Browsing by Author "May, Stephen"
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Accommodating multiculturalism and biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand: implication for language education.
(Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, 2002)The field of language education in Aotearoa New Zealand, as elsewhere, has developed significantly since its early and almost exclusive focus on the acquisition of English literacy in schools. As the field has expanded, ... -
Addressing literacy in secondary schools: Introduction
(Multilingual Matters, 2007)This special issue of Language and Education reports on an independent threeyear research evaluation of a major professional development initiative to promote cross-curricular, whole school literacy policies – also known ... -
Addressing the context and complexity of indigenous language revitalization
(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, 2006-01-01)This response discusses six key themes that emerge, either explicitly or implicitly, from Nancy Hornberger's exemplary analysis of the challenges facing indigenous language revitalization initiatives, particularly as they ... -
Bilingual/immersion education in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Setting the context.
(Multilingual Matters Ltd, 2005-01-01)Introduction to a special issue of IJBEB, focusing on recent developments in bilingual/ immersion education in Aotearoa/New Zealand, particularly, but not solely, Maori-medium education. -
Bilingual/Immersion education: Indicators of good practice
(The Ministry of Education, 2004)Based on a review of national and international research on bilingualism and bilingual/immersion education, this report explores effective approaches for bilingual education. While the focus was on Māori-medium education, ...
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Everyone, no-one, someone and the Native Hawaiian learner: How expanded equality narratives might account for guarantee/reality gaps, historico-legal context and an admission policy which is actually levelling the playing field
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis asks how a school which was established to help a group of children consistently identified with disparities in education achieve equality—and which has actually done so—could be sued for discrimination because ... -
Te Reo Tātai: The Development of a Mathematics Register for Māori-Medium Schooling
(University of Waikato, 2015)This thesis investigates the development of a lexicon and register to facilitate the teaching of mathematics in the medium of te reo Māori. This sociolinguistic development is situated within the wider Māori language ... -
The contribution of family literacy programmes to the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities
(University of Waikato, 2012)Approaches to literacy education named as ‘family literacy programmes’ first emerged in Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 2000s amidst considerable enthusiasm. Such approaches involve adults, children, or both in literacy ... -
What is the role of English transition in Māori-medium education?
(University of Waikato, 2010)The place of English language instruction in Māori-medium programmes is a controversial issue. Many Māori-medium schools either exclude it from their curriculum, or pay lip service to it. However, English language instruction ...
