Journal articles are excellent sources for current and scholarly information. They are found in journals. Journals are mostly accessed via library databases.
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EBSCOhost. Includes multiple databases with a wide subject coverage. Search individual databases or select multiple databases and search at one time. Relevant databases are:
Sociology Source Ultimate covers aspects of human behavior and interaction. Topics range from gender identity, marriage and family, to demographics, political sociology, religion and socio-cultural anthropology
Gale Database Suite. Contains full text articles and reference sources including interactive databases. Search across a wide range of academic topics or select specialised individual databases such as Psychology.
Index New Zealand (INNZ) Indexes articles published in New Zealand. You can filter to research articles. Mostly abstracts, with some full text available.
ProQuest Academic. Provides access to databases across all major subject areas including social science. The collection includes dissertations, working papers and scholarly journals. It also holds the Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services (2020- present) previously known as Whitireia Nursing & Health Journal (2013 – 2019), Whitireia Nursing Journal (1994 - 2012).
Science Direct. Provides articles on scientific, technical and health research, including social work.
Wiley Online Library. Full text access to The Journal of Advanced Nursing. All others have abstracts only. Covers subjects areas such as nursing, health, social, and physical sciences.
EBSCOhost databases specific to nursing and allied health:
CINAHL Complete covers nursing and allied health topics with full text journals. Includes Counselling Psychology Quarterly
CINAHL Ultimate is the definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text as well as quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU models and research instruments.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic provides access to scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines
MEDLINE Complete provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection covers information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods
Sociology Source Ultimate covers aspects of human behavior and interaction. Topics range from gender identity, marriage and family, to demographics, political sociology, religion and socio-cultural anthropology
ERIC. The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online library of educational research and information, supported by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.
Gale Academic OneFile. Has articles from scholarly journals. Best for academic research. Includes journals on addiction and counselling.
Gale OneFile: Psychology. Covers research in all field of psychology.
New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) is an independent educational research organisation with a bicultural focus and an international reputation for producing quality educational research and research-based resources, such as children's wellbeing, learning during lockdown.
StudySpy is a free course comparison tool and scholarship index that helps Aotearoa's young adults make one of the most important decisions of their lives.
A selection of articles on a variety of topics. Copy and paste the article title into the search box on the library homepage. Click the down arrow next to the search box to select the Search Everything filter.
Arahanga-Doyle, H., Moradi, S., Brown, K., Neha, T., Hunter, J. A., & Scarf, D. (2019). Positive youth development in Māori and New Zealand European adolescents through an adventure education programme. Kōtuitui, 14(1), 38-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2018.1508479
Boden, J. M., Sanders, J., Munford, R., Liebenberg, L., & McLeod, G. F. H. (2016). Paths to positive development: A model of outcomes in the new zealand youth transitions study. Child Indicators Research, 9(4), 889-911. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-015-9341-3
Fleming, T., Crengle, S., Peiris-John, R., Ball, J., Fortune, S., Yao, E. S., Lindsay Latimer, C., Veukiso-Ulugia, A., & Clark, T. C. (2024). Priority actions for improving population youth mental health: An equity framework for Aotearoa New Zealand. Mental Health & Prevention, 34, Article 200340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200340
Lindsay Latimer, C., Le Grice, J., Hamley, L., Greaves, L., Gillon, A., Groot, S., Manchi, M., Renfrew, L., & Clark, T. C. (2022). 'Why would you give your children to something you don't trust?': Rangatahi health and social services and the pursuit of tino rangatiratanga. Kōtuitui, 17(3), 298-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2021.1993938
Mercier, J., Powell, C., Langdon-Pole, G., Finau, D., Hicks, K., Bourchier, L., & Hampton, J. (2019). The five Cs of positive youth development in an Aotearoa New Zealand program context. Journal of Youth Development, 14(4), 36-58. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2019.774
Sanders, J., Munford, R., Boden, J., & Johnston, W. (2020). Earning, learning, and access to support: The role of early engagement in work, employment skills development and supportive relationships in employment outcomes for vulnerable youth in New Zealand. Children and Youth Services Review, 110, Article 104753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104753
Sanders, J., Munford, R., & Liebenberg, L. (2017). Positive youth development practices and better outcomes for high-risk youth. Child Abuse & Neglect, 69, 201-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.04.029
Here is a selection of relevant journals. Some require you to log in with your institutional email address and network password (same password as Moodle), others are open access.
To locate articles on a specific topic, see the Finding information and research tab.
Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services is published annually. It has a website where issues are freely available from 2012-present.
History of name change
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Ata: Journal of Psychotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
Children and Youth Services Review
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
International Journal of Indigenous Health
International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work
Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Kaiparahuarahi: Celebrating Trailblazers: 20 years of youth workers exploring ethics in Aotearoa
New Zealand Journal of Counselling
New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
New Zealand Journal of Psychology