Browsing by Supervisor "Clarkin-Phillips, Jeanette"
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Democratic Leadership - A local story
(University of Waikato, 2017)Leadership is traditionally viewed as an individual property and researched from the perspective of behaviours, traits or characteristics that these individuals possess. Notions of democratic leadership can offer early ... -
Indigenous cultural pedagogies for the caring and teaching of young children in the Solomon Islands: A Kolombangara Island case study
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The village leaders and early childhood teachers have practised knowledge and understanding of Kolombangara indigenous cultural pedagogies in caring and teaching young children. This study explores and examines how the ... -
The journey of leaders: Planned or unplanned?
(The University of Waikato, 2010)According to Ren-Etta Sullivan (2003) pathways that lead to career progression within the early childhood education sector are unclear. Furthermore it seems that there is a lack of research which underpins leadership theory ... -
Teachers’ perspectives and implementation of the child-centred curriculum for preschool education in Timor-Leste.
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Timor-Leste has been an independent nation for more than 15 years. However, the acts of decolonisation and the rebuilding of the education system has been a dilemma. Today, providing health care, quality education, and ... -
"You kind of have to be a bit superhuman" : early childhood teacher beliefs about what it takes to be a good teacher: A discourse analysis
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The early childhood teaching profession has developed into a community with its own language and culture (Cumming & Sumsion, 2014). Early childhood teacher beliefs and discourses have been developed and sustained within ...