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Research-informed teaching of adults : a worthy alternative to old habits and hearsay?

Benseman, John (2013)

How and why teachers teach the way they do is central to understanding the impact of education on learners. While many professions have integrated research findings into their practitioners’ practice, education’s record ...
Recruiting and retaining learners in workplace literacy programs in New Zealand

Benseman, John (2013)

Successful workplace literacy and numeracy programs are dependent on effective strategies to recruit and then retain course participants. This article reports on the recruitment strategies used in a large workplace literacy ...
Educational middle change leaders in New Zealand: The meat in the sandwich

Marshall, Steven (International Journal of Educational Management, 2012)

This article reports findings from a larger study into the role of middle leaders of change in New Zealand Higher Education. The study discusses the perceptions of being in the ‘middle’ and how change leaders reconcile ...
Te Whāriki: Rhetoric and reality

Blaiklock, Ken (New Zealand Early Childhood Research Conference, 2012)
Play and learn : designing educational tools for children

Nand, Kalpana (Master of Computing, 2012)

Pedagogy is a dynamic science and needs to constantly change with time. During the last decade, there has been a substantial jump in terms of communications technology, the ubiquity of electronic devices capable of running ...
Experienced principals’ accounts of their character development : their inside stories

Klein, Gus (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

The aim of this research was to examine experienced principals’ stories of how they gave account of their character development and how this made an impact on their practice as leaders. Six experienced primary school ...
Moodle and the Living Curriculum

Roder, Tabitha; Rata, Nicoletta (Proceedings of Ascilite 2012: Future Challenges, Sustainable Futures, 2012)

This paper discusses how Moodle can act as a catalyst in transforming teaching practice. During Unitec‟s implementation of a new eLearning Development Strategy, framed within a broader teaching and learning initiative ...
Teachers’ perspectives on the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) in two early childhood settings in New Zealand

Kaur, Daljit (Master of Education, 2012)

This research examined teachers’ perspectives on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in two early childhood settings in New Zealand. The research literature explained that in New Zealand there ...
Leadership in digital technology: The challenge of decision making

Weijermars, Anthony (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

This research investigated the perceptions of decision-making in the use of digital technologies by three secondary schools, leaders and teachers. In the use of digital technology teachers in these schools understood it ...
Setting suns and rising stars : succession planning in New Zealand’s deaf education leadership workforce : a national study

Taylor, Saul McKay (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

This thesis is the first national study examining succession planning in New Zealand’s Deaf education leadership workforce. The sun is setting on the working tenure of baby-boomer educators, a large proportion of these ...
Teachers’ perceptions of the impact of professional development on teaching practice: The case of one primary school

Aminudin, Nurul Aini (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

This research examines teachers’ perceptions of the impact of their professional development experience on teaching practice. Teachers’ professional development is often regarded as the key to successful education reforms. ...
The middle manager’s role and professional development needs in Lao higher education

Syharath, Saengaloun (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

This thesis examines institutional middle managers in Lao higher education who are vital to the quality of teaching and learning as a large amount of responsibility for the leadership and management of institutional practice ...
Expectations and experiences of independent learning in two New Zealand secondary schools

Couillaut, Vaughan R. (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

This study explored the expectations and experiences of students and staff that were involved in an independent learning programme in their school. In addition to these expectations and experiences, this research explored ...
What are children learning in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Blaiklock, Ken (Unitec Research Seminar, 2012)
Data driven decision making processes for pedagogical purposes in the case of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools

Gregory, Christopher Robert (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

A student’s educational journey is one that is governed by decision makers. There is very little research examining the decision making processes of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools and the use ...
An overview of early childhood care and education provision in ‘mainstream’ settings, in relation to kaupapa Māori curriculum and policy expectations

Ritchie, Jenny (Pacific-Asian Education, 2012)

This paper provides a brief overview of the history of early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Aotearoa New Zealand, before proceeding to discuss the range of documents produced by the New Zealand Ministry of Education ...
Principals supporting aspiring principals whilst attending a development programme

Borsos, Janice (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

In New Zealand in 2007 the National Aspiring Principals Pilot (NAPP) was designed to provide professional learning for aspirant principals in an attempt to prepare them for principalship. As part of selection for the ...
Servant leadership in early childhood education: A multi-site case study

Robertson, Karyn (Master of Educational Leadership and Management, 2012)

Leadership in early childhood education (ECE) is an under-researched area and there is little to support those in leadership roles by way of literature to contribute to their understanding of the role. My experiences have ...
A Community approach to staff development in eLearning

Roder, Tabitha; Rata, Nicoletta (1st Moodle Research Conference, 2012)

This narrative seeks to identify practices that have enabled staff in eLearning roles to support their peers to increase the use of eLearning within a New Zealand tertiary education context. Specifically, it examines ...
Reflections on staff development in eLearning via a community of practice model

Roder, Tabitha; Rata, Nicoletta (Proceedings of Ascilite 2012: Future Challenges, Sustainable Futures, 2012)

This narrative seeks to identify practices which have enabled staff in eLearning roles to support their peers to increase the use of eLearning within a New Zealand tertiary education context. Specifically, it examines those ...

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