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Career break or broken career? : mothers' experiences of returning to paid work : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2007)
Servicemen returning from two World Wars were granted assistance in finding work, retraining and other benefits in recognition of the sacrifices they had made. Yet mothers' returning to work after time out bearing and ...
Responding to the call to care : women's experience of breastfeeding in New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2004)
New Zealand breastfeeding experts have long contended that New Zealand does not have a breastfeeding culture, as demonstrated by anecdotal evidence suggesting that women find breastfeeding difficult to initiate and sustain. ...
Who are abusing our children? An exploratory study on reflections on child abuse by media commentators
(Massey University, 2010-09-03)
This research explores what has been published in the print media on the topic of
physical child abuse over an eight year period of time. The study encompasses news
reports, feature articles, opinion columns and editorials ...
A study of medical, nursing, and institutional not-for-resuscitation (NFR) discourses : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2002)
This study investigates the way that medical, nursing and institutional discourses construct knowledge in the specific context of Not-for-resuscitation (NFR) in a New Zealand general hospital where NFR guidelines are ...
Safeguarding the practices of nursing : the lived experience of being-as preceptor to undergraduate student nurses in acute care settings : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2001)
An Heideggerian Hermeneutic approach has been adopted to explore the experience of being-as preceptor to undergraduate student nurses in the acute care setting. This thesis addresses the question: What is the experience ...
The nature and role of the extended family in New Zealand, and its relationship with the State : based on a study of a provincial city : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at School of Social Policy and Social Work, Massey University
(Massey University, 2000)
In New Zealand there is a widespread perception that European/Pakeha do not have extended families in the way that Maori and Pacific Islands' cultures do. Yet in recent years social policy has been moving away from reliance ...
Breaking the silence : restorative justice and child sexual abuse : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Policy at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2001)
This research investigated the relationship between justice and child sexual abuse from the perspective of adult survivors. Utilising participant observation, unstructured interviews and focus groups within a feminist ...
Senior citizens? : old age and citizenship in provincial New Zealand communities : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Massey University
(Massey University, 2002)
This research considers the extent and quality of the citizenship of older New Zealanders in the "Third Age", a stage in the adult life cycle between the second age of careers, partnership and parenting and the fourth and ...
In search of nursing : the long-term impact of the New Zealand health reforms on ward nursing : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2012)
This thesis began with my curiosity about why, despite repeated attention to nurses’ health assessment skills (at undergraduate and professional development level), it has remained an under-utilised skill. A focused ...