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Te Ahuwhenua and the 'Sons' of the Soil': A history of the Maori-Farmer-of-the-Year award
(Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, 2011)
The Ahuwhenua Trophy is awarded in an annual contest for the Māori Farmer-of-the-Year and was first held in 1932. The competition was initially between small-scale family farms and continued government modernisation ...
No invisible means of support: life challenges and the atheistic worldview
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Atheism is now a prominent belief system within Aotearoa (New Zealand) (Gendall & Healey, 2009) and its prevalence in our country calls attention to the need for a better understanding of this worldview. A worldview provides ...
Adventure education and the acculturation of Chinese Canadians in Vancouver, Canada
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Modern Adventure Education programmes which aim to develop participants‟ self- esteem and
self-effectiveness have increased in popularity among Chinese communities worldwide. Chinese
Canadian parents send their children ...
Buried in paper: policy implementation networks and their role in shaping archaeology policy
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Archaeology is often presented as holding the key to understanding our collective ancestry, and yet the dominant form of archaeological work in the western world today is not guided by theory or driven by enquiry; it is ...
An analysis of the development of Chinese heritage sites in New Zealand and their potential for tourism
(Lincoln University, 2011)
There has been an increasing interest in (re)developing Chinese heritage sites in New Zealand over the past decade, particularly since former Prime Minister Helen Clark made a public apology in 2002 for discriminatory laws ...
Community-based ecotourism and empowerment of indigenous people: the case of Yeak Laom community development, Cambodia
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Ecotourism, with its potential to generate income and employment and its promise to protect natural environment for local communities, has been considered an important agent for indigenous community development since the ...
The pursuit of authenticity in tourist experiences: the case of Siem Reap-Angkor, Cambodia
(Lincoln University, 2011)
This thesis examined the similarities and differences between the guided and non-guided tourists in their pursuit of authentic experiences at the Angkor World Heritage Site in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor was registered in ...
Sanctity on stage : investigating the social impacts of tourism to, and tourists at, sacred places
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Increasingly, tourists and tourism companies are incorporating sacred places into their travel plans and iteneraries. While pilgrimage, in a religious sense, has occurred for centuries, many people travel to sacred sites ...
Balancing on ice: the implicit learning of tacit knowledge
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Due to mushrooming research activity, Antarctic science projects and associated deployment of personnel involve high levels of financial investment and demand for outcomes. Although much has been studied about the adaptation ...
Immersion in the blue: tourist scuba divers' involvement with scuba diving
(Lincoln University, 2011)
Many tourists participate in recreational scuba diving and it is one of the fastest growing recreational activities. The literature that surrounds tourist scuba diving focuses on aspects related to this activity, with only ...