title: a Bakhtinian homecoming: operationalizing dialogism in the context of an early childhood education centre in Wellington, New Zealand

authors: White, Elizabeth Jayne

subjects: assessment

abstract: Dialogic research, building on the dialogic philosophy of Mikhail Bakhtin, is fundamentally concerned with the social, discursive nature of language. This article describes an application of dialogic research methods in a pilot study conducted in an Education and Care setting in Wellington, New Zealand focusing on an 18-month-old toddler and his teacher. The purpose of this exploratory study was to ‘operationalize’ dialogic research within this early childhood education context, in preparation for a larger investigation. Approaching the field through this dialogic research method offered an alternative means of investigating the acts of a toddler through genre (as the framework of analysis) and utterance (as the unit of analysis). This article argues for dialogic research as a method which enables toddler and teacher ‘voices’ to authentically inter-animate and contribute accordingly to the research process, thus promoting hermeneutic complexity rather than scientific truth.

text: a Bakhtinian homecoming: operationalizing dialogism in the context of an early childhood education centre in Wellington, New Zealand Dialogic research, building on the dialogic philosophy of Mikhail Bakhtin, is fundamentally concerned with the social, discursive nature of language. This article describes an application of dialogic research methods in a pilot study conducted in an Education and Care setting in Wellington, New Zealand focusing on an 18-month-old toddler and his teacher. The purpose of this exploratory study was to ‘operationalize’ dialogic research within this early childhood education context, in preparation for a larger investigation. Approaching the field through this dialogic research method offered an alternative means of investigating the acts of a toddler through genre (as the framework of analysis) and utterance (as the unit of analysis). This article argues for dialogic research as a method which enables toddler and teacher ‘voices’ to authentically inter-animate and contribute accordingly to the research process, thus promoting hermeneutic complexity rather than scientific truth.

year: 2009-10

title: Volcanic geology and physical volcanology of Mount Morning, Antarctica

authors: van Woerden, Timothy H.

abstract: Mount Morning is 70 km south of Ross Island and is part of the Cenozoic McMurdo Volcanic Group, which includes the presently active Erebus volcano. Few previous studies have investigated the mountain. 
The main exposures occur on two ridges on the northwest of the mountain, the field area is a roughly 3x5 km area on the northern part of the Riviera Ridge. The exposed geology indicates two main episodes of volcanic activity; Miocene trachytes and trachyandesites and Quaternary basanites and phonolites. 
This project is focused primarily on the Quaternary basanites and the objectives were: 

•       Describe the physical volcanology. 
•	Map and describe the surface geology and petrology and characterise the geochemistry of the rocks.
•	Develop models for the origin and evolution of the magmas represented by the rocks. 
•	Characterise mantle xenoliths found in the area. 

The Quaternary eruptives are represented by eroded scoria cone remnants, dikes, and lava domes and flows. Breccia pipes mark eroded vent areas. Four scoria cones have been mapped and sampled in detail and these are interpreted to have formed by hawaiian and strombolian style activity. They contain distinctive agglutinate beds which have formed lava flows as lapilli and spatter horizons have accumulated on the flanks of cones close to source. 
The dominant rock-type is strongly porphyritic olivine and clinopyroxene basanite formed by crystal fractionation of olivine, clinopyroxene, opaque oxides, and minor amphibole, apatite and feldspar A dike within one of the scoria cones contains a spectacular suite of abundant, large xenoliths. Ultramafic mantle xenoliths include peridotite and pyroxenites, crustal xenoliths are granulite and granite. The presence of these xenoliths indicates that some basanites are very primitive.

text: Volcanic geology and physical volcanology of Mount Morning, Antarctica Mount Morning is 70 km south of Ross Island and is part of the Cenozoic McMurdo Volcanic Group, which includes the presently active Erebus volcano. Few previous studies have investigated the mountain. 
The main exposures occur on two ridges on the northwest of the mountain, the field area is a roughly 3x5 km area on the northern part of the Riviera Ridge. The exposed geology indicates two main episodes of volcanic activity; Miocene trachytes and trachyandesites and Quaternary basanites and phonolites. 
This project is focused primarily on the Quaternary basanites and the objectives were: 

•       Describe the physical volcanology. 
•	Map and describe the surface geology and petrology and characterise the geochemistry of the rocks.
•	Develop models for the origin and evolution of the magmas represented by the rocks. 
•	Characterise mantle xenoliths found in the area. 

The Quaternary eruptives are represented by eroded scoria cone remnants, dikes, and lava domes and flows. Breccia pipes mark eroded vent areas. Four scoria cones have been mapped and sampled in detail and these are interpreted to have formed by hawaiian and strombolian style activity. They contain distinctive agglutinate beds which have formed lava flows as lapilli and spatter horizons have accumulated on the flanks of cones close to source. 
The dominant rock-type is strongly porphyritic olivine and clinopyroxene basanite formed by crystal fractionation of olivine, clinopyroxene, opaque oxides, and minor amphibole, apatite and feldspar A dike within one of the scoria cones contains a spectacular suite of abundant, large xenoliths. Ultramafic mantle xenoliths include peridotite and pyroxenites, crustal xenoliths are granulite and granite. The presence of these xenoliths indicates that some basanites are very primitive.

year: 2006

title: Maori & Psychology Research Unit annual report 2007

authors: Rua, Mohi

subjects: Maori and Psychology Research Unit

abstract: Annual report of the Maori and Psychology Research Unit (MPRU) 2007. The unit was established in August of 1997. The unit is designed to provide a catalyst and support network for enhancing research concerning the psychological needs, aspirations, and priorities of Maori people. The MPRU is well situated to draw together skilled and experienced interdisciplinary research groups by networking and establishing working relationships with staff and students within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the University, and the wider community.

text: Maori & Psychology Research Unit annual report 2007 Annual report of the Maori and Psychology Research Unit (MPRU) 2007. The unit was established in August of 1997. The unit is designed to provide a catalyst and support network for enhancing research concerning the psychological needs, aspirations, and priorities of Maori people. The MPRU is well situated to draw together skilled and experienced interdisciplinary research groups by networking and establishing working relationships with staff and students within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the University, and the wider community.

year: 2008