Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Talking pictures: a creative utilization of structural and aesthetic profiles from narrative music videos and television commercials in a non-spoken film text
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This thesis is about storytelling. It is presented in three parts, a major output with two supporting components. The first and primary section is the short film. The second is an exhibition of images, props, and environments ... -
Tapering Strategies to Enhance Maximal Strength
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Maximal strength is a physical quality imperative to success in strength sports and can also play a role in enhancing performance within many other sports. Tapering is a reduction in training load frequently undertaken ... -
Tastes Political: An Interpretive Analysis of the Foodie Lifeworld in Contemporary New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The aim of my research is to make sense of foodie activity in New Zealand, and locate that activity in the socio-cultural sphere – the foodie ‘lifeworld’ (Habermas, 1984). This research explores the foodie phenomenon and ... -
Tax compliance and small and medium enterprise operators: an intra-cultural study in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Despite the economic importance of the tax collection process undertaken by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), little is known about their tax compliance behaviour in general, and particularly in relation to cultural ... -
Taxonomy Is Destiny: Resolving the Systematics of Unstable Squid Families Using Integrative Taxonomy to Aid Cephalopod Conservation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The waters around New Zealand host one of the highest biodiversities of squid and octopus species in the world, yet until the late 1990s, little taxonomic work was published on this unique assemblage. While some groups ... -
Te hau ora o naga kaumatau o Tuhoe: a study of Tuhoe kaumatau mental wellness
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Tuhoe is considered to be one of the last bastions of 'traditional' Maori language and culture. The main purpose of the research was to examine the mental health status of Tuhoe kaumatua (elderly). Even before the research ... -
Te Kore - Exploring the Māori concept of void
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Mohi Ruatapu, a nineteenth century Māori tohunga (scholar) from Tokomaru Bay, positioned Te Kore (which translates as nothingness, void and also potentiality) within Te Ao Mārama, the realm of contemporary human existence. ... -
Te Oro o te Ao: the Resounding of the World
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa Greetings, greetings, greetings to us all This practice-led PhD is a situated Pacific response to international critical dialogues around materiality in the production and ... -
Te Rongoā Kākāriki: Kanohi-ki-te-kanohi, e pai ana? A mixed methods randomized trial of two approaches to the Green Prescription
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)In Aotearoa New Zealand the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is three times higher for Māori than New Zealand European and is increasing. Participation of Māori newly diagnosed with T2DM with the Te Rongoā ... -
Te Taha Hinengaro: Using Talanoa to Facilitate an Interconnected Analysis of Psychosocial Development Shared by Māori and Pasifika Young Men in Rugby League
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Psychosocial development is one aspect of talent development (TD) that has generated considerable attention; however, studies which use Indigenous frameworks are scant. For many teenage Māori and Pasifika athletes, the ... -
Te Tīmataka Mai O Te Waiatataka Mai O Te Reo
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)As the world places increasing pressures on the survival of minority languages, there is a growing urgency for the development and application of strategies concerned with language maintenance and preservation. This thesis ... -
Te Wairua Auaha: emancipatory Māori entrepreneurship in screen production
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This thesis-exegesis is presented as a written work and documentary. The documentary drew on narratives from Māori producers. The documentary is available on DVD from AUT Library, but is not available for download on-line. ... -
Teachers' workplace: physical activity and sedentary behaviour
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The high rate of global mortality due to non-communicable diseases has encouraged researchers to identify the major factors that are associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other ... -
Teaching and Learning As Relating: A Transformational Experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This study aims to add to the knowledge base for teachers of psychotherapy and other helping professions through the lens of the teacher’s subjectivity. The thesis cites research that indicates that the teacher’s way of ... -
Teaching and learning experiences in Malaysian higher education: a case study of a teacher education programme
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)In line with its Vision 2020, the Malaysian education system is undergoing a significant pedagogical transition from a traditional teacher-centred to student-centred approach to teaching and learning. The Malaysian government ... -
The teaching-learning nexus: supporting and preparing students for their role as medical radiation technologists
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)A curriculum comprising a significant academic and clinical component is designed to prepare medical radiation technology (MRT) students for their role as medical radiation technologists. Importantly, the academic and ... -
The artist will be present: performing partial objects and subjects
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)'The Artist Will Be Present' explores objects as traces that stem from performed actions, and my body in performance. Part-sculptural objects, video and sound act as performance documents that expand on notions of the ... -
The consideration of environmental matters in the audit of financial reports
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)There has been a dearth of research on ‘auditors and environmental matters’ since Collison (1996) and Collison and Gray (1997) completed their study on the views of UK auditors about whether auditing is changing, or should ... -
The creative country: policy, practice and place in New Zealand's creative economy 1999-2008
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The ‘creative industries’ have emerged as one of the dominant elements of the ‘knowledge economy’ in the 21st century. As promoted by academic researchers such as Richard Florida, the ‘creative class’ has been associated ... -
The design and implementation of an ethics module within an undergraduate Engineering Studies curriculum
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This thesis documents the development of an ethics curriculum which is incorporated as a module within the Engineering Studies paper at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand. The module is a compulsory ...