary School.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/878.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bowell, Ian. “Developing Confidence: Visual Art Teaching in a Primary School.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Bowell I. Developing Confidence: Visual Art Teaching in a Primary School. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/878.
Council of Science Editors:
Bowell I. Developing Confidence: Visual Art Teaching in a Primary School. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/878
Victoria University of Wellington
7.
Ristic, Aleksandar.
Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/892
► A pipe inspection robot is a device that is inserted into pipes to check for obstructions or damage. These robots are traditionally manufactured offshore, are…
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▼ A pipe inspection robot is a device that is inserted into pipes to check for
obstructions or damage. These robots are traditionally manufactured offshore,
are extremely expensive, and are often not adequately supported in
the event of malfunction. This had resulted in Associated Environmental
Services Limited, a New Zealand utiliser of this equipment, facing significant
periods of down-time as they wait for their robots to be repaired.
Recently, they were informed that several of their robots were no longer
supported.
At their instigation, this project was conceived to redesign the electronics
and control system of one of these pipe inspection robots, utilising
the existing mechanical platform. Requirements for the robot were that it
must operate reliably in confined, dark and wet environments, and provide
a human user with a digital video feed of the internal status of the
pipes. This robot should, as much as possible, incorporate off-the-shelf
components, facilitating cheap, and potentially on-site repair.
This project details the redesign and construction of such a robot. It
employs three electronic boards integrated with the mechanical components
and provides video feedback via a custom graphical user interface.
Although at the prototype stage, the electronic redesign has been successful,
with a cost of less than a tenth of the original robot purchase price.
Advisors/Committee Members: Carnegie, Dale.
Subjects/Keywords: Pipe robot; Electronics
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Ristic, A. (2009). Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/892
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ristic, Aleksandar. “Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/892.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ristic, Aleksandar. “Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Ristic A. Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/892.
Council of Science Editors:
Ristic A. Iterative Approach on Redesigning and Construction of a Pipe Inspection Robot. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/892
Victoria University of Wellington
8.
Cheer, Karen A.
Irish Maritime Trade in the Eighteenth Century:
a Study in Patterns of Trade, Market Structures, and Merchant Communities.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/895
► Ireland has a centuries-long history of maritime and economic interaction with Great Britain and other more distant communities on the Atlantic rim. In the last…
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▼ Ireland has a centuries-long history of maritime and economic interaction with Great Britain and other more distant communities on the Atlantic rim. In the last forty years of academic writing on the main themes of Ireland's economic history,
very few historians have examined the
late-eighteenth century maritime trade data.
The original Customs logs or port books are lost but other sources of information remain.
This thesis uses a new source of information, Richard Eaton's A Daily and Alphabetical Arrangement of all Imports and Exports at the Port of Dublin, in the Quarter ending the 25th March, 1785, as well as the shipping reports contained in the daily newspapers of the time to create a micro-history of the maritime and mercantile interaction between Ireland and her trading partners. Eaton's "List" not only gives
us a complete tally of the goods exported from, and imported into Dublin in the first three months of 1785 but the customs official also recorded the names of each merchant or firm operating in Dublin at that time. This is the first time that such
detailed information has been available to scholars and it is unavailable from any other source. The focus is on Dublin in 1785 and a comparison is made with another Irish port city  – Belfast. Change over time is measured by using data for the same focal cities in 1770. Ireland's key market is England and Liverpool is the increasingly popular destination for goods leaving Dublin and the port of lading for goods arriving in Dublin. Using the databases created for the purpose, this thesis analyses the relationship between Dublin/Belfast and Liverpool and discusses the patterns of trade and market structures. Although every export/import sector had a group of leading merchants, no single merchant or small group of merchants were able to wield sufficient market power to exclude competitors. All sectors of the merchant communities of Dublin, Belfast and Liverpool  – regardless of whether they dealt in primary produce, linen products or merchants' goods  – were general merchants, with little evidence of
specialisation.
Advisors/Committee Members: MacRaild, Donald, Behrendt, Stephen D.
Subjects/Keywords: 18th century; Commercial history; Ireland; Merchant marine; Maritime history
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APA (6th Edition):
Cheer, K. A. (2009). Irish Maritime Trade in the Eighteenth Century:
a Study in Patterns of Trade, Market Structures, and Merchant Communities. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/895
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Cheer, Karen A. “Irish Maritime Trade in the Eighteenth Century:
a Study in Patterns of Trade, Market Structures, and Merchant Communities.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/895.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Cheer, Karen A. “Irish Maritime Trade in the Eighteenth Century:
a Study in Patterns of Trade, Market Structures, and Merchant Communities.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Cheer KA. Irish Maritime Trade in the Eighteenth Century:
a Study in Patterns of Trade, Market Structures, and Merchant Communities. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/895.
Council of Science Editors:
Cheer KA. Irish Maritime Trade in the Eighteenth Century:
a Study in Patterns of Trade, Market Structures, and Merchant Communities. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/895
Victoria University of Wellington
9.
Toker, Aras.
Targeting Antigen Presenting
Cells to Treat Autoimmune
Inflammation.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/905
► Glatiramer acetate (GA) is approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), and can suppress experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a murine model of human…
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▼ Glatiramer acetate (GA) is approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), and can suppress experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a murine model of human MS. GA treatment is associated with the induction of anti-inflammatory TH2 responses and with the antigen specific expansion of regulatory T cells that counteract or inhibit pathogenic events in MS and EAE. These T cell
mediated mechanisms of protection are considered to be a result of modulation of antigen
presenting cells (APCs) by GA, rather than direct effects on T cells. However, it is unknown if GA preferentially targets a specific APC subset or can act through multiple APCs in vivo. In addition, GA-modulated innate cells may also exhibit direct antigen non-specific suppression of autoreactive cells. One objective of this study was to identify the in vivo target cell population of GA and to assess the potential of the target cells to antigen non-specifically suppress immune responses. Fluorophor-labelled GA bound to monocytes after intravenous injections, suggesting that monocytes may be the primary target of GA in vivo. In addition, intravenous GA treatment enhanced the intrinsic ability of monocytes to suppress T cell proliferation, both in vitro and in vivo. The findings of this study therefore suggest that GA-induced monocytes may contribute to GA therapy through direct mechanisms of antigen non-specific T cell immunosuppression. A further objective of this work was to investigate the potential of an in vivo drug targeting approach. This approach was hypothesised to increase the uptake of GA by the target cells and substantially improve GA treatment through antigen specific mechanisms such as induction of TH2 or regulatory T cells. Targeting antigens to professional APCs with an anti-MHC class II antibody resulted in significantly enhanced T cell proliferation in vitro. However, no EAE suppression occurred when GA was targeted to MHC class II in vivo. In addition, targeting GA specifically to monocytes also failed to suppress EAE. These findings suggest that GA treatment may selectively modulate monocytes to enhance their ability to inhibit autoreactive T cells, which could be part of the mechanism by which GA ameliorates MS. Targeting GA to a specific cell type may not be a powerful approach to improve treatment, because increased proliferation of GA specific T cells is not sufficient for disease suppression, and conjugation to antibodies may
functionally reduce GA to a mere antigen devoid of immunomodulatory capacity.
Advisors/Committee Members: Backstrom, Thomas.
Subjects/Keywords: Antigen targeting; Glatiramer acetate; Multiple sclerosis
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Toker, A. (2009). Targeting Antigen Presenting
Cells to Treat Autoimmune
Inflammation. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/905
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Toker, Aras. “Targeting Antigen Presenting
Cells to Treat Autoimmune
Inflammation.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/905.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Toker, Aras. “Targeting Antigen Presenting
Cells to Treat Autoimmune
Inflammation.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Toker A. Targeting Antigen Presenting
Cells to Treat Autoimmune
Inflammation. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/905.
Council of Science Editors:
Toker A. Targeting Antigen Presenting
Cells to Treat Autoimmune
Inflammation. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/905
Victoria University of Wellington
10.
Rija, Alfan Abeid.
The Long-term Impacts of Hunting on Population Viability of Wild Ungulates in Tarangire, Northern Tanzania.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/909
► Hunting through illegal and legal means is increasingly recognised as a threat to the sustainability of wildlife populations in reserves throughout Africa. Despite this, in…
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▼ Hunting through illegal and legal means is increasingly recognised as a threat to the
sustainability of wildlife populations in reserves throughout Africa. Despite this, in Tanzania, legal hunting has persisted and serves as a source of revenue for conserving these species. Poaching remains a major threat to wildlife populations in many parks and reserves of Tanzania and wildlife habitats are diminishing due to human activities.
I examined the impacts of hunting on the long-term persistence of four wild ungulates; impala (Aepyceros melampus Matschie), Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsonii Gunther), wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus Thomas) and zebra (Equus
burchellii Matschie) around Tarangire National Park, in northern Tanzania. I investigated the population sizes of these species using Distance sampling method and determined there were 4534 plus or minus 1393 impala 1398 plus or minus 491 Thomson's gazelle, 5199 plus or minus 2670 wildebeest, and 11223 plus or minus 4216 zebra, in the study area. I obtained an estimate of the legal offtake over a five year period from data provided by hunting companies and districts offices in charge of hunting in the area to establish an average size of annual legal offtake of the area. I estimated the poaching levels for each species using random response method by interviewing 298 household respondents within
communities living around the area. This established that illegal kill were 2-3 times higher than legal offtake for all four animal species except zebra. The total annual harvests were 6.6% for impala, 18.2% for Thomson's gazelle, 5.2% for wildebeest and 2% for zebra, of population sizes. Using literature review I obtained vital life-history
parameters for each species either from within Tarangire, or elsewhere in East Africa. The long-term viability of the four species was then examined under a computer program-VORTEX by constructing a series of models to test the effects of different hunting regimes. The models integrated mortality and fecundity rates, species
population sizes and harvest (legal and illegal) rates. Of the four species, impala and Thomson's gazelle fared badly under all simulations, with up to 76% and 68% respectively of the modelled populations going extinct within 100 years under present 3 hunting levels. Wildebeest and zebra were more resilient to hunting. Zebra populations remained robust under current hunting rates. However, its population will slowly decline towards extinction when the hunting exceeds the current rate of 2%. The population of wildebeest will decline towards extinction if the current offtake of
5% persists. The impacts of illegal hunting are severe. This study is the first attempt to characterise the dynamics of the harvested ungulate populations in Tarangire, Tanzania. Poor understanding of this ecosystem especially on the demographic variables of these species, limit firm conclusions. Nevertheless, the findings presented here suggest that VORTEX modelling may be a useful tool for managing hunting at Tarangire and for highlighting…
Advisors/Committee Members: Williams, Murray, Linklater, Wayne.
Subjects/Keywords: Wildlife; Poaching; Conservation
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Rija, A. A. (2009). The Long-term Impacts of Hunting on Population Viability of Wild Ungulates in Tarangire, Northern Tanzania. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/909
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rija, Alfan Abeid. “The Long-term Impacts of Hunting on Population Viability of Wild Ungulates in Tarangire, Northern Tanzania.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/909.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rija, Alfan Abeid. “The Long-term Impacts of Hunting on Population Viability of Wild Ungulates in Tarangire, Northern Tanzania.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Rija AA. The Long-term Impacts of Hunting on Population Viability of Wild Ungulates in Tarangire, Northern Tanzania. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/909.
Council of Science Editors:
Rija AA. The Long-term Impacts of Hunting on Population Viability of Wild Ungulates in Tarangire, Northern Tanzania. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/909
Victoria University of Wellington
11.
Hooper, Carolyn May.
The Quest to Quit: an Exploration of the
Cessation - Relapse Cycle of Cigarette Smoking.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/919
► The smoker's perspective is seldom sought in cessation research. Consequently, cessation approaches may be less effective because they are not based on assumptions and interpretations…
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▼ The smoker's perspective is seldom sought in cessation research. Consequently, cessation approaches may be less effective because they are not based on assumptions and interpretations shared by those who smoke. Understanding how chronic relapsing smokers interpret their predicament could enhance cessation approaches,
improving the chances for complete, permanent cessation. To generate such an understanding, five participants were recruited who had attempted to quit smoking several times. Aiming for depth rather than breadth, multiple interviews were conducted with each participant, who also kept an event diary, recording current smoking,
nicotine withdrawal, lapsing and relapsing. Narratology, a biographical method of symbolic interactionism drawing on thematic, structural, and dialogic analysis, was used to elicit the participants' points of view from interview and diary data. The findings show that participants make sense of their chronic relapsing through a master narrative of 'willpower versus weakness'. Meanwhile, the tobacco control domain is largely driven by 'cost', and subsidised treatments are driven by the 'addiction' master narrative. This gap between ways of making sense of smoking and relapse can cause self-stigma, reducing the likelihood that quitting will be attempted and that quit attempts will succeed. Changes are proposed to mitigate the negative effects on self-efficacy
brought about through the present approach to tobacco control. Ways to improve the effectiveness of existing treatments are suggested. Finally, the value of the narrative method is highlighted, with suggestions for its use in research where elucidating the insider
point of view may improve treatment outcomes.
Advisors/Committee Members: Neale, Jenny, el-Ojeili, Chamsy.
Subjects/Keywords: Exploratory study; Tabacco control; Smoking cessation
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Cessation - Relapse Cycle of Cigarette Smoking. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/919
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hooper, Carolyn May. “The Quest to Quit: an Exploration of the
Cessation - Relapse Cycle of Cigarette Smoking.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/919.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hooper, Carolyn May. “The Quest to Quit: an Exploration of the
Cessation - Relapse Cycle of Cigarette Smoking.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Hooper CM. The Quest to Quit: an Exploration of the
Cessation - Relapse Cycle of Cigarette Smoking. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/919.
Council of Science Editors:
Hooper CM. The Quest to Quit: an Exploration of the
Cessation - Relapse Cycle of Cigarette Smoking. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/919
Victoria University of Wellington
12.
Ritchie, Samuel Gordon Gardiner.
'[T]he Sound of the Bell Amidst the Wilds':
Evangelical Perceptions of Northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal Peoples of Port Phillip, Australia, c.1820s-1840s.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/928
► This study investigates evangelical missionary perceptions of northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal peoples of the Port Phillip district of New South Wales, Australia,…
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▼ This study investigates evangelical missionary perceptions of northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal peoples of the Port Phillip district of New South Wales, Australia, during the 1820s-1840s, a period when evangelical humanitarianism was at its height and European racial thinking was in a particularly formative stage. The thesis uses three case studies: the Church Missionary Society missionaries George Clarke and the Reverend William Yate in northern Aotearoa/New Zealand, and the Wesleyan Missionary Society missionary the Reverend Francis Tuckfield in the Port Phillip district of New South Wales, Australia. Clarke, Yate, and Tuckfield's perceptions of the indigenous peoples they sought to 'save' are explored through an examination of journals, letters to missionary society secretaries in London, personal correspondence, and in the case of Yate, evidence presented to the ' House of Commons' Select Committee on Aborigines (British Settlements)' and his published Account of New Zealand (1835). Particular attention is paid to how these men's perceptions changed over three key stages: prior to arriving in their respective mission fields, the initial period following their arrival, and after a significant period of residence. Evangelical missionary endeavour in both Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia is compared in this thesis because in the early nineteenth century these two places were part of a common Tasman world. The similarities in evangelical experiences in the Tasman world during this period reveal an evangelical community within which ideas and information flowed freely. Comparative exploration of evangelical perceptions of northern Maori and the Aboriginal peoples of Port Phillip reveals that adaptation and evolution occurred through missionaries' experiences. Evolution of evangelical ideas is revealed in missionary encounters with a number of non-European populations, which further shaped missionary ideas about those they sought to 'save'. Adaptation of evangelical ideas is reflected in the different evangelical experiences in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia. These differences, most significantly the opposing experiences of success in Aotearoa/New Zealand and failure in Port Phillip, Australia, indicate that evangelical views of non-Europeans were not static, but rather they were altered as a result of experience.
Advisors/Committee Members: Muckle, Adrian, Macdonald, Charlotte.
Subjects/Keywords: Aboriginal Australians; Maori; Evangelical
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Ritchie, S. G. G. (2009). '[T]he Sound of the Bell Amidst the Wilds':
Evangelical Perceptions of Northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal Peoples of Port Phillip, Australia, c.1820s-1840s. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/928
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ritchie, Samuel Gordon Gardiner. “'[T]he Sound of the Bell Amidst the Wilds':
Evangelical Perceptions of Northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal Peoples of Port Phillip, Australia, c.1820s-1840s.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/928.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ritchie, Samuel Gordon Gardiner. “'[T]he Sound of the Bell Amidst the Wilds':
Evangelical Perceptions of Northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal Peoples of Port Phillip, Australia, c.1820s-1840s.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Ritchie SGG. '[T]he Sound of the Bell Amidst the Wilds':
Evangelical Perceptions of Northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal Peoples of Port Phillip, Australia, c.1820s-1840s. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/928.
Council of Science Editors:
Ritchie SGG. '[T]he Sound of the Bell Amidst the Wilds':
Evangelical Perceptions of Northern Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori and the Aboriginal Peoples of Port Phillip, Australia, c.1820s-1840s. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/928
Victoria University of Wellington
13.
Stewart-Jacks, Samuel David.
Sustainable Accountability:
a Dualist Vedic Perspective.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/933
► This thesis offers a theory of sustainable accountability informed by Vedic philosophy. Although Vedic philosophy is often described as the philosophy of ancient India, this…
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▼ This thesis offers a theory of sustainable accountability informed by Vedic philosophy. Although Vedic philosophy is often described as the philosophy of ancient India, this thesis will explain how relative factors, such as time and place, do not exclude one from experiencing the taste of what is described as the ripened fruit of the tree that is the Vedic literatures. The implications the Vedas have for sustainability stem mainly from their alternative notions of the self and its needs. The Vedas hold that upon a correct evaluation of the needs of the self, an individual will be completely satisfied and will therefore not desire to live and consume in a way that is destructive to their surrounding environment and its inhabitants. Within the Vedic paradigm there are two main divisions of thought - the dualist and non-dualist schools of philosophy. Because they differ in their conceptions of the self, these schools differ markedly in their notions of accountability, welfare and theories of sustainability and social change. Within the social accounting literature, a non-dualist theory of sustainable accountability has been given by Saravanamuthu (2006), but a dualist opinion has not yet been presented. This thesis seeks to introduce dualist Vedic philosophy and its theory of sustainability, and describe how a system of accountability could be constructed upon such a philosophy. In the past, academic scholarship has frowned upon sacred forms of knowledge such as the Vedas, and has considered their claims to be unverifiable. Therefore this thesis also asserts, using arguments from the critical realist ontology, that sacred forms of knowledge such as the Vedas should be admissible in academic circles.
Advisors/Committee Members: Khanna, Bhagwan, Brown, Judy.
Subjects/Keywords: Sustainability; Vedic philosophy; Accountability
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Stewart-Jacks, S. D. (2009). Sustainable Accountability:
a Dualist Vedic Perspective. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/933
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Stewart-Jacks, Samuel David. “Sustainable Accountability:
a Dualist Vedic Perspective.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/933.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Stewart-Jacks, Samuel David. “Sustainable Accountability:
a Dualist Vedic Perspective.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Stewart-Jacks SD. Sustainable Accountability:
a Dualist Vedic Perspective. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/933.
Council of Science Editors:
Stewart-Jacks SD. Sustainable Accountability:
a Dualist Vedic Perspective. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/933
Victoria University of Wellington
14.
Johnston, Susie.
Lighting Up: the Social History of Smoking in New Zealand c.1920-1962.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/935
► The period 1920-1962 saw a significant increase in tobacco consumption in New Zealand. This period was one in which there was an expansion of the…
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▼ The period 1920-1962 saw a significant increase in tobacco consumption in New
Zealand. This period was one in which there was an expansion of the tobacco industry,
tobacco consumers and smoking as a part of modern society. Smoking became an
increasingly popular, prevalent and sociable habit, emerging as an integral part of
twentieth-century life. Through this period smoking was uncontroversial and was often
considered healthy. In 1962 London's Royal College of Physicians (RCP) released the findings of their report Smoking and health, culminating over a decade of health research. In 1964 the United States Surgeon General's report Smoking and health produced similar findings. The reports proved conclusive links between smoking and lung cancer as well as other negative health effects of the use of tobacco. Though the reports were clear, their reception by New Zealanders did not lead to an immediate reduction in smoking -
rates remained high until the mid-1970s and declined thereafter. By 1990 the rate of
tobacco consumption per adult head of population had returned to 1920 levels.
This thesis examines the rise in tobacco consumption from the 1920s to the release of
the RCP's report in 1962. Prior to the inclusion of a smoking question in the New Zealand Census of Populations and Dwellings in 1976, no survey data was collected showing any systematic evidence as to who was smoking in New Zealand. The overall
historical pattern discovered in this study fits within an international historiography
while at the same time revealing some distinctive features of a pattern of consumption
and local expression of smoking culture in New Zealand. This study draws on advertising, ephemera, photographs and other visual sources in order to describe the upward trend in tobacco consumption. The study reveals that industry and government efforts to develop and protect a domestic tobacco industry were major contributors to the rise in availability and affordability of smoking over this period, despite an ongoing negotiation over tobacco's status as a luxury or essential item. The commercial impetus
of the tobacco industry, expressed through widespread and targeted advertising, was the
major driver through this period, propelling the temporal, spatial and gendered
expansion of smoking throughout New Zealand society. This study examines, in particular, the ways that advertisers promoted the many and varied promises or functions of smoking in the smoking spaces and activities of leisure, work and war.
Alongside the rising prevalence and popularity of smoking, knowledge of the health or
other risks around smoking were contradictory and limited and as such there was a marked absence of anti-smoking rhetoric through the period 1920-1962. Rather, prompted by the constant and pervasive images and messages in advertising, New Zealanders expressed their 'right' to smoke across time and space.
Advisors/Committee Members: Macdonald, Charlotte.
Subjects/Keywords: Tobacco; Health; Advertising
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Johnston, S. (2009). Lighting Up: the Social History of Smoking in New Zealand c.1920-1962. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/935
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Johnston, Susie. “Lighting Up: the Social History of Smoking in New Zealand c.1920-1962.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/935.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Johnston, Susie. “Lighting Up: the Social History of Smoking in New Zealand c.1920-1962.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Johnston S. Lighting Up: the Social History of Smoking in New Zealand c.1920-1962. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/935.
Council of Science Editors:
Johnston S. Lighting Up: the Social History of Smoking in New Zealand c.1920-1962. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/935
Victoria University of Wellington
15.
Sanga, Joseph Baeoro.
An Exploratory Case Study into the Cultural Effects
on Knowledge Management Practices in the Solomon Islands.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/940
► Knowledge management (KM) is an emerging discipline and in recent years it has received increased attention both from academics and practitioners. At the academic front,…
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▼ Knowledge management (KM) is an emerging discipline and in recent years it has received increased attention both from academics and practitioners. At the academic front, the major debate is over the conceptual plurality of KM. This is as a result of the subject having its roots from various disciplines. To practitioners the subject is
attractive since it promises the management of knowledge, an abstract concept and the most elusive one to manage. Some think KM is just another fad but the realities experienced by multinational corporations trying to do business across cultures forces both academics and practitioners to constantly think about knowledge management and culture. This thesis posits that there is such a thing as national cultures. In this work, Solomon Islands' national culture with its main features of multiplicity of subcultures, bigmanism, wantokism, pijin and the people's experiences through mission work, government and war are highlighted as providing encouragement and also barriers to knowledge management. Using De Long and Fahey's four frameworks, a case study was conducted informed
by the ethnographic tradition. The study drew on methodological triangulation which included semistructured interviews, focus groups, document analysis and observations. The use of multiple data collection tools was employed to ensure convergence of data and the dependability of this work. This study finds two important considerations. First, important knowledge is cognitive understanding and to a lesser extent technical. Structured knowledge is not central to
KM. There are two reasons given for this view. One, due to scarcity of resources, there is high competition for education which is regarded as cognitive knowledge, although in practice it is structured knowledge. Two, indigenous knowing is socially constructed and mainly exists in tacit form. Second, even when solicited, participation
from subordinates is difficult to come by. This behaviour is embedded in kastom relating to bigmanism. This thesis contributes both to theory and practice. The main theoretical contribution
is the argument that knowledge management theorist must take into consideration the effects of national cultures on knowledge recognition and the evaluation of knowledge management concepts. For practitioners, an understanding of the recipient culture is critical for implementing proposed changes. Particularly for Solomon Islands
practitioners, a special awareness is necessary from leadership to understand the minds of workers, otherwise change interventions will always be a frustrating vocation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Retna, Kala.
Subjects/Keywords: Solomon Islands; Intercultural communication; Corporate culture; Knowledge management
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Sanga, J. B. (2009). An Exploratory Case Study into the Cultural Effects
on Knowledge Management Practices in the Solomon Islands. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/940
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sanga, Joseph Baeoro. “An Exploratory Case Study into the Cultural Effects
on Knowledge Management Practices in the Solomon Islands.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/940.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sanga, Joseph Baeoro. “An Exploratory Case Study into the Cultural Effects
on Knowledge Management Practices in the Solomon Islands.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Sanga JB. An Exploratory Case Study into the Cultural Effects
on Knowledge Management Practices in the Solomon Islands. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/940.
Council of Science Editors:
Sanga JB. An Exploratory Case Study into the Cultural Effects
on Knowledge Management Practices in the Solomon Islands. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/940
Victoria University of Wellington
16.
Ludbrook, B. M.
The Magnetic Properties of
Selected Rare Earth Nitrides
Grown by Pulsed Laser
Deposition.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/947
► Gadolinium nitride (GdN) and samarium nitride (SmN) are grown by pulsed laser deposition on yttria stabilised zirconia substrates. Surface and structural characterisation shows that the…
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▼ Gadolinium nitride (GdN) and samarium nitride (SmN) are grown by pulsed laser deposition on yttria stabilised zirconia substrates.
Surface and structural characterisation shows that the thin films are epitaxial with
crystallites of up to 30 nm in diameter and a very large in plane coherence length. A novel oxide layer is observed at the substrate-film interface, caused by oxygen in the substrate reacting with the deposited rare earth element. GdN is found to be ferromagnetic below 70 K with a saturation moment of 7 Bohr magneton per ion. The relationship between the crystal structure and the magnetisation is investigated using ferromagnetic resonance and a weak easy axis along the [111] azimuth is reported. Hall effect measurements
show the carriers are electrons, present in concentrations of
1020/cm3. Magnetic measurements on SmN show the presence of metallic droplets, but correcting for these, the Curie temperature is found to be
30 K.We report on preliminary growths of europium nitride and show the valence of the Eu is 3+, solving an outstanding theoretical question.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ruck, Ben.
Subjects/Keywords: Ferromagnetism; Rare-earth nitrates; Spintronics
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Ludbrook, B. M. (2009). The Magnetic Properties of
Selected Rare Earth Nitrides
Grown by Pulsed Laser
Deposition. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/947
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ludbrook, B M. “The Magnetic Properties of
Selected Rare Earth Nitrides
Grown by Pulsed Laser
Deposition.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/947.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ludbrook, B M. “The Magnetic Properties of
Selected Rare Earth Nitrides
Grown by Pulsed Laser
Deposition.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Ludbrook BM. The Magnetic Properties of
Selected Rare Earth Nitrides
Grown by Pulsed Laser
Deposition. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/947.
Council of Science Editors:
Ludbrook BM. The Magnetic Properties of
Selected Rare Earth Nitrides
Grown by Pulsed Laser
Deposition. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/947
Victoria University of Wellington
17.
Aslak, Thore.
Strategy as Ethical Persuasion - How Aristotle Can Make Strategy Ethical.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/951
► In this thesis it is argued, that managers with strategic responsibilities are unlikely to commit to contemporary business ethics, because its deontological nature is limited…
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▼ In this thesis it is argued, that managers with strategic responsibilities are unlikely to commit to contemporary business ethics, because its deontological nature is limited for strategic work's teleological focus. This is a problem because when managers do not commit to business ethics, they can damage the ethical culture in their companies. Unethical cultures are nests for scandals and malpractices that can hurt companies'
reputation and, in turn, their profits. However, if managers were to commit to ethical behaviour the ethical culture would strengthen. For that reason, I have proposed an Aristotelian approach to ethics that could be useful for managers, when making strategic decisions. This could help strengthen the ethical culture in their companies.
Three managers with knowledge and experience of strategic decision making have been interviewed to test the usefulness and ethicality of the Aristotelian approach. The findings indicate that the Aristotelian approach could be useful for guiding strategic decision making. One respondent even said that the Aristotelian approach's rhetorical considerations could improve strategic decision making in his company. Despite finding the Aristotelian approach beneficial for strategic decision making, two of the respondents did not think that the approach would be used for strategic decision making in their companies. The approach was said to be too abstract for managers to use in relation to all the practical issues they have to deal with. All the respondents agreed, that the Aristotelian approach highlighted some ethical considerations, but they were reluctant to call it an ethical approach. However, it did not really matter to them whether the approach was ethical or not, because to them,
strategic decisions where ethically neutral. This final statement supports that the deontological nature of contemporary business ethics is not useful for strategic work.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cummings, Stephen.
Subjects/Keywords: Aristotle; Business ethics; Strategy
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Aslak, T. (2009). Strategy as Ethical Persuasion - How Aristotle Can Make Strategy Ethical. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/951
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Aslak, Thore. “Strategy as Ethical Persuasion - How Aristotle Can Make Strategy Ethical.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/951.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Aslak, Thore. “Strategy as Ethical Persuasion - How Aristotle Can Make Strategy Ethical.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Aslak T. Strategy as Ethical Persuasion - How Aristotle Can Make Strategy Ethical. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/951.
Council of Science Editors:
Aslak T. Strategy as Ethical Persuasion - How Aristotle Can Make Strategy Ethical. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/951
Victoria University of Wellington
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Rahner, Nils.
Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers) as Potential
Bioactive Materials.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/952
► The primary aim of this project was to synthesise potassium activated geopolymer composites with bioactivity, and this was realised by adding 10wt% of calcium hydroxide,…
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▼ The primary aim of this project was to synthesise potassium activated geopolymer composites with bioactivity, and this was realised by adding
10wt% of calcium hydroxide, nano-structured calcium silicate or calcium phosphate to the geopolymer matrix. The synthesised samples were cured at 40'C then heated to 550'C and 600'C to reduce their alkalinity. Tensile strength was measured by diametral compression. The effect of exposure to simulated body fluid (SBF) was determined by x-ray diffractometry (XRD), 27Al, 29Si and 43Ca nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with magic angle spinning (MAS NMR), pH measurements, inductively coupled plasma (ICP), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDS).
XRD, 27Al and 29Si MAS NMR confirmed that all the samples retained their structural characteristics of a true aluminosilicate geopolymer, even after heating and exposure to SBF. EDS examination of the calcium-containing
geopolymer composites showed that the calcium distribution was generally homogeneous. Exposure of the geopolymer composites to SBF at body temperature, was used to simulate the behaviour of the geopolymer composites in blood plasma. XRD and SEM/ EDS analysis showed that the geopolymers containing calcium hydroxide and calcium silicate formed hydroxyl apatite (HA) and carbonate hydroxyl apatite (HCA) after their exposure to SBF, indicating a degree of bioactivity. The absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the SBF and the observation of nano crystals rich in these elements provide some evidence of bioactive phases in the composite containing calcium phosphate and the reference geopolymer. The reference and the calcium phosphate geopolymer (both heated to 600XC) produced the lowest pH (ca.8) in the SBF. ICP analysis of the SBF after exposure shows that most of the aluminium remains in the geopolymer structure. The greatest release of aluminium
(< 2.7 ppm after 168 hours) was found for the calcium hydroxide geopolymer (heated to 600'C). Diametral compression testing showed that the strength of the calcium phosphate-containing geopolymer heated to 550'C (4.17 MPa) is comparable with that of Bioglass(R)(5.56 MPa), currently used as a bio-material. Although none of the composites are ideal in all respects, they show
sufficient promise to suggest that with further refinement, geopolymer materials may well be become candidates as bioactive ceramics.
Advisors/Committee Members: MacKenzie, Kenneth.
Subjects/Keywords: Calcium; Aluminium; Biomaterials
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Rahner, N. (2009). Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers) as Potential
Bioactive Materials. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/952
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rahner, Nils. “Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers) as Potential
Bioactive Materials.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/952.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rahner, Nils. “Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers) as Potential
Bioactive Materials.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Rahner N. Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers) as Potential
Bioactive Materials. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/952.
Council of Science Editors:
Rahner N. Inorganic Polymers (Geopolymers) as Potential
Bioactive Materials. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/952
Victoria University of Wellington
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Paton, Kathryn Louise.
At Home or Abroad: Tuvaluans Shaping a Tuvaluan Future.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/957
► If development is to be sustainable, it is vital to plan and act with all possible futures in mind and for communities to be engaged…
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▼ If development is to be sustainable, it is vital to plan and act with all possible futures in mind and for communities to be engaged and empowered so that development meets local needs. Throughout the international development community, there have been regular calls for people to act locally, but think globally. Yet, as challenges become more complex, it is no longer enough to simply think globally. Where possible futures involve losing one's land and country, people need to be able to participate in making a better future for themselves, their families and their communities beyond their own borders. Tuvalu is a country that faces multiple possible futures that may have severe impacts on its people, including the possibility of forced migration. As a country with many development needs, Tuvalu has created Te Kakeega II: National Strategies for Sustainable Development - 2005-2015, which acknowledges the need for participation and cross-sectoral collaboration. This thesis examines the mechanisms that exist to engage Tuvaluans in their development. It reviews whether Tuvaluans actually participate in these processes and whether there are any barriers to participation. It also investigates to what extent the mechanisms for participation are helping Tuvalu confront the contemporary and complex issue of climate change. People who are forced to migrate because of changes in their environment have no rights under international law and thus risk becoming disempowered. If Tuvaluans are forced to migrate because of climate change, they risk losing any gains they have made at home. Unlike many forced migration situations, Tuvaluans have time to participate in the preparations for such a future. To what extent are they enabled and empowered to do this? How, and who, do they think should prepare for this possible future?
Advisors/Committee Members: Fairbairn-Dunlop, Peggy.
Subjects/Keywords: Tuvalu; Participation; Planning
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Paton, K. L. (2009). At Home or Abroad: Tuvaluans Shaping a Tuvaluan Future. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/957
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Paton, Kathryn Louise. “At Home or Abroad: Tuvaluans Shaping a Tuvaluan Future.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/957.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Paton, Kathryn Louise. “At Home or Abroad: Tuvaluans Shaping a Tuvaluan Future.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Paton KL. At Home or Abroad: Tuvaluans Shaping a Tuvaluan Future. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/957.
Council of Science Editors:
Paton KL. At Home or Abroad: Tuvaluans Shaping a Tuvaluan Future. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/957
Victoria University of Wellington
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Aitken, Christopher.
Changing Climate and Changing Behaviour: Perceptions of Powerlessness and the Commons Dilemma.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/958
► Mitigating climate change is recognized as an increasingly urgent task that requires several different methods to achieve. Among these is the need to encourage voluntary…
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▼ Mitigating climate change is recognized as an increasingly urgent task that requires several different methods to achieve. Among these is the need to encourage voluntary behaviour change. Doing so necessitates an understanding of the barriers that prevent behaviour change, including those which are psychological. Among the psychological barriers to change are perceptions of powerlessness and the commons dilemma. This thesis takes a mixed method approach to understand importance of these in relation to both each other and other barriers when taking action to mitigate climate change. Results indicate that individuals do not clearly distinguish climate change from general environmental problems and have a tendency to simplify the issues to that considered to be the singularly most important. Powerlessness and the commons dilemma had been evaluated but not extensively or as specifically applicable to climate change. Powerlessness and the commons dilemma were both found to relate to lower amounts of action on climate change and less importance placed upon climate change in actions. Perceived risk and human influence on climate change were the strongest predictors of action. Results generally support the knowledge-deficit model of behaviour change as being applicable to climate change.
Advisors/Committee Members: McClure, John, Chapman, Ralph.
Subjects/Keywords: Human ecology; Environmental behaviour; Climate change
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Aitken, C. (2009). Changing Climate and Changing Behaviour: Perceptions of Powerlessness and the Commons Dilemma. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/958
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Aitken, Christopher. “Changing Climate and Changing Behaviour: Perceptions of Powerlessness and the Commons Dilemma.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/958.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Aitken, Christopher. “Changing Climate and Changing Behaviour: Perceptions of Powerlessness and the Commons Dilemma.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Aitken C. Changing Climate and Changing Behaviour: Perceptions of Powerlessness and the Commons Dilemma. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/958.
Council of Science Editors:
Aitken C. Changing Climate and Changing Behaviour: Perceptions of Powerlessness and the Commons Dilemma. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/958
Victoria University of Wellington
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Le, Diem Trinh Thi.
Segmenting Visitors to Battlefield Sites: International Visitors to the Former DMZ in Vietnam.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/962
► Vietnam is an emerging tourist destination with rapid development in the tourism industry over the last decade. Well-known for the Vietnam War, it is expected…
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▼ Vietnam is an emerging tourist destination with rapid development in the tourism industry over the last decade. Well-known for the Vietnam War, it is expected that battlefield sites are among the country's main attractions for international tourists. However, to date, there has been no research examining visitors to battlefield sites in Vietnam. This study aims to contribute to filling this perceived gap by examining the visitors to the former Vietnamese De-militarised Zone (DMZ). Its objectives are: (1)
to identify tourist motivations for visiting the DMZ, (2) to segment the DMZ visitors based on motivations, and (3) to determine the importance of battlefield sites in tourists' decision to travel to Vietnam. International visitors to the Vinh Moc Tunnels, a site often included in the DMZ tour, were chosen as a study sample. Data in this study was collected in an intercept self-completed questionnaire survey, which resulted in a sample of 481 respondents.
Statistical analysis of the data was supplemented by content analysis of qualitative findings where appropriate. The findings show that respondents visited the DMZ for a variety of motivations.
Five motivations were generated from the factor analysis of 22 quantitative motivational items namely: Personal involvement, Interest in war related sites and exhibitions, Education and exploration, Location and convenience, and Novelty seeking. These delineated motivations were supported and extended by respondents'
self-expressed motivations. Based on these motivations, three groups of visitors to the DMZ were identified using cluster analysis: the Battlefield Tourism Enthusiast, the Opportunist, and the Passive Tourist. These three visitors segments differed significantly in terms of socio-demographic characteristics, trip related
characteristics, and especially travel decision-making. The Enthusiasts had the highest interest in visiting battlefield sites in Vietnam. The Opportunists tended to visit sites based on location and convenience, and the Passive Tourists indicated relatively low rankings for all reasons for visiting battlefield sites. This study also found that battlefield sites only played a small role in tourists' decision to visit Vietnam and that most tourists visited Vietnam for its culture, landscape and history. Several implications and recommendations arise from this study, including the need for continuing research on motivations for battlefield tourism in other countries. In addition, it is suggested that the educative function should be emphasised in
developing battlefield sites as tourist attractions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Schott, Christian, Pearce, Douglas.
Subjects/Keywords: Motivation; Vietnam; Battlefield tourism
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Le, D. T. T. (2009). Segmenting Visitors to Battlefield Sites: International Visitors to the Former DMZ in Vietnam. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/962
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Le, Diem Trinh Thi. “Segmenting Visitors to Battlefield Sites: International Visitors to the Former DMZ in Vietnam.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/962.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Le, Diem Trinh Thi. “Segmenting Visitors to Battlefield Sites: International Visitors to the Former DMZ in Vietnam.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Le DTT. Segmenting Visitors to Battlefield Sites: International Visitors to the Former DMZ in Vietnam. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/962.
Council of Science Editors:
Le DTT. Segmenting Visitors to Battlefield Sites: International Visitors to the Former DMZ in Vietnam. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/962
Victoria University of Wellington
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Loh, Melvyn Wei Ming.
Riding the Biotechnology Wave: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia's Emerging Biotechnology Industry.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/963
► Building a sustainable bioeconomy requires strategic alliances, intellectual property,funding and talent. The research focus of this empirical study was to assess Malaysian biotechnology companies regarding…
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▼ Building a sustainable bioeconomy requires strategic alliances, intellectual property,funding and talent. The research focus of this empirical study was to assess Malaysian biotechnology companies regarding their opinions on priorities and capabilities necessary to establish a thriving bioeconomy. The research questions that form the basis of this paper explore the extent to which initial factor endowments affect the trajectory of biotechnology industry development and how Malaysia should prioritise, mobilise and
coordinate resources to build a bioeconomy. A mixed methods approach using qualitative
interviews and case studies, as well as a quantitative survey, indicated that respondents
advocated a resource-based-view in terms of resource allocation and agglomeration towards building Malaysia's bioecnomy. That is, there was strong support to leverage Malaysia's existing capabilities in agriculture and biofuels to derive value-added products towards gaining leadership positions in these respective biotechnology sectors globally. Access to funding and talent emerged as the highest priority capabilities necessary for commercialising discoveries, conducting research and development and accelerating innovation. Respondents perceived the government as having a 'very important' role in building and accelerating the Malaysian biotechnology industry. The gap between
required capabilities and strategic priorities provides a framework within which the
government may play a central role in coordinate, accelerating and resourcing Malaysia's
nascent bioeconomy.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ahn, Mark.
Subjects/Keywords: Bioeconomy development; Clusters; Entrepreneurship
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Loh, M. W. M. (2009). Riding the Biotechnology Wave: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia's Emerging Biotechnology Industry. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/963
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Loh, Melvyn Wei Ming. “Riding the Biotechnology Wave: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia's Emerging Biotechnology Industry.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/963.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Loh, Melvyn Wei Ming. “Riding the Biotechnology Wave: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia's Emerging Biotechnology Industry.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Loh MWM. Riding the Biotechnology Wave: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia's Emerging Biotechnology Industry. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/963.
Council of Science Editors:
Loh MWM. Riding the Biotechnology Wave: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia's Emerging Biotechnology Industry. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/963
Victoria University of Wellington
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Matheson, Kay Jacqueline.
The Predominant Teaching Strategies in Year 8 and
Year 9 Mathematics Classrooms.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/965
► In New Zealand most students change schools at age 12 -14 from an intermediate school to a secondary school. This usually involves a transition from…
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▼ In New Zealand most students change schools at age 12 -14 from an intermediate school to a secondary school. This usually involves a transition from a school that is organised by
students having a home room with one teacher for most of their subjects to a school that is
organised by students changing classrooms and teachers for every subject. Across this transition period research internationally and in New Zealand suggests that mathematics achievement and engagement is negatively affected. Lesson content, interschool communication, social class, ethnicity, and gender have been identified as factors that may influence the negative effect of transition. This research looks at another possible factor affecting achievement and engagement at
transition in mathematics: the teaching strategies used. Teaching strategies have been defined in this research to be those strategies used in classroom instruction as indicated by teacher talk, activity style, and equipment use. This research is based on a purposive sample of one secondary school and one of its feeder
intermediate schools. Three teachers of mathematics at Year 9 from the secondary school
and three Year 8 teachers from the intermediate school were then selected to be videoed, each for three lessons. The video recorded lessons were then transcribed, analysed using content analysis, and the teaching strategies evident in the classroom identified. The teaching strategies were categorised based on previous research such as that by Fraivillig, Murphy and Fuson (1999) to find any similarities or differences in teaching strategies used in the Year 8 and Year 9 mathematics classroom. Year 8 teachers used facilitating and eliciting questions more often than the Year 9 teachers. The Year 8 teachers used instructional statements as a teaching strategy. There appeared to be more intra-school variation in teaching strategies at the Year 8 level. Year 9 teachers were found to be more teacher-centred than Year 8 teachers in their choice of strategies with teacher initiated right/wrong questioning the most frequent interaction type used. Instructional and control statements were also a feature of the Year 9
mathematics classrooms. This study indicates that across the transition period, from Year 8 to Year 9, students' experience changes in the types of teaching strategies used in the mathematics classroom. The focus shifts from student-centred learning to teacher-centred learning. This may be a contributing factor in the decline in mathematics achievement that has been shown to occur at this phase of education in New Zealand.
Implications from this research include: - the possible need for schools across a transition to communicate more to align their teaching strategies; - the need for best practice teaching strategies to be implemented in all schools; and
- the possibility of schools across a transition working together and developing a programme which may allow students to integrate better into the secondary school.
Advisors/Committee Members: Averill, Robin.
Subjects/Keywords: Teaching strategies; Transition; Mathematics
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Matheson, K. J. (2009). The Predominant Teaching Strategies in Year 8 and
Year 9 Mathematics Classrooms. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/965
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Matheson, Kay Jacqueline. “The Predominant Teaching Strategies in Year 8 and
Year 9 Mathematics Classrooms.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/965.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Matheson, Kay Jacqueline. “The Predominant Teaching Strategies in Year 8 and
Year 9 Mathematics Classrooms.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Matheson KJ. The Predominant Teaching Strategies in Year 8 and
Year 9 Mathematics Classrooms. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/965.
Council of Science Editors:
Matheson KJ. The Predominant Teaching Strategies in Year 8 and
Year 9 Mathematics Classrooms. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/965
Victoria University of Wellington
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Chan, Diana.
Sustainable Tourism in New Zealand: the Chinese Visitors' View.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/973
► This thesis addresses sustainable tourism in New Zealand, in the context of the Chinese inbound visitor market to New Zealand. The purpose of this research…
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▼ This thesis addresses sustainable tourism in New Zealand, in the context of the
Chinese inbound visitor market to New Zealand. The purpose of this research is to
achieve a better understanding of environmental sustainability in New Zealand's
tourism industry, how this impacts on New Zealand's marketing image, and the way
the New Zealand tourism industry caters to the Chinese inbound visitor market. To
achieve the research aims this study focuses on the following themes: visitor
characteristics, trip characteristics, satisfaction, factors that impact on the visitors' decision to visit a destination, sustainable tourism in New Zealand, and New
Zealand's marketing image.
Using a triangulation research approach the visitors' perspective was obtained
through the use of a visitor survey, whereas the suppliers' perspective was gathered
via face-to-face interviews. The analytical framework adopted for this study further
assisted in the comparison of the two travel structures: tour group and independent
travellers, but also the evaluation of the visitors' and suppliers' perspectives.
However, one of the key challenges with regards to the size of the visitor sample
population during the time of this study was the impact of global issues such as the
Sichuan Earthquake, Beijing Olympics, and the global financial crisis; which in
essence affected the overall Chinese inbound visitor arrivals to New Zealand.
From the combination of both the quantitative and qualitative data this study
indicated that the Chinese visitor market is not as homogeneous as first established
by other studies. This research also identified that a number of factors do impact on
their decisions to visit a destination, such as safety and security, as well as the
destination having a high level of environmental protection. A large proportion of
Chinese visitors also perceived New Zealand to be more than just a reasonably
sustainable tourism destination. This indicates that New Zealand's 'clean, green' reputation does potentially act as a key pull factor in the Chinese visitors'
holidaymaking decisions. However, tour operators believe New Zealand has
potential to become a sustainable tourism destination; however, more work is needed
to retain the tourism industry's environmental 'sustainability'.
Overall, it was established from the findings that there is a need for alternative
tourism products as a means to retain the interest of Chinese visitors to New Zealand.
It is indicated that current Chinese visitor package tours need to shift focus from
being commission-based shopping endeavours to tours that entail aspects that feature
the essence of New Zealand and the country's environmental sustainable position. In
addition, it is also demonstrated that New Zealand's '100% PURE' tourism
campaign is very standardized, and therefore makes it difficult to attract all of New
Zealand's key visitor markets. Hence, to effectively attract the Chinese visitor market,
New Zealand should adopt a specific promotional venture that takes advantage of the
Chinese visitors…
Advisors/Committee Members: Schott, Christian.
Subjects/Keywords: Sustainable tourism; Chinese visitors; New Zealand
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Chan, D. (2009). Sustainable Tourism in New Zealand: the Chinese Visitors' View. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/973
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chan, Diana. “Sustainable Tourism in New Zealand: the Chinese Visitors' View.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/973.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chan, Diana. “Sustainable Tourism in New Zealand: the Chinese Visitors' View.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Chan D. Sustainable Tourism in New Zealand: the Chinese Visitors' View. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/973.
Council of Science Editors:
Chan D. Sustainable Tourism in New Zealand: the Chinese Visitors' View. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/973
Victoria University of Wellington
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Mohd Nor, Muhammad Rudy Khairudin.
Tourism as a Career in Malaysia: Stakeholders' Perceptions.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/974
► This thesis examines the perceptions of tourism as a graduate career from the view of key stakeholders of tourism - the government, industry, educators and…
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▼ This thesis examines the perceptions of tourism as a graduate career from the view of key
stakeholders of tourism - the government, industry, educators and students. It aims to
understand what key tourism stakeholders in Malaysia do in promoting tourism as a
graduate career, and how students perceive tourism as a career option. The literature
suggests that the issue of perceptions of tourism as a career be investigated from the
perspective of key stakeholders. Hence, a stakeholder-inclusive approach in tourism
human resource development is suggested as a measure to address the skilled labour
shortage in tourism and the needs of various stakeholders. An analytical framework has
been developed in this thesis to illustrate the relationships and gaps amongst stakeholders
and how they view tourism as a graduate career in Malaysia.
A total of 11 semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior officials from
relevant Ministries, industry bodies, a major employer, and directors of tourism
management programs at two public universities and two polytechnics in Malaysia. In
addition to that, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 193 final year students of
tourism management programs at the same tertiary institutions. The qualitative data was
coded into prominent themes while the quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS.
This thesis found that the shortage of skilled labour is one of the issues faced by the
stakeholders, due to the industry offering low level positions. The government believes
that current policies in promoting tourism careers to students were adequate but the
industry and educators feel that government does not provide adequate information about
career paths in tourism for students. This thesis also discovered that students have
generally positive perceptions of tourism as a career. Variables like level of education,
willingness to choose a tourism program and overseas travel experience are significant,
while the size of the employer, work experience in tourism, and the roles of family and
friends working in tourism do not have an influence on students' career-related decisions.
All stakeholders play a role in promoting tourism as a career to students but some
measures have also been suggested to promote it more effectively.
Advisors/Committee Members: Weaver, Adam.
Subjects/Keywords: Tourism; Malaysia; Stakeholder
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Mohd Nor, M. R. K. (2009). Tourism as a Career in Malaysia: Stakeholders' Perceptions. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/974
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mohd Nor, Muhammad Rudy Khairudin. “Tourism as a Career in Malaysia: Stakeholders' Perceptions.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/974.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mohd Nor, Muhammad Rudy Khairudin. “Tourism as a Career in Malaysia: Stakeholders' Perceptions.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Mohd Nor MRK. Tourism as a Career in Malaysia: Stakeholders' Perceptions. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/974.
Council of Science Editors:
Mohd Nor MRK. Tourism as a Career in Malaysia: Stakeholders' Perceptions. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/974
Victoria University of Wellington
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Saluling, Detty M.
Basic Education for Poverty Alleviation: Community Perspectives from South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/975
► In efforts to combat worldwide poverty, education is considered a vital device. It is believed that basic education has a significant impact in stimulating a…
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▼ In efforts to combat worldwide poverty, education is considered a vital device. It is believed that basic education has a significant impact in stimulating a range of positive forces for change and to fight poverty. However, global efforts to ensure every child has access to quality basic education are still far from being achieved, especially in areas that are physically remote and isolated. Such issues are continually faced by
Indonesia, which has many widespread regions and diverse communities and various traditional and customary beliefs, which can affect peoples' attitudes to the education of their children. In addition to an examination of several issues regarding the Government of Indonesia's quest to provide basic education to all Indonesian children, this thesis will also focus on a case study from two villages in the South Sulawesi Province. The
study aims to explore the rural community perspectives on the value of basic education in people's lives, and whether it is important to improve their conditions and their children's future.
Advisors/Committee Members: Overton, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Basic education; Community; Indonesia
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Saluling, D. M. (2009). Basic Education for Poverty Alleviation: Community Perspectives from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/975
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Saluling, Detty M. “Basic Education for Poverty Alleviation: Community Perspectives from South Sulawesi, Indonesia.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/975.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Saluling, Detty M. “Basic Education for Poverty Alleviation: Community Perspectives from South Sulawesi, Indonesia.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Saluling DM. Basic Education for Poverty Alleviation: Community Perspectives from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/975.
Council of Science Editors:
Saluling DM. Basic Education for Poverty Alleviation: Community Perspectives from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/975
Victoria University of Wellington
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Meredith, Kathryn.
Disability, Education and Development Perspectives from Tokelau.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/976
► This thesis is concerned with the issue of people with disability accessing education. The contemporary international dialogue about how best to include people with disability…
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▼ This thesis is concerned with the issue of people with disability accessing education.
The contemporary international dialogue about how best to include people with
disability in education recommends developing regular education systems to cater for
the full diverse range of learners' needs and abilities. This approach is part of an
Inclusive Education philosophy and is designed as a response to all populations who
experience exclusion from education, including people with disability.
By examining people's opinions, experiences, attitudes, aspirations, perceptions,
knowledge, and understanding about disability, education and development, this
thesis aims to identify the challenges of including people with disability in education
and society in the context of a small Pacific Island developng nation, and the ways in
which these challenges can be addressed. In doing so, it contributes to the growing
body of literature which raises awareness of the experiences of exclusion faced by
people with impairments; as well as the literature exploring disability issues from a
social and rights-based perspective in developing countries.
Semi-formal interviews were conducted with ten participants from Tokelau, New
Zealand and Samoa to garner traditional, modern and personal perspectives about
disability, education and development.
The main findings of the research are that although disability is still predominantly
understood within a medical, religious or deficit-model paradigm in Tokelau, some
historical attitudinal barriers to inclusion may be shifting. This is occurring as people
become better informed about disability through education, personal experiences and
awareness of the causes of disability. Consequently, there is some indication that the
younger generation are less likely to stigmatise the cause of disability because of
their exposure to scientific explanations and increased familiarity and comfort with
human rights concepts. People in Tokelau called for raising public awareness about
disability causes and issues.
Another finding of the research is that although there is a perception from some that
the rhetoric of human rights is demanding and antithetical to the culture,
responsibility is more easily accepted because it is considered in line with traditional
communal values and social systems of support like inati (sharing of resources).
Terminology aside, the concepts involved in Inclusive Education reflect traditional
Tokelauan beliefs about treating people equally and with fakaaloalo (respect), alofa
(love) and poupouaki (support).
Although the inclusion of disability issues into the international human rights
framework through the UN 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities is not yet widely known in Tokelau, human rights concepts are beginning
to be introduced and understood at the community level, and they are seen in the
constitutional documents and education policies of Tokelau. Support and partnership
from New Zealand is welcomed in enabling locally developed inclusive services in
Tokelau.…
Advisors/Committee Members: Fairbairn-Dunlop, Peggy.
Subjects/Keywords: Disability; Education; Tokelau
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Meredith, K. (2009). Disability, Education and Development Perspectives from Tokelau. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/976
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Meredith, Kathryn. “Disability, Education and Development Perspectives from Tokelau.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/976.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Meredith, Kathryn. “Disability, Education and Development Perspectives from Tokelau.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Meredith K. Disability, Education and Development Perspectives from Tokelau. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/976.
Council of Science Editors:
Meredith K. Disability, Education and Development Perspectives from Tokelau. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/976
Victoria University of Wellington
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Robinson, Marcus James.
The Effect of Microtubule Stabilising Drugs on Immune-Mediated Excytosis.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/977
► The microtubule network is involved in cellular processes including protein transport and cell division. Microtubule stabilising drugs (MSD) bind to microtubules and alter their dynamic…
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▼ The microtubule network is involved in cellular processes including protein transport and cell division. Microtubule stabilising drugs (MSD) bind to microtubules and alter their dynamic balance in favour of the polymerised state. While primarily known for their anti-mitotic properties, MSD also exert immunomodulatory effects in vitro and in vivo. It is the aim of this project to investigate the effects of MSD on protein trafficking and secretion to determine how they affect immune-mediated exocytosis.
Previous work in our lab demonstrated that macrophage responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide, as measured by the production of TNF-a and nitric oxide, are inhibited by both paclitaxel and peloruside. In this thesis we continued this work and saw that inhibition was not affected by temporal IFN-y priming and found that altered production kinetics were not sufficient to explain the inhibition.
To kill target cells cytotoxic T cells (CTL) reorganise their cytoskeleton so that lytic granules can traffic down microtubules to be delivered to the target. Using an in vitro model of CTL killing, we saw that MSD did not inhibit killing by CTL, lytic granule delivery to the cell surface, or antigen-stimulated Interferon-y (IFN-y) production by CTL. In contrast to this, in a murine model of antigen-induced killing we saw that a single dose of paclitaxel had a significant inhibitory effect on CTL-mediated cytolysis in vivo.
Together these studies suggest that MSD have multiple immunomodulatory effects that are independent of their anti-proliferative effects. The data suggest that patients undergoing taxane therapy may be unable to fight infection long before the anti-mitotic effects of MSD are apparent.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ronchese, Franca, La Flamme, Anne.
Subjects/Keywords: Microtubules; Peloruside; Immunology
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Robinson, M. J. (2009). The Effect of Microtubule Stabilising Drugs on Immune-Mediated Excytosis. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/977
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Robinson, Marcus James. “The Effect of Microtubule Stabilising Drugs on Immune-Mediated Excytosis.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/977.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Robinson, Marcus James. “The Effect of Microtubule Stabilising Drugs on Immune-Mediated Excytosis.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Robinson MJ. The Effect of Microtubule Stabilising Drugs on Immune-Mediated Excytosis. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/977.
Council of Science Editors:
Robinson MJ. The Effect of Microtubule Stabilising Drugs on Immune-Mediated Excytosis. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/977
Victoria University of Wellington
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Maplesden, Allison.
Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/981
► This thesis proposes to critically examine the ways in which whiteness and femininity are represented in recent Disney animated films. It will be contended that…
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▼ This thesis proposes to critically examine the ways in which whiteness and
femininity are represented in recent Disney animated films. It will be contended that
the Disney text is an influential part of the popular cultural discourse on femininity
and whiteness but this is often obscured or made invisible by the ways in which the
films work to naturalise these constructions. The work of this thesis will be to
unpack the constructions of femininity and whiteness through an analysis of the
figuration of the Disney heroine. This thesis will argue that idealized whiteness and
femininity are discursively embodied in these Disney heroines in complex and
contradictory ways, and that Disney works on and through these bodies to fix and
contain the ideological constructions of gender, race, and sexuality.
Advisors/Committee Members: Redmond, Sean, Wagner, Matthew.
Subjects/Keywords: Disney; Femininity; Whiteness
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Maplesden, A. (2009). Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/981
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Maplesden, Allison. “Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/981.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Maplesden, Allison. “Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Maplesden A. Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/981.
Council of Science Editors:
Maplesden A. Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/981
Victoria University of Wellington
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Terreni, Lisa.
A Case Study: How Young Children and Teachers Use an Interactive Whiteboard in a New Zealand
Kindergarten Setting for Visual Art Learning Experiences.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/983
► This case study examines how an interactive whiteboard (IWB) was used in a New Zealand kindergarten to support young children's visual art learning experiences. A…
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▼ This case study examines how an interactive whiteboard (IWB) was used in a New Zealand kindergarten to support young children's visual art learning experiences. A qualitative approach was used to investigate the use of the IWB. Data were
collected through participant observation, analysis of teachers' narrative assessments of children, and focus group interviews with teachers and parents. A socio-cultural perspective on visual art education for young children provided a
framework for analysing and interpreting the data.
The findings of the research indicated that when an IWB is integrated into a kindergarten visual art programme it can be a useful tool for motivating and assisting children with visual art learning experiences. The affordances of the IWB allow for
some new art experiences to occur that are different from that of traditional art mediums. It was observed, however, that creative art ideas developed with an IWB can be translated into traditional art mediums and vice versa. Problems and issues were also identified in the study, in particular the need for appropriate professional
development for teachers to help them maximise the potential of the IWB for early childhood teaching. Areas for further research are discussed, and some recommendations are made for best practice with an IWB for supporting children's
visual art learning experiences.
Advisors/Committee Members: Shuker, Mary-Jane.
Subjects/Keywords: Visual art; IWB; Early childhood
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Terreni, L. (2009). A Case Study: How Young Children and Teachers Use an Interactive Whiteboard in a New Zealand
Kindergarten Setting for Visual Art Learning Experiences. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/983
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Terreni, Lisa. “A Case Study: How Young Children and Teachers Use an Interactive Whiteboard in a New Zealand
Kindergarten Setting for Visual Art Learning Experiences.” 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed February 24, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/983.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Terreni, Lisa. “A Case Study: How Young Children and Teachers Use an Interactive Whiteboard in a New Zealand
Kindergarten Setting for Visual Art Learning Experiences.” 2009. Web. 24 Feb 2020.
Vancouver:
Terreni L. A Case Study: How Young Children and Teachers Use an Interactive Whiteboard in a New Zealand
Kindergarten Setting for Visual Art Learning Experiences. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2020 Feb 24].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/983.
Council of Science Editors:
Terreni L. A Case Study: How Young Children and Teachers Use an Interactive Whiteboard in a New Zealand
Kindergarten Setting for Visual Art Learning Experiences. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/983
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