geoff hawkings - Waiariki Institute of Technology

stateMent oF researcH
2006 saw a marked increase in research activity across the organisation’s degree teams, particularly in the Bachelor
of Nursing. Senior academic staff, working in both multi-disciplinary teams and as individuals, continued to gain
increased recognition in both the national and international arena.
Although research activities will always be relatively modest in comparison to teaching activities, applied, vocational
research underpinned teaching in all of the five degrees offered by Waiariki in 2006. Waiariki believes that this
research activity provides a critical link back to our community by addressing the community’s research questions, ,
maintaining currency of knowledge and practice among our lecturing staff, and enhancing strong business linkages,
thus providing graduates with skills necessary for critical thinking and industry.
During 2006, 30% of degree staff were actively involved in producing 18 written research outputs at a rate of 1.5
outputs per researcher. Other degree staff were involved in research which resulted in non-written outputs e.g.
conference presentations, supervision of students completing master’s studies at other tertiary institutions, keynote
presentations at national and international seminar, and article review.
BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS (>150PP) AUTHORED
New Zealand International publisher
Spurdle, R., & Frewin, W. (2006). NCEA Level 2 accounting. Auckland: ESA Publications (NZ) Ltd.
BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS (EDITED)/TExTBOOKS (>150PP)
International publisher
Williams, M. (2006). Review of concept/outline of book and sample on behalf of Elsevier with purpose of potential publication.
Williams, M. (2006). High level review of 13 chapters of D. Brown & H. Edwards (Eds.). Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and
management of clinical problems (2nd Australasian edition to be published 2008). Sydney: Mosby.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
International publications
Framp, A. (In print). Edited Chapter 40 Nursing management: Upper gastrointestinal problems. In D. Brown & H. Edwards (Eds.). Lewis’s
medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (2nd Australasian edition to be published 2008). Sydney:
Mosby.
McPherson, B. (In print). Edited Chapter 39 Nursing management of nutritional problems. In D. Brown & H. Edwards (Eds.). Lewis’s
medical- surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (2nd Australasian edition to be published 2008). Sydney:
Mosby.
McPherson, B. (in print). Edited and developed Chapter 40 Nursing management: Obesity. In D. Brown & H. Edwards (Eds.). Lewis’s
medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (2nd Australasian edition to be published 2008). Sydney:
Mosby.
BOOK REVIEWS
International journal
Guy, I. (2006). Peer reviewer for international nursing journal Nurse Education in Practice. London: Elsevier.
Kelly, M. (2006). Peer reviewer for British disability journal The Journal of the Association of Practitioners in Learning Disabilities. York: Lazy
Cat Productions.
National journal
Booth, W. (2006). Peer reviewer Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Inc. Palmerston North: College of Nurses Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Buckley, L. (2006). Peer reviewer Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Inc. Palmerston North: College of Nurses Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Mercer, C. (2006). Peer reviewer Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Inc. Palmerston North: College of Nurses Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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