Research Completed

This section includes abstracts of completed and published research. This section encourages the submission of a wide range of research publication types from conference PowerPoint presentations to peer-reviewed journal articles and including publications in draft and in press.



	
	
	
	

	

	

	

	
	
	

	
	    
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Negotiating ‘Modernity’ on the Run: Migration, Age Transition and ‘Development’ in a Training Camp for Female Athletes in Arusha, Tanzania
		    
		    

		    


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Taylor, Aline Marie

		    
		    
		    



		    
Sports have recently been incorporated into international development agendas in a bid to ‘empower’ women and foster gender equality. Considered a masculine domain, sports are argued to... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Can a physical education intervention with Year 2 children influence their perceptions, knowledge, and choices about physical activity? : a research project report.
		    
		    

		    


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Smith, Joanna

		    
		    
		    



		    
The purposes of this study were to examine (a) what views Year 2 hold about physical activity, (b) how they perceive their own ability, and how much effort they give, with regard to physical... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Olympism Education:Teaching and learning Olympism in a New Zealand secondary physical education programme
		    
		    

		    


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Thorn, Sandra Anne

		    
		    
		    



		    
As a physical education teacher educator and Olympic educator I have become conscious that many physical education teachers have heard of Olympism, but are confused about what it encompasses... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
'Club versus country' in rugby union: tensions in an exceptional New Zealand system
		    
		    

		    


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Camilla Obel

		    
		    
		    



		    
In contrast to the global reach and popularity of the association game, rugby union enjoys the position of being the national sport of New Zealand. This position is sustained by an exceptional model... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Experiences that have contributed to forming attitudes towards physical education : research project report.
		    
		    

		    


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Cowan, Jackie

		    
		    
		    



		    
As a result of discussion about attitudes towards physical education with first year primary pre-service teachers it can be acknowledged that there are diverse degrees of competence and attitude... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Where has all the physical education gone? Results of a generalist primary schools teachers' survey on teaching physical education
		    
		    

		    


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Cowley, V,

		    
		    
		    



		    
Concerns about low levels of children’s physical activity and motor skill development, prompted the Ministry of Education to trial a physical activity pilot project (PAPP) in 16 New Zealand... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Assembling high performance: an actor network theory account of gymnnastics in New Zealand.
		    
		    

		    


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Kerr, Roslyn Fiona

		    
		    
		    



		    
During every summer Olympic Games, the sport of gymnastics rises briefly to the world’s attention as the public admire the incredible skills and feats performed by fit muscular bodies on a... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
He iti hoki te mokoroa: Maori Contributions to the Sport of Rugby League
		    
		    

		    


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Borell, Phillip John

		    
		    
		    



		    
The aim of this thesis is to explore the influences and contributions of Māori to the establishment and development of the sport of rugby league in New Zealand. The overarching question of this... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
Choosing an endorser for a women's sporting event: the interaction of attractiveness and expertise
		    
		    

		    


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Cunningham, G.B

		    
		    
		    



		    
This study drew from the match-up hypothesis and associated learning theory to examine the effects of athlete attractiveness and athlete expertise on (a) endorser-event fit, (b) attitudes toward an... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
		


		    
'Sports and other signs of civilisation' in colonial Canterbury, 1850-1890
		    
		    

		    


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Vincent, Geoffrey Thomas

		    
		    
		    



		    
This thesis explores the development of sport in Canterbury between 1850 and 1890 and the significance of a number of factors, including class, in that process. Each province in New Zealand developed... read more

		    

		


		

		    
		    
		
	         

	
	

	

	

	

	


	
	
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