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Browsing Master's Theses by Subject "Action research"

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Accessible Portfolios: Making it Happen in My Centre: an Action Research Study

Steele, Lynne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)

This thesis explores how I improved my portfolios assessment practices by making children s portfolios freely available to children, their parents and whānau in the early childhood care and education centre where I worked. ...
Action Research: An Exploration of a Music Therapy Student's Journey of Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship with a Child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Music Therapy

Gang, Na-Hyun (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This action research project examines the researcher's journey of establishing a therapeutic relationship with a child with autism spectrum disorder during her practicum. Children with ASD present difficulty in communication ...
The Applecart Project: Bi-cultural action research collaboration focused on dietary change and social capital within a Māori community

Fraser, Cherida Ann (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Na to rourou, Na taku rourou, Ka ora ai Te iwi. …with your food basket, and my food basket, the people will thrive… The AppleCART Project was an action research project which evolved through a bi-cultural research ...
Challenges in Communication: a Critical Analysis of a Student Music Therapist's Techniques in Working with Special Needs Children

Savaiinaea, Chelsea Makere (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This paper describes the processes under taken by a student music therapist to improve her clinical practice and enhance the quality of service provided to children with profound and multiple disabilities. Using an Action ...
Clinical Nurse Leaders Within a New Zealand Setting: the Culture of Business and the Profession of Nursing

Gardner, Suzanne Mary Frances (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

This thesis reports on an action research project undertaken to explore the role of the Clinical Nurse leader (CNL) in a District Health Board (DHB) in New Zealand. The CNL role has evolved against a backdrop of significant ...
The Domain of Nursing: Developing Practice Through Action Research in the Intensive Care Unit

La Pine, Mary Patricia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

In the intensive care unit (ICU) the bedside nurse is the person who carries out the fundamental care to sustain life and comfort for that patient and is the conduit between the patient, their family/whanau, the doctors ...
An Exploration of Language and Nursing Practice to Improve Communication in the Context of Ear Syringing

Lally, Elsa June (Victoria University of Wellington, 2002)

Action research is a critical reflective process that involves spirals of cycles if of planning, acting, reflecting/evaluating and replanning the next cycle. This action research inquiry explores communication and nursing ...
Striking a Balance: Improving Practice as a Student Doing Group Music Therapy with Adults with Substance Abuse and Dependence

Yearsley, Sharon (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

An action research project was devised to help a music therapy student improve her practice in a group alcohol and drug treatment setting. The project initially focussed on improving practice by delivering more creative, ...
Tūmanako: Kaupapa Māori informed action research with young mothers

Pihema, Catherine (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

This research is kaupapa Māori informed action research that was carried out in collaboration with a rōpū of young mothers and a local Wellington based film company. Originally intended as an action research project in ...
The Use of Music Therapy Strategies to Enhance the General Milieu in a Rehabilitation Centre

Liu, Xinxin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

This research focused on how music therapy strategies could be used to improve the milieu in a rehabilitation centre in a New Zealand city. Residents in the rehabilitation centre had difficulty interacting with each other. ...