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Introducting disability concepts with integrity into Tongan cultural context : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (MA) in Social Policy at the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Massey University at Albany, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2003)
The case being advanced in this thesis is that “Fakalotofale'ia,” a Tongan concept, should be adopted as a viable and supplementary practice framework for disability services support and delivery systems – within the context ...
Written feedback in a freshman writing course in the U.A.E. : instructors' and students' perspectives on giving, getting and using feedback : a dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Second Language Teaching at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2008)
Instructors' frustration with the feedback/revision cycle in a tertiary setting provided the impetus for this study examining the complex issue of written feedback on L2 writing. Areas of contention considered included the ...
Micro-finance : sustainable development or economic band-aid? : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies, Massey University
(Massey University, 2004)
The simple question which this thesis set out to answer is whether a Micro-Finance intervention, either in isolation or as part of a wider programme, is capable of facilitating a development process which can be truly ...
Caesarean section in the absence of clinical indications : discourses constituting choice in childbirth : thesis submitted to Massey University of Palmerston North in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University, Palmerston North
(Massey University, 2007)
This poststructuralist qualitative study explored the discourses constructing women’s choice for a caesarean section in the absence of clinical indications, in the talk and texts of women, midwives, an obstetrician, ...
Solution of the Young-Laplace equation for three particles
(Massey University, 2003)
This paper presents the solution to the liquid bridge profile formed between three equally
sized spherical primary particles. The particles are equally separated, with sphere centres
located on the vertices of an equilateral ...
Tourism as a poverty alleviation strategy: opportunities and barriers for creating backward economic linkages in Lang Co, Vietnam : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2009)
This thesis looks at the potential for using tourism as a poverty alleviation strategy in the context of Vietnam and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). The theoretical basis for this research stems for the growing recognition ...
Consuming identities: alcohol marketing and the commodification of youth experience
(Informa Healthcare, 2005-12)
Marketing has successfully used the postmodern turn in conceptualisations of the human subject and incorporated contemporary theorising of identities and self into its understanding of the key drivers of consumption. Such ...
The expression of values in the context of non-governmental development organisations : a case-study of Oxfam New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Development Studies) at Massey University (Palmerston North)
(Massey University, 2008)
This thesis is an exploratory study of the ‘expression of values’ within development organisations. I consider the value-bases of the economic and humanist paradigms of development, the nature of values and their relation ...
'True and fair view' versus 'Present fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles'
(2001)
The ‘true and fair view’ concept is one of two competing but not mutually exclusive legal
standards for financial reporting quality that have been subject to debate on their meaning,
use and importance. The other is ...
The value added statement: bastion of social reporting or dinosaur of financial reporting?
(2001)
South Africa is at present experiencing the highest incidence of publication of the value added
statement reported anywhere in the world to date. In addition research investigating the
predictive ability of value added ...