title: Challenge’s of the Consumer Generation: Teaching experiences within the Certificate of University Preparation

authors: Piercy, Gemma Louise

subjects: Certificate of University Preparation

abstract: The University of Waikato’s Certificate of University Preparation (CUP) was offered for the first time in 2000. The purpose of CUP is to provide a second opportunity to students under 20 who failed to gain University Entrance at school. The cohort group has unique needs. The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of my experiences with the first cohort group and the strategies that were developed to meet their needs.

text: Challenge’s of the Consumer Generation: Teaching experiences within the Certificate of University Preparation The University of Waikato’s Certificate of University Preparation (CUP) was offered for the first time in 2000. The purpose of CUP is to provide a second opportunity to students under 20 who failed to gain University Entrance at school. The cohort group has unique needs. The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of my experiences with the first cohort group and the strategies that were developed to meet their needs.

year: 2001

title: The Price of Pain: Studying Strategies Used by Women with Chronic Pain Disability to Sustain Worker Identity

authors: Ferry-Parker, Charlotte

subjects: Disability

abstract: Chronic pain is pain that persists longer than would be expected for healing to occur. It is an invisible disability for 20% of people worldwide, affecting a higher percentage of women than men. It is defined as an invisible disability because it has no immediate physical expression. In the workplace, employers, supervisors and colleagues may not know that work needs to be reconfigured to enable a person with chronic pain to function effectively. This thesis investigates how women with invisible pain disability are able to be successful at work. The research questions as set out in Chapter One are: What is the experience of women in chronic pain who are involved in paid work? How does suffering chronic pain force women to relate to their ‘space’ differently in the workplace? What kind of strategies are put in place to enable women to thrive in the workplace?
Chapter One sets out the initial qualitative research design. Its main elements were solicited photo diaries and qualitative semi-structured interviews. Five participants were recruited. However, after three months none of them had completed any diary entries. Chapter Two outlines the modified research methodology that was then developed. A variety of ways of interviewing and questioning participants was used and additional participants were recruited. Information was collected from seven women. 
Reflections on participants’ responses led to the discovery of the significance of the role of identity in their lives. Two of the significant identities for the women in this project were those of worker and of a person in chronic pain. Chapter Three includes a discussion of how participants manage the clash between these by prioritising their identity as worker over their pain identity. 
In Chapter Four, seven strategies are identified as the main methods used by participants to maintain their worker identity in the face of their chronic pain. These have been identified through thematic analysis of what the participants reported. The strategies are: modifying the work space, managing their workload, establishing and maintaining positive relationships with employers, developing supportive relationships with colleagues and family, receiving and asking for help when required, disassociating themselves from pain, and managing life outside of work. 
The conclusion, Chapter Five, summarises the project’s findings about the salience of worker identity and how strategies are used by women to maintain their worker identity. It also includes the methodological insight that the failure of participants to complete solicited diaries arose out of the disruption to identity salience caused by having to focus on their chronic pain disability.

text: The Price of Pain: Studying Strategies Used by Women with Chronic Pain Disability to Sustain Worker Identity Chronic pain is pain that persists longer than would be expected for healing to occur. It is an invisible disability for 20% of people worldwide, affecting a higher percentage of women than men. It is defined as an invisible disability because it has no immediate physical expression. In the workplace, employers, supervisors and colleagues may not know that work needs to be reconfigured to enable a person with chronic pain to function effectively. This thesis investigates how women with invisible pain disability are able to be successful at work. The research questions as set out in Chapter One are: What is the experience of women in chronic pain who are involved in paid work? How does suffering chronic pain force women to relate to their ‘space’ differently in the workplace? What kind of strategies are put in place to enable women to thrive in the workplace?
Chapter One sets out the initial qualitative research design. Its main elements were solicited photo diaries and qualitative semi-structured interviews. Five participants were recruited. However, after three months none of them had completed any diary entries. Chapter Two outlines the modified research methodology that was then developed. A variety of ways of interviewing and questioning participants was used and additional participants were recruited. Information was collected from seven women. 
Reflections on participants’ responses led to the discovery of the significance of the role of identity in their lives. Two of the significant identities for the women in this project were those of worker and of a person in chronic pain. Chapter Three includes a discussion of how participants manage the clash between these by prioritising their identity as worker over their pain identity. 
In Chapter Four, seven strategies are identified as the main methods used by participants to maintain their worker identity in the face of their chronic pain. These have been identified through thematic analysis of what the participants reported. The strategies are: modifying the work space, managing their workload, establishing and maintaining positive relationships with employers, developing supportive relationships with colleagues and family, receiving and asking for help when required, disassociating themselves from pain, and managing life outside of work. 
The conclusion, Chapter Five, summarises the project’s findings about the salience of worker identity and how strategies are used by women to maintain their worker identity. It also includes the methodological insight that the failure of participants to complete solicited diaries arose out of the disruption to identity salience caused by having to focus on their chronic pain disability.

year: 2017

title: Positioning historical trauma theory within Aotearoa New Zealand

authors: Pihama, Leonie

abstract: This article explores the relevance of historical trauma theory for Mäori research. In exploring the impact of historical trauma upon Mäori it has become clear that the terminology associated with historical trauma theory is considered controversial in Aotearoa New Zealand. As such, this article provides an overview of key defi nitions relevant to historical trauma and explores these in relation to recent reporting related to the use of the terms “holocaust” and “genocide” in the context of colonization in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is argued that in order to engage fully with the impacts of colonization on Mäori wellbeing we must articulate fully the impact of historical trauma events and the contribution of those events to the negative health disparities experienced by many of our whänau (extended family), hapü (sub- tribes) and iwi (tribes).

text: Positioning historical trauma theory within Aotearoa New Zealand This article explores the relevance of historical trauma theory for Mäori research. In exploring the impact of historical trauma upon Mäori it has become clear that the terminology associated with historical trauma theory is considered controversial in Aotearoa New Zealand. As such, this article provides an overview of key defi nitions relevant to historical trauma and explores these in relation to recent reporting related to the use of the terms “holocaust” and “genocide” in the context of colonization in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is argued that in order to engage fully with the impacts of colonization on Mäori wellbeing we must articulate fully the impact of historical trauma events and the contribution of those events to the negative health disparities experienced by many of our whänau (extended family), hapü (sub- tribes) and iwi (tribes).

year: 2014