Dunmore Publishing

Community Development: Insights for Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand by Jenny Aimers & Peter Walker

$49.99 NZD

Category: NZ Society

This book examines the depth and breadth of experience in community work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand with examples from practice from the Otago and Southland/Murihiku region. While the examples are drawn from this area, their application is universal, encompassing the theory and practice ('praxis') of community development as both a process and a way of perceiving the world. Case studies presented within an editorial structure together provide a useful, insightful and easily read community work resource for practitioners and students. ...Show more

Have Your Say : Influencing public policy in New Zealand by Frances Hughes

$29.95 NZD

Category: NZ Society

Have your say: Influencing public policy in New Zealand is a straightforward guide for New Zealanders who want to understand how the public policy process works and how they can engage in it. Few people realise that they have the power to influence government policies. Have your say gives practical advi ce for individuals who want to make their concerns heard, as well as for lobby groups, political activists and community groups. It shows how we all can get involved in shaping government policies that affect everyone. Frances Hughes and Stephanie Calder have extensive policy experience. They have brought together all the essentials in a clear and concise format. This is an excellent resource for professional organisations, undergraduate and graduate students, junior policy analysts and anyone who wants to have their say. First published February 2007. ...Show more

Working with Families: Strengths-Based Approaches by Jackie Sanders and Robyn Munford

$49.99 NZD

Category: NZ Society

Working with Families: Strengths-Based Approaches is written with both the student of social and community work and the practising social and community worker in mind. All aspects of social and community work are covered in this book that builds on and substantially extends the authors' earlier work Sup porting Families (1999). This edition continues a strong emphasis upon context, the cornerstone of effective social and community work practice. It covers the key areas of reflective practice, policy, management and leadership, approaches to support, and diversity. Each chapter contains questions that can be used as teaching aids or reflection prompters in practice. The book includes a new chapter which provides a detailed examination of current strengths-based thinking internationally. ...Show more

The Whole Sphere: Supporting well-being and recovery from relational trauma by Nicki Weld

$34.99 NZD

Category: Health

This book explores the concept of well-being to support personal growth and development and also to assist with recovery from relational trauma. The model used to do this is an acronym ‘Sphere’ (Spiritual well-being, Physical well-being, a sense of  Hope, Emotional well-being, Relational well-being and a sense of Engagement), and this is applied in a variety of ways, including offering: A simple framework to explore well-being. Easily accessible information about the impacts of relational trauma to help build self-understanding. Strategies to help with well-being. Ideas to help manage the impacts of relational trauma. How to undertake a self-assessment using the Three Houses tool and develop a plan from this. The Whole Sphere is a valuable resource for social workers, counsellors and other helping professionals, as well as anyone seeking to gain greater understanding of supporting overall well-being and to understand the impacts of relational trauma. “Nicki Weld has written a clear, passionate and accessible guidebook to help people along the road to recovery from adversity and trauma.  She recognizes that healing is not only about the body or the mind, but about the soul as well.”  Sandra L. Bloom, M.D. ...Show more

Twelve Thousand Hours: Education and Poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand by Ed. Vicki Carpenter & Sue Osborne

$39.99 NZD

Category: Education

There is well-documented concern regarding the links between poverty and education; statistics demonstrate, over many decades, that the economically poorer the New Zealand child's family, the more likely it is the child will not reach her/his potential. The blame for such inequitable outcomes is various ly placed on children's families and communities, on teachers and schools, and on wider structural and system injustices. The contributors to this book are key NZ writers and thinkers in the field of education and poverty. Reasons for our contemporary schooling's inequitable outcomes are examined and critiqued. ...Show more

Talanoa: Building a Pasifika Research Culture by Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop & Eve Coxon (eds)

$39.99 NZD

Category: Education

The Talanoa post-graduate discussions - using Access Grid technology to facilitate a national (and then international), 'virtual' face-to-face venue - were established as a joint project across New Zealand universities to help attract Pacific post-graduates into the social sciences and to enhance Pacifi c social researcher capacity by breaking down feelings of academic and geographic isolation Pacific students might experience and to assist in building a vibrant Pacific post-graduate research community. This selection of papers presents a rich sample of Pasifika postgraduate research subjects and methodologies employed. The audience for this book is all those interested in developing deeper knowledge of the Pacific Islands and their Pasifika peoples, and specifically for Pasifika post-graduates in the social sciences to learn and gain confidence through a sharing technology (Access Grid) that has been designed to strengthen their research skills and their commonalities and reduce the isolation of being a group that is small in number and spread over various institutions. ...Show more

Developing a Research Culture: A Guidebook for Everyone by Mary Panko

$30.00 NZD

$34.99 (14% off)

Category: Education

Research and innovation are actions fundamental to success in the current environment but – where to get started, why is it worth doing, and of even more significance, how do you give people the confidence that together they can do it? This easy-to-read book demystifies the research process. It focuses on: Recognised research forms and research ethics (including Kaupapa Maori research) Experiences of indigenous researchers The importance of research in successful businesses Research steps essential for academic organisations A research model used in Canadian colleges Tips and techniques for everyone engaged. These topics pose similar dilemmas in most Western countries and the solutions suggested are relevant everywhere. After reading this book, team leaders in institutions, businesses of all sizes as well as individuals engaged in research will be able to recognise what steps to take to become more effective researchers, publicise their findings and enhance the organisation’s research culture. ...Show more

In View of Kapiti (2nd ed) by Barbara Macmorran

$34.95 NZD

Category: History | Reading Level: Very Good

This compact history reveals the colourful and fascinating past of the Kapiti Coast. This area of New Zealand, once both desired and fought over by Maori, was the focus of much missionary work and early European settlement from the mid 1800s.More manageable land and conditions that allowed for abundant food production drew early farmers from Wellington. As time passed, the beach settlements and relatively luxuriant climate provided by the shelter of Kapiti Island attracted holidaymakers and later commerce. The settlements dotted along the coast became thriving townships that in time were linked by rail, leading to enormous population growth. Kapiti Island itself enchants all who either catch a glimpse of, or live in sight of it ? one day a dark and solitary shape, the next a misty and alluring floating form. While it is a very successful reserve and bird sanctuary today, its past has not been tranquil ? it has seen much of whaling, wars and intrigue.This popular book ? now reprinted after many years absence ?offers much to anyone curious about the past of this specialcoastal area. ...Show more

Practical Soil Management by Ian Cornforth

$44.99 NZD

Category: Horticulture/viticulture

Practical Soil Management is a guide for farmers and horticulturists on managing soil so that it grows useful plants, sustains animals, and provides a return on financial investment in the land.

Reason in the Real World by Stephen Duffin

$42.99 NZD

Category: Education

Aimed at high school and university students, but suitable for anyone who wants to improve their skills in critical thinking and agrument evaluation, "Reason in the Real World" is a short and practical introduction to reasoning. Designed for use either as a teach-yourself course, or as a textbook for a critical thinking class, this book uses accessible language to show students how to assess arguments and ten how to construct their own arguments. The reader is actively engaged and taught the skills of critical thinking through a series of graded exercises. By the end of the book students should be able to: analyse arguments found in the media, books and speeches; identify flaws in arguments; and compose argumentative essays. Stephen Duffin has taught and tutored courses in critical thinking for several years at Massey University where he is currently employed. ...Show more

Plays for Physical Theatre II: Six plays for young adults, with production notes by Angie Farrow

$39.99 NZD

Category: Education

Angie’s first volume of plays, Plays for Physical Theatre, has had great success in New Zealand and Australia. Numerous productions have been staged in schools, community theatres and tertiary institutions. This second volume of physical theatre plays provides greater choice and variety than the first, with the inclusion of texts designed for use in classroom and workshop scenarios as well as for public performance. The six plays in this volume are designed for a broad spectrum of age groups, but are likely to have particular appeal to those studying theatre at senior secondary and tertiary levels. Each play is accompanied by extensive production notes, which provide ideas to stimulate the rehearsal process. The notes give advice and information on: how the plays were written understanding the plays’ themes and metaphors approaches to characterisation ideas for staging uses of theatre space building the audience–performer relationship. Discounts are available on multiple copies. ...Show more

Communications: The Four Essential Steps to Best Practice by Patricia Donovan

$39.99 NZD

Category: Business

This is an excellent resource for anyone who recognises the importance of communication and reputation management. It’s a practical, hands-on guide and if you’re new to communications, it will help you hit the ground running. If you’re already working in the profession, it will fill gaps in your knowled ge that you didn’t even know you had. ...Show more