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Research question................................................................................................ 38 Research aims ..................................................................................................... 39 Significance of the study ..................................................................................... 40 Assumptions........................................................................................................ 40 Delimitations....................................................................................................... 41 Chapter Summary................................................................................................ 41 Chapter IV: Methodology..................................................................................... 42 Research design................................................................................................... 42 Theoretical framework ........................................................................................ 43 Why a qualitative study ....................................................................................... 43 Acknowledgement of subjectivity........................................................................ 44 Permission to conduct the study........................................................................... 44 Selection of participants ...................................................................................... 45 Population ........................................................................................................... 46 Geographical Limitations of the Study................................................................. 48 Ethical Considerations......................................................................................... 48 Data gathering ..................................................................................................... 49 Personal interviews ......................................................................................... 49 Focus groups................................................................................................... 50 Observations ................................................................................................... 50 Document analysis........................................................................................... 51 Data processing ................................................................................................... 51 Data analysis ....................................................................................................... 52 Categories of data analysis.............................................................................. 52 Chapter Summary................................................................................................ 53 Chapter V: Findings.............................................................................................. 55 The Questionnaire ............................................................................................... 55 CES backgrounds of the participants ................................................................... 56 Directors ......................................................................................................... 56 Volunteer teachers........................................................................................... 56 Recognising Relationships of Service.................................................................. 57 Unseen Bonds.................................................................................................. 57 Service from Realised Potential ....................................................................... 58 Service as Mutual Strengthening...................................................................... 59 Service to a Higher Purpose ............................................................................ 60 Servant Exemplars............................................................................................... 60 The central role of Jesus Christ ....................................................................... 60 Family ............................................................................................................. 62 Other examples................................................................................................ 63 Potential relationships of service ..................................................................... 65 Role of CES ........................................................................................................ 66 CES and relationship enhancement.................................................................. 66 CES and “the clock” ....................................................................................... 67 CES and personal relationships with Jesus Christ ........................................... 67 CES and the relationship with self ................................................................... 68 CES and trials ................................................................................................. 69 CES and knowledge ......................................................................................... 69 ii
CES and teaching tools.................................................................................... 70 CES and reinforcement.................................................................................... 71 CES and confidence......................................................................................... 72 CES and tools of service .................................................................................. 72 CES and integrity ............................................................................................ 74 CES and relationships outside of CES.............................................................. 74 Relationships of informal/formal leadership .................................................... 76 Relationships to culture ................................................................................... 77 Regenerative aspects of culture........................................................................ 78 Relationships of cultural appreciation ............................................................. 79 Chapter Summary................................................................................................ 80 Chapter VI: Analysis............................................................................................. 81 The Value of Connection..................................................................................... 81 Valued Relationships........................................................................................... 82 Plants in the garden: Participants ................................................................... 82 Love: Life-force of the garden.......................................................................... 84 The sun: Consistent giver of life....................................................................... 85 The plot: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints............................... 86 Purpose for the garden: Strength of the plants................................................. 86 The soil: Aotearoa/New Zealand...................................................................... 88 The gardener: CES .......................................................................................... 89 Water: Knowledge ........................................................................................... 90 Canopy: The examples of others ...................................................................... 91 Seasons: Life’s experiences ............................................................................. 92 Pruning/transplanting: Individual care for optimal growth.............................. 93 Gardener’s tools: Positions, training, materials, programmes ......................... 94 Colour/aroma/fruit: Realised potential ............................................................ 95 Chapter Summary................................................................................................ 95 Chapter VII: Application of Findings .................................................................. 96 Organisational Nurturing..................................................................................... 96 Balancing ........................................................................................................ 96 Renewal........................................................................................................... 98 Regeneration ................................................................................................... 99 Application.........................................................................................................100 Chapter Summary...............................................................................................101 Chapter VIII: Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................102 The practice of servant leadership in CES...........................................................103 Defining servant leadership ................................................................................103 Perpetuating local leadership ..............................................................................103 Study strengths and weaknesses .........................................................................104 Recommendations ..............................................................................................104 Conclusions........................................................................................................105 Looking ahead: A personal reflection .................................................................106 References.............................................................................................................107 iii
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Chapter IV: Methodology The objecti
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context plays an important role in
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Chosen participants fell into two g
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have at times been divided in analy
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Focus groups Focus groups were cond
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Data analysis Data for this project
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Figure 1 Garden Elements Admirers S
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particular selection method was to
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Overall, the list shows a trend tow
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all. By being able to teach it, I
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Family The importance of the family
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One of my favourite people in one o
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highlights one director’s belief
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CES and the relationship with self
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teach when I was out on the mission
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CES and confidence Four volunteer t
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CES and integrity When asked what i
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share that night she remembered and
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While the differences of people wer
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cultures to some degree and were ab
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of service in the garden from the f
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From participant answers, it would
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evelation. As members of the Church
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whole person. In speaking of the wh
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CES was a way in which the purposes
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wisdom is portrayed as “antitheti
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new opportunities to learn, to enga
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Chapter VII: Application of Finding
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Participants also indicated that th
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the significance of what was said,
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Chapter VIII: Conclusions and Recom
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Study strengths and weaknesses This
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Looking ahead: A personal reflectio
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Clark, J. R., Jr. (1992). The chart
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Intellectual Reserve. (1994). Teach
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112 Rieser, C. (1995). Claiming ser
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Appendices Appendix A-Structure of
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Appendix C-Participant Information
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Mobile: 021-1822-371 Email: Lesley_
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Zealand context, at least one year
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Appendix E-Director Consent Form Co
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Appendix G- Translated Information
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126 ‘E anga fēfē ha‘aku kau k
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Áho: Approved by the Auckland Univ
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Leadership.” What do you feel are
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