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Rebooting biculturalism in education in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Tuwhera, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)A response to Christine Jenkin (2017). Early childhood education and biculturalism: Definitions and implications. New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 14(1), 8-20. -
Revisiting the 'teachers' gaze': have we changed how we 'see' gender in early childhood education?
(New Zealand Tertiary College, 2013)In 1997, Glenda MacNaughton wrote the paper ‘Feminist praxis and the gaze in the early childhood curriculum’. In her final paragraph, MacNaughton challenged early childhood educators to revisit the ‘gaze’ after twenty ... -
School evaluation or disciplinary subjection? A consideration of the ‘complementary’ evaluation of New Zealand’s Education Review Office
(2013)Educational evaluation in New Zealand schools harmonises with the reformist agenda of public choice theory that applies dispassionate reviews of schools conducted by non–captive ex–teachers and school leaders, who work in ... -
Self-funded leave and life role development
(American Counseling Association, 2009)Self-funded leave is an employee benefit that provides a time resource to those who wish to develop interests and other life roles. Semistructured interviews were used for this qualitative study to explore the motivations ... -
Shaping the responsible, successful and contributing citizen of the future: 'values' in the New Zealand Curriculum and its challenge to the development of ethical teacher professionality
(Symposium Journals Ltd, 2011)The revised New Zealand Curriculum became mandatory for use in New Zealand schools in February 2010. The ongoing reform agenda in education in New Zealand since 1989 and elsewhere internationally has had corrosive effects ... -
Silent Policymakers in Aotearoa New Zealand: Reflections on Research of Early Childhood Teacher Views on Policy, Practicum and Partnership
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2018)This paper reports on the importance of the stories and perspectives of early childhood education Associate Teachers (ATs) at a time when there is considerable flux being experienced in the Aotearoa New Zealand early ... -
Strengthening engagements between schools and the science community
(New Zealand Council for Educational Reserach (NZCER) for the Ministry of Education, 2013)This research aimed to generate evidence-based recommendations for strengthening partnerships between schools and the science community to support students’ science learning and engagement. It was underpinned by a ... -
A study of the effects of mindfulness in five primary schools in New Zealand
(The Institute of Education, Massey University, 2014)programme delivered in five primary schools in New Zealand. The participants included 126 students ranging in age from 6-11 years old and six classroom teachers. The programme was developed by one of our researchers (Rix) ... -
Supporting Future-oriented Learning and Teaching: A New Zealand Perspective
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Symbolic policy and the educational myth of biculturalism
(Addleton Academic Publishers, 2015)Using the concept of symbolic policy and drawing from an anthropology of policy approach, this paper explores the ways that bicultural education policy creates and sustains a myth of partnership between Māori and ... -
Teacher professional learning and development for a future-oriented education system – a “wicked problem”?
(Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), 2014)In this presentation we present some initial findings from a research project designed to explore the kinds—and level—of support a group of teachers needed to experience the “step change” in thinking that (we argue) they ... -
Teachers’ critical reflective practice in the context of twenty-first century learning
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)In the twenty-first century, learning and teaching at school must prepare young people for engaging in a complex and dynamic world deeply influenced by globalisation and the revolution in digital technology. In addition ... -
Teachers’ Reflective Practice in the Context of 21st Century Learning: Applying Vagle’s Five-component Post-intentional Plan for Phenomenological Research
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Vagle’s ‘post-intentional phenomenological research approach’ applies post-structural thinking to intentionality. I apply his five-component research process, reflect on some initial findings of semi-structured interview ... -
Teaching and critically reflective practice in Freire
(Springer-Reference, 2016)Few of the many books written by Freire drew particular, and extended, attention to the teacher in the way Pedagogy of Freedom (1998) was able to do. While this entry draws on many other important works by Freire, it ... -
Teaching as inquiry: well intentioned, but fundamentally flawed
(Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand (TEFANZ), 2014)Teaching as inquiry: Well intentioned, but fundamentally flawed Dr Leon Benade (presenting) Director of Research School of Education AUT University Paper presentation (Work in Progress) Teaching as inquiry is posited in ... -
Thinking About Learning in Apocalyptic Times
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Tomorrow’s School’s Review
(The School of Education, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Wide-ranging changes proposed by the Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce (2018) seek to end the 30-year period known as ‘Tomorrow’s Schools’, or, what we earlier referred to as the ‘Thirty Years War’ (Devine, Stewart ... -
Towards a pedagogy of teacher education: characteristics of the inquiring teacher from the 60’s counter-culture and a spiritual practice perspective
(School of Education, AUT University, 2010)No abstract. -
The transformative educative prospects of flexible learning environments
(New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2015)An opinion piece on flexible learning environments. -
Transforming science education for the Anthropocene-is it possible?
(Springer, 2015)Since its inception, science education has been the focus of a great many reform attempts. In general, the aim has been to improve science understanding and/or make science study more interesting and/or relevant to a wider ...