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Amplifying Pacific Voices in a Christchurch (New Zealand) Secondary school: A Study Guided by Tīvaevae & Talanoa
Pacific voices are often drowned out in schools, as there are competing communities, issues, and value systems at play. The main objective of this research therefore was to engage with…continue reading
A just transition for Taranaki: views from workers and employers
There is little New Zealand research on workers’ own expectations of a just transition, and this report attempts to begin to provide this worker voice for policy makers. This research,…continue reading
Rainbow inclusion as the ongoing work of queering: Rainbow employees’ positive perceptions of workplace climate in New Zealand
Purpose: This study aims to explore Rainbow employees' positive perceptions of workplace climate in New Zealand organisations to understand how Rainbow inclusion is conceptualised and enacted in practice, addressing the…continue reading
Living with an invisible neurological condition: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Living with an invisible neurological condition can involve physical, cognitive and psychosocial challenges. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of living with an invisible neurological condition,…continue reading
Rainbow inclusion as the ongoing work of queering: rainbow employees’ positive perceptions of workplace climate in New Zealand
Purpose This study aims to explore Rainbow employees’ positive perceptions of workplace climate in New Zealand organisations to understand how Rainbow inclusion is conceptualised and enacted in practice, addressing the…continue reading
Exploring Perspectives on Identity, Belonging, Inclusion and Social Cohesion: Implications for Placed-Based Early Childhood Education
This article applies an analysis of data from research undertaken by the Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono (IACT) in 2020 to the field of early childhood education (ECE). The IACT study…continue reading
CTA Community of Practice March 2025 – Indigenous Critical Policy Analysis: an adaption of CTA into the Australian context
Indigenist Critical Policy Analysis (ICPA) is an evaluative framework designed to assess whether policies, programs, and processes meaningfully engage with Indigenous perspectives, particularly within the socio-political context of post-colonizing Australia.…continue reading
Application of CTA for Private Healthcare
Dean Cowles completed his Master’s thesis exploring strategies to improve Māori health outcomes, in private surgical settings, by understanding the value of Māori nurses in this space. He has extensively…continue reading