title: Evaluating power in development programmes

authors: Simon-Kumar, Rachel

subjects: discourse

abstract: SINCE the mid-1990s, there has been a growing interest in, and use of discourse theories within development studies to understand contexts of power inequalities between individuals, groups and institutions. Banded together, several genres of scholarship which can be considered ‘discourse theories’ have emerged – post-development, post-positivist policy analysis, critical/sub-altern theorisations, post-structuralism, post-modernism and their feminist variants, among others – all of which draw some, if not the main bulk, of their core ideas from the perspectives derived by Michel Foucault (1926-1984) and his social/ linguistic/philosophical analyses.

text: Evaluating power in development programmes SINCE the mid-1990s, there has been a growing interest in, and use of discourse theories within development studies to understand contexts of power inequalities between individuals, groups and institutions. Banded together, several genres of scholarship which can be considered ‘discourse theories’ have emerged – post-development, post-positivist policy analysis, critical/sub-altern theorisations, post-structuralism, post-modernism and their feminist variants, among others – all of which draw some, if not the main bulk, of their core ideas from the perspectives derived by Michel Foucault (1926-1984) and his social/ linguistic/philosophical analyses.

year: 2007

title: Cue word guided question generation with BERT model fine-tuned on natural question dataset

authors: Zhang, Zijing

subjects: Deep Learning

abstract: This thesis aims to develop an efficient question generator for an automated tutoring system. Given a context passage with an answer, the question generator asks questions to help the reader learn new material. By utilizing the BERT model, this thesis experiments on generating type-specific questions with a cue word. This thesis also uses an RNN encoder-decoder architecture for question generation on SQuAD as a comparative baseline and fine-tune the BERT question generation model on Google's Natural Question dataset. Ultimately, I deliver a RESTful API by the end of this year-long master program.

text: Cue word guided question generation with BERT model fine-tuned on natural question dataset This thesis aims to develop an efficient question generator for an automated tutoring system. Given a context passage with an answer, the question generator asks questions to help the reader learn new material. By utilizing the BERT model, this thesis experiments on generating type-specific questions with a cue word. This thesis also uses an RNN encoder-decoder architecture for question generation on SQuAD as a comparative baseline and fine-tune the BERT question generation model on Google's Natural Question dataset. Ultimately, I deliver a RESTful API by the end of this year-long master program.

year: 2020

title: Wāhine Whaiora: Māori Women's Experiences of Bipolar Disorder and their Pathways to Recovery

authors: Harris, Parewahaika Erenora Te Korowhiti

subjects: Māori health

abstract: This research examines the unique, lived experiences of wāhine Māori (Māori women) who have been diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder and who are currently living ‘well’. Recent literature indicates that Māori present at higher rates than non-Māori with bipolar disorder. However, there is little qualitative information about the nature of their experiences, as well as sparse detail of the impacts that bipolar has on their everyday living.

The purpose of this research is to highlight Māori women’s experiences of bipolar disorder from initial presentation and assessment through to diagnosis, treatment and recovery.  It focuses on the impact bipolar disorder has on women’s relationships with their tamariki (children), whānau (family), and partners, while also exploring social and personal impacts, help-seeking patterns, and stories of recovery.
This research heard the stories of 11 wāhine Māori using a narrative-storying technique to allow wāhine to share their unique experiences as they recalled them. A thematic analysis was then used to identify key themes that depicted their journeys of:

•	Illness and symptom presentation;
•	Consequences and impacts of bipolar disorder; 
•	Support and help-seeking; and
•	Wellness and recovery.

The intent of this research is to create an awareness of the nature of bipolar disorder as it affects wāhine Māori. It endeavours to expose the experiences they have encountered and their aspirations to be better supported by whānau, and community organisations in their attempts to live active and well lives.

text: Wāhine Whaiora: Māori Women's Experiences of Bipolar Disorder and their Pathways to Recovery This research examines the unique, lived experiences of wāhine Māori (Māori women) who have been diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder and who are currently living ‘well’. Recent literature indicates that Māori present at higher rates than non-Māori with bipolar disorder. However, there is little qualitative information about the nature of their experiences, as well as sparse detail of the impacts that bipolar has on their everyday living.

The purpose of this research is to highlight Māori women’s experiences of bipolar disorder from initial presentation and assessment through to diagnosis, treatment and recovery.  It focuses on the impact bipolar disorder has on women’s relationships with their tamariki (children), whānau (family), and partners, while also exploring social and personal impacts, help-seeking patterns, and stories of recovery.
This research heard the stories of 11 wāhine Māori using a narrative-storying technique to allow wāhine to share their unique experiences as they recalled them. A thematic analysis was then used to identify key themes that depicted their journeys of:

•	Illness and symptom presentation;
•	Consequences and impacts of bipolar disorder; 
•	Support and help-seeking; and
•	Wellness and recovery.

The intent of this research is to create an awareness of the nature of bipolar disorder as it affects wāhine Māori. It endeavours to expose the experiences they have encountered and their aspirations to be better supported by whānau, and community organisations in their attempts to live active and well lives.

year: 2014