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Invited to be part of a discussion panel of NZ tertiary learning advisors at a regional hui, the author has written on the main topic: numeracy skills required for current students to be successful with their studies. The paper gives… Continue Reading →
Over the last two decades, undergraduate students have been encouraged to problem solve in ‘the real world’ in order to construct their own subject knowledge. This paper explores a case study to examine the validity and reliability of students’ findings… Continue Reading →
The Unstable City engages with questions of Auckland’s architectural heritage and draws attention to the potential widespread loss of buildings. The immediate prompt for the publication was the series of devastating earthquakes in Christchurch New Zealand during 2010 and 2011…. Continue Reading →
This new eMedia publication comes from project that was based on the notion of the evocative object – not necessarily around the way we might consider/connect/value an object in terms of its use, or its aesthetics, or ownership but rather… Continue Reading →
How and why teachers teach the way they do is central to understanding the impact of education on learners. While many professions have integrated research findings into their practitioners’ practice, education’s record is less consistent in this respect. This paper… Continue Reading →
Climate change does not respect national boundaries or distinguish between big and small polluters. It is one of the truly global problems humanity faces today. In spite of this, there is a reluctance to believe in the existence of climate… Continue Reading →
XSection Part 2, Issue two, 2012-2013: What is Landscape Architecture? Click here to read Part 2, Issue two Click here to view other work by editor Pete Griffith Further issues of XSection are available at http://x-sectionmagazine.blogspot.co.nz/
XSection Journal Part 1, Issue two, 2012/2013: What Is Landscape Architecture? Click here to read Part 1, Issue two Click here to read other work by editor Pete Griffith
This research focuses on the nature of Government/Not for Profit (NFP) sector relationships with particular reference to advocacy in New Zealand. It follows up on a study of advocacy in NSW and Queensland carried out by Onyx et al. (2009)…. Continue Reading →
How can a socially defined project facilitate meaningful knowledge transfer between community, corporate, and institution? In order to address this question, this paper focuses on an ongoing live project in suburban Auckland New Zealand began in 2010, undertaken by a… Continue Reading →