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Item Perspectives on health and illness(Massey University, 2025-07-16) Morison T; Gibson A; Riley S; McGuigan KTaking a critical perspective, as we do in this book, involves going beyond the surface appearance of an idea or phenomenon to determine why it is the way it is (Baum, 2015). For (critically oriented) health psychology, this means scrutinising health-related issues through a lens that questions underlying assumptions, power dynamics, and social structures. It also means questioning our very understanding of the notion of health, which we frequently take for granted, and which is the focus of this chapter. The questions that may spring to mind are: What is the point of recognising and unpacking different, changing understandings of health and illness? And, Why is taking this critical perspective necessary or valuable? This chapter tackles these questions.Item AI in education: Co-designing for learning in a world with AI(2024) Carvalho L; Faul MVItem Trajectories and Transitions in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity(2015-01-01) Howe LD; Firestone R; Tilling K; Lawlor DAThe last few decades have seen a dramatic rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in most high-income countries. This rise has been seen across all ages, even in very young children. Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term health consequences and is now recognised as one of the most important public health concerns of our time. In this chapter, we take a life course perspective to review the evidence on trajectories and transitions in childhood and adolescent obesity. Understanding the life course aetiology of obesity is essential to inform prevention strategies – for example, knowing how the incidence of obesity changes across childhood and adolescence can be informative about the potential impact of intervening in different age groups. In this chapter, we review the evidence on the ages at which children tend to become overweight or obese, and the degree to which obesity persists once established. We then go on to discuss the importance of applying a life course perspective to the study of childhood and adolescent obesity, including the possibility that distinct adiposity trajectories have different long-term health consequences and the fact that longitudinal studies enable a finer analysis of the determinants of obesity than is possible from cross-sectional studies, improving aetiological insight. In the concluding part of this chapter, we reflect on the importance of a life course perspective in studies of childhood and adolescent obesity, and discuss future directions for life course studies in this area.Item They've always been here but we could not hear them. we could not see them. New degree programmes in Pacific languages at the University of the South Pacific: Stories of success and determination(UNESCO, 2022-05-20) Wilans F; Nicholas SA; Early R; Crocombe M; Fimone W; Dixon R; Fiu R; Gragg J; Ioane T; Jione M; Johansson-Fua S; Lisimoni-Togahai B; Lolohea A; Naisau SA; Papatua V; Rafai R; Taleo H; Taumoefolau M; Thompson T; Veikune AHAt the University of the South Pacific’s 50th anniversary, we celebrated the introduction of degree programmes in Cook Islands Māori, Rotuman, Tongan and Niuafo’ou, Vagahau Niue, and Vanuatu Language Studies, alongside Fijian, the only language Indigenous to the region that had previously featured in our curriculum. For the first time, English is being challenged as the only language through which high-level concepts can be discussed, and through which academic research can be conducted. Pacific languages will now be taught in schools by teachers who are qualified to do so, rather than by fluent speakers trained to teach other subjects. Students can now submit assignments in their dominant language. The possibility of studying a Pacific lan-guage is becoming normalised. Our coming together here is to share the complexity of this story. We need to engage with this complexity and keep talking about why all of this matters. We need our institutional and politi-cal leaders and allies to understand that the actions we take at our university will impact the way the languages and cultures of this region are valued, used and transmitted to the next generations.Item South African women as champions of change: A civil society programme of action for the African women’s decade(HSRC Press, 2014) Chitiga-Mabugu M; Karuaihe S; Reddy V; Morison T; Botsis H; Ntuli M; Tsoanamatsie NWomen are agents of their own development and make valuable contributions towards the eradication of poverty and the establishment of early childhood structures in South Africa. South African Women as Champions of Change provides a perspective on the complexities in best practice case studies in respect of civil society engagement with poverty eradication, early childhood development, gender-based violence, and the advocacy initiatives aligned to some of these programs. A cross-cutting theme underpinning the analysis is an exploration of the socioeconomic conditions that promote employment creation for women. This book is a timely reminder of the invaluable contribution made by civil society organizations towards addressing the challenges affecting grassroots South African communities.Item Rankin, Ronald (Ron)(Australian National University Press, 2021-03-09) Moremon J; Nolan, M; Allbrook, MAustralian Dictionary of Biography entry for Ronald (Ron) Rankin (1914-1991), teacher, rugby player, air force officer, and farmer.Item Stronach, Nellie Elizabeth(Australian National University Press, 2021-03-09) Moremon J; Nolan, M; Allbrook, MAustralian Dictionary of Biography entry for Nellie Stronach (1892-1991), community worker.Item Showers, Henry Arthur (Harry)(Australian National University Press, 2021-03-09) Moremon J; Nolan, M; Allbrook, MAustralian Dictionary of Biography entry for Henry (Harry) Showers (1899-1991), naval officer.Item McSweyn, Allan Francis (Frank)(Australian National University Press, 2021-03-09) Moremon J; Nolan, M; Allbrook, MAustralian Dictionary of Biography entry on Allan Francis (Frank) McSweyn (1918-1994), air force officer, wartime escapee, and business executive.Item Henderson, James Robert (Bob)(Australian National University Press, 2021-03-09) Moremon J; Nolan, M; Allbrook, MAustralian Dictionary of Biography entry for James (Bob) Henderson (1916-1991), air force officer and business executive.
