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Kātaki ē mamá moe hopohopokia : perceptions and experiences of Tongan male learners in higher education in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education at Massey University, Albany Campus, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
Tongans are known as one of the greatest seafaring people, constantly and fearlessly
venturing beyond the sunrise in search of new lands and new grounds to conquer and
seeking better opportunities away from home. However, ...
Teenagers' perspectives on the Canterbury earthquakes : an insight into their needs and experiences : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
Natural disasters inflict physical, psychosocial, and economic impacts on individuals
and their communities. Although a substantial number of disaster survivors are
teenagers (13-19 years), this population group has not ...
Towards collaborative pathways of leadership in education for Māori : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education, at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
This thesis investigates Kaupapa Maori approaches to leadership that could assist secondary school principals and teachers to foster an environment to facilitate more appropriately, in Maori terms, the learning and teaching ...
Chinese students' trust in the safety of food purchased through online channels : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Safety Management at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
With the rapid development of E-commerce, online food shopping has become popular in the past decade in China. Considering the high level of concern that the Chinese have about food safety, there are questions around trust ...
Agriculture and rural development : the case of Fiji : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
Agricultural growth remains a key pillar for economic development in developing agriculture-based economies, however difficulties remained to integrate rural development, food value chains, technological and institutional ...
Performance measurement of South Asian microfinance institutions : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Banking at School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
This thesis studies microfinance institutions (MFIs), which are a special type of financial institution that pursue the dual objectives of outreach and financial sustainability. The study evaluates the social and financial ...
Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of criterion variance in probabilistic categorisation as an analogue to signal detection : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
Variance in the decision criterion across trials induces response inconsistencies which in turn
result in suboptimal performance. Criterion variability is largely thought to be driven by internal
mechanisms; however, ...