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Item How does–and how could–Te Tiriti o Waitangi inform the perceptions and praxis of the trans-Tasman alliance?(Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-09-03) Greener BKTe Tiriti o Waitangi is one of the founding documents of Aotearoa New Zealand. It provides for the potential for partnership between Maori and the Crown, though its promise has not been fully realised. When it comes to the trans-Tasman relationship, Te Tiriti emphasises the importance of genuine partnership, of understanding history and the depth of relationships, but it could also have further effects on the alliance with either an increased inclusion of Māori values into New Zealand’s foreign policy or increased autonomy for Māori within a domestic setting.Item Innovation and identity in distance language learning and teaching(Multilingual Matters, 2007) White, CynthiaInnovation in distance language learning and teaching has largely focused on developments in technology and the increased opportunities they provide for negotiation and control of learning experiences, for participating in collaborative learning environments and the development of interactive competence in the target language. Much less attention has been paid to pedagogical innovation and still less to how congruence develops between particular pedagogical approaches, various technologies and the skills, practices, actions and identities of language learners and teachers. In this article I explore the process of innovation in distance language teaching from the point of view of key participants in the process, the teachers, and the ways in which their identities are disrupted and challenged as they enter new distance teaching environments. Innovative approaches to distance language teaching are analysed for the insights they provide into the sites of conflict and struggle experienced by teachers, experiences which have a major impact on their selves as distance teachers and on the course of innovation. To conclude I argue that attention to issues of identity can deepen our understanding of innovation, of the tensions that are played out in the experiences and responses of teachers, and of the ways they accept or resist the identity shifts required of them.Item Youth identity formation and contemporary alcohol marketing(Taylor & Francis, 2005) McCreanor TN; Greenaway A; Moewaka Barnes HE; Borell SS; Gregory MJThis paper considers linkages between contemporary marketing theory and practice, and emerging conceptualizations of identity, to discuss implications for public health concerns over alcohol use among young people. Particular attention is paid to the theorizing of consumption as a component of youth identities and the ways in which developments of marketing praxis orients to such schemata. The authors' analyses of exemplars of marketing materials in use in Aotearoa New Zealand, drawn from their research archive, emphasize the sophistication and power of such forms of marketing. They argue that public health policy and practice must respond to the interweaving of marketing and the self-making practices of young people to counter this complex threat to the health and well-being of young people. © 2005 Taylor & Francis.Item Identity Issues and Challenges Faced by Russian Immigrants in New Zealand(UTSePress, 2009) Maydell E; Wilson MSAmong the processes cosmopolitan societies undergo at the present moment, is the unprecedented increase in mass migration across cultures. What challenges are faced by both immigrants, who have to settle in novel socio-cultural environments, and by the host populations accepting them? The current qualitative study investigates the nature of identity construction among Russian-speaking immigrants in New Zealand, applying thematic analysis for the interpretation of the data collected via 23 in-depth interviews. Among the most common themes articulated by the participants was the feeling of identity loss. A taken-for-granted sense of identity, brought by the participants from their culture of origin, was not validated by their new society of residence, mostly due to the lack of appropriate cultural resources. The participants were faced with a challenge of re-constructing their old identity, or constructing a new one, utilising the available resources in the community around them. At the same time, there was a sub-group for whom this challenge brought the realisation that the nature of their identity is cosmopolitan, rather than located within any particular culture or geographical space