Browsing by Author "McNae, Rachel Elizabeth"
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Enhancing learner agency: Engaging appreciative inquiry to support school transitions
(New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society (NZEALS), 2018)There is a growing body of literature highlighting the various challenges both teachers and students face when students transition between schools, (e.g. from intermediate to high school), with very little focus given to ... -
Making sense of leadership in early childhood education: Tensions and complexities between concepts and practices
(Exeley, Inc., 2019)Effective leadership within early childhood settings is aligned with the perceived successful implementation of high quality care and education programmes (Thornton, Tamati, Clarkin-Philips, Aitken & Wansbrough, 2009). ... -
Researching in cross cultural contexts: a socially just process.
(Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, 2010)In this paper, we explore culture and its relationship to cross cultural research. The context for this research is Vanuatu, a small South Pacific Island nation. The action research process used was a collaboration between ... -
[Review of Sociocultural realities: exploring new horizons by Angus Macfarlane, Sonja Macfarlane and Melinda Webber]
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)This article reviews the book "Sociocultural realities: exploring new horizons", by Angus Macfarlane, Sonja Macfarlane and Melinda Webber, Christchurch, New Zealand, Canterbury University Press, 2015, 220 pp., $45 (softcover), ... -
Sharing their wor[l]ds: Appreciating student’s voices in strength-based youth leadership development
(2018)Students have an important contribution to make in helping adults understand what their lives are like and how they learn best. However, within schools in particular, young people are frequently positioned within deficit ...
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Investigating children's participation in decision-making in New Zealand primary schools: Participation, pathways and potential.
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The notion of children and young people participating in a school’s decision-making processes has been the topic of much research and writing throughout the Western world since the 1980s. Existing research has included ... -
The leadership practices of Anglican school leaders in the Solomon Islands: leading for social justice
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The political, economic, social, cultural and religious characteristics of the communities shape how school leaders undertake social justice leadership practices. Leading to address injustices which stem from these ... -
Women's leadership as a symbolic act of reproduction: A case study in the Solomon Islands
(University of Waikato, 2016)Literature on women’s leadership over the last three decades suggests that women’s leadership perspectives have been predominantly influenced by either Euro-centric patriarchal views or those of women in economically ... -
An appreciative view of year 9 student leadership in a New Zealand secondary school context
(University of Waikato, 2014)Engaging students in relevant and meaningful leadership activities in schools can prove to be a challenging task. Understanding the leadership experiences and skills that students have is an important beginning step to ... -
Youth perceptions and practices of leadership: The influence of structured leadership development programmes in a community context
(University of Waikato, 2014)There has been much research focused on adult conceptions and experiences of leadership and its impact on both individuals and organisations. What has not been investigated as fully, is youth leadership and the contexts ...
