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Making a case for Pasifika principals in Aotearoa New Zealand schools: a Samoan perspective
(Hawaii International Conference on Education, 2014)Why are there so few Pasifika teachers in Principals positions in New Zealand Schools? Are Pasifika teachers actively being encouraged to aspire to leadership roles? Do those who are identified as leaders early nurtured, ... -
Married Emirati students pursuing teaching careers for the perspective of their spouses
(International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology Press (IACSIT Press), 2014)Women’s enrollment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has increased dramatically over the years. In this paradigm of change, gender role delineation and the repercussion this has on values, thinking and ... -
Married female Emirati students pursuing Higher Education: striking a balance
(Zayed University, United Arab Emirates, 2012)Opportunities for females to pursue higher education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been recognized as important and strengthened significantly over the last decade. Our research was an attempt to gain insight on ... -
A Māori Crisis in Science Education?
(AUT University, 2017)This article is written for teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand schools who teach science to Year 7-10 students or as part of a primary classroom programme under NZC (the New Zealand Curriculum). What can teachers do about ... -
Measure Twice, Cut Once. An Auto-ethnographic Narrative - Reflecting on Knowledge
(Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA), 2013)Questions concerning measurement and assessment in the classroom most often refer to learning outcomes, achievement statements and value-added progression in literacy and numeracy, to suggest some key examples. This ... -
Motivation and challenges of married Emirati students in teacher education
(Natural Sciences Publishing, 2013)This article provides an insight into the issues married female Emirati students face in pursuit of a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) teaching degree from the perspective of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) context. Their views ... -
Naming the Early Childhood Professional: Artefacts, Childish Pursuits and Critical Questions
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This article addresses the problem of naming those who work with children in early childhood education setting. The article works through some perceived problems associated with shifting boundaries in the profession of ... -
Not the bottom, but the beginning: The failure of the teaching profession to value early childhood education
(Tuwhera, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)No abstract. -
Old Hands Advise the New
(Pacific Media Centre, School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Review of: Interviewing: A guide for journalists and writers, by Gail Sedorkin (2nd edition). Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2011, 206 pp. ISBN 978-174237094. The best journalists are invariably good interviewers, ... -
On the Edge: Shifting Teachers’ Paradigms for the Future
(Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI), 2015)This project was designed to explore the conditions needed for New Zealand teachers to experience the transformational learning we argue is needed for future-oriented schooling. Its focus was teachers’ thinking. The research ... -
Passion: commitment to the kaupapa
(School of Education, Auckland University of Technology, 2013)No abstract. -
Pause, Breathe, Smile: a Mixed-methods Study of Student Well-being Following Participation in an Eight-week, Locally Developed Mindfulness Program in Three New Zealand Schools
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Children today face increasingly high stress levels, impacting their well-being. Schools can play a crucial role in teaching social and emotional skills; therefore there is a need to identify effective interventions. This ... -
Pedagogical decolonization: impacts of the European/Pakeha society on the education of Tongan people in Aotearoa, New Zealand
(SAGE, 2008)This article is an invitation to engage critically in the discussion of indigenous languages and cultures and the implications for pedagogical decolonization. Among the isses raised are questions of the impacts of the ... -
"People who need people... are the luckiest people in the world." Views of "career" by Maori
(AUT University, 2011)No abstract. -
Perspectives of Emirati women in higher education
(Contemporary Research Center, 2014)United Arab Emirates (UAE) women have enthusiastically taken advantage of the educational opportunities available for all after the discovery of oil. Their access to higher education has expanded considerably, opening new ... -
Play and the professional early childhood teacher: a personal reflection
(Childforum, 2014)This article draws together some reflections on play and educationalisation in the historic context of the contemporary professionalism of early childhood. Looking historically, I suggest that both play and education are ... -
Pondering a curriculum of inquiry into wisdom
(School of Education, AUT University, 2012)No abstract. -
Postdigital Dialogue
(Elsevier, 2018)This article is a multi-authored experimental postdigital dialogue about postdigital dialogue. Fourteen authors were invited to produce their sections, followed by two author-reviewers who examined the article as a whole. ... -
Practitioner Inquiry: Shifting the Role from Consumers to Producers of Knowledge
(Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), 2016)This paper emerges from the preliminary findings of study of a cohort of postgraduate initial teacher education alumni that are now practising teachers. We reflect on the potential of practitioner inquiry in positioning ... -
(Re)inhabiting Waldorf Education: Honolulu Teachers Explore the Notion of Place
(Educational Journal of Living Theories (EJOLTS), 2017)This article tells of an unfinished journey we took with a group of teachers in Honolulu as we investigate and navigate notions of place and belonging. We explain how we are developing and transforming relationships with ...