This paper discusses insights arising from my doctoral study in a New Zealand early childhood setting. I was interested in how young children learn to be part of the group. Using a socio-cultural framework, I carried out ...

This paper assesses the merits of using business perceptions of growth constraints as a guide to growth-enhancing fiscal policy reforms. Using endogenous growth models in which the government levies an income tax to provide ...

As academia increasingly turns to bibliometric tools to assess research impact, the question of which indicator provides the best measure of research quality is highly debated. Much emphasis has been placed on the value ...

Macrophages play a crucial role in both innate and adaptive immunity. With a wide tissue distribution, macrophages are found in almost all tissues throughout the body. Upon activation, macrophages orchestrate the initiation ...

Differentiating between species of plants in aerial imagery is often challenging and, in some cases, can be impossible without significant field data collection. However, remote sensing technology is developing to the point ...

Residential special education for students with diverse learning needs continues to be one of the most complex and contested areas on the education spectrum. This thesis explores a live-in boarding school for girls with ...

Archives New Zealand has issued and revised seven recordkeeping standards since the passing of the Public Records Act 2005, four of which are mandatory compliance standards for all public offices and local authorities. ...

The LCP is an evidence-based integrated care pathway that provides guidance to generic health care professionals to deliver best practice end-of-life care. My role as the LCP Project Coordinator in a District Health Board ...

This thesis seeks to demonstrate that Critical and Human Security approaches and perspectives – under conditions associated with the ‘globalisation of security’ and the ‘bifurcation of the security environment’ – should ...