Janet Turvey
Senior Lecturer
Department of Buisness
Eastern Institute of Technology
New Zealand
Biography
Prior to coming to New Zealand Janet lived in England and worked in management in large scale retailing, taught in a comprehensive school in Manchester and ran outdoor education programmes. She has been in New Zealand for thirty years teaching Economics and related subjects in secondary schools and more recently at the EIT. Her passion is Economics and she has carried out research on the economic impact of sporting events in Hawke’s Bay and more recently researched into the economic way of thinking. She has actively participated in a number of sports including multisports/triathlon, tramping, kayaking, swimming, surf lifesaving and canoe polo, but more recently activity has been related to her involvement with her family. She is currently working towards her Masters in Adult Education at Massey University.
Research Interest
Economics, Fundamentals of Small Business, Organisation and Management
Publications
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Turvey, J. (2014). Exploring business students’ ability to think in an economic way: A study in an introductory economics course at one New Zealand tertiary institution (Master’s thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand). Retrieved from http://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/6682
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Turvey, J. (2015, November). The use of reflective journals in economics teaching. Paper presented at the New Zealand Applied Business Education Conference 2015, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Schumacher, C., & Turvey, J. (2015, November). Attendance: Does it matter for successful completion? Paper presented at the New Zealand Applied Business Education Conference 2015, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Crawford, R., & Turvey, J. (2016). Comparison between indigenous and non-indigenous secondary students transitioning to health related tertiary education: Findings from a New Zealand longitudinal study [Abstract]. In Proceedings: STARS (Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success) 29 June-2 July 2016, Perth (p. 152). Retrieved from http://unistars.org/papers/STARS2016.pdf
