Browsing by Supervisor "Wright, Noeline"
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Beginning primary teachers' induction and mentoring practices in Papua New Guinea
(The University of Waikato, 2007)Professional development of beginning teachers through induction and mentoring has been commonly viewed as important for teachers' success and continuation in the teaching profession. Induction and specifically mentoring ... -
Factors affecting the teaching and learning of English in a blended learning environment in a Vietnamese university
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The adoption of blended learning solutions in higher education has increased significantly over some years in many developing countries, including Vietnam. While blended learning has been well-researched in Western countries ... -
Footprints: Participant perspectives informing pedagogy for asynchronous online discussion in initial teacher education
(University of Waikato, 2012)This study looks at how students and staff experience asynchronous online discussion (AOD) within initial teacher education. The aim is to explore participant perspectives, including expectations of fellow participants, ... -
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 ... -
Ko e Fungani Mo'onia 'o e Faiako Ma'a Tonga: Understanding the professional attitudes of the valued teachers of Tonga
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The purpose of this study is to help provide empirically informed insights as to how the Tongan Government teachers’ positive attitudes could be developed and enhanced. In Tonga, the erosion of teacher attitudes, commitment, ... -
Mediational engagement in E-learning: An Activity Theory analysis
(University of Waikato, 2014)The emergence of educational technologies offers flexible learning opportunities to students. However, the nature of the online learning environment can lead to disengagement and subsequent minimal participation, which ... -
Statutory intervention: perceptions of New Zealand primary school principals and their experiences
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Each year, a small number of New Zealand schools are identified as underperforming and require external leadership assistance, usually from the Ministry of Education. This support is implemented through a statutory ... -
Teachers: Having a Voice and Being Heard? Evidence from Two Private Schools in Nepal
(University of Waikato, 2016)Profit-oriented private schools in Nepal are usually owned and managed by those people who put money into schools. In such private schools, owners are usually the principals, and schools’ administration is run according ... -
Understanding Socio-Cultural and Organisational Constraints on Women's Leadership: A Case Study in Indonesian Higher Education
(University of Waikato, 2014)In Indonesia, especially in Java, in a range of time, the numbers of women occupying senior leadership positions in state higher institutions are low. My experiences working in such institutions supported this phenomenon. ... -
Understanding Teacher Educators' Pedagogical and Technological Cultural Habitus (PATCH): An Ethnographic Study in the Maldives
(University of Waikato, 2015)A substantial body of literature discusses the complexity of integrating technology in teachers’ pedagogical practices (Mishra & Koehler, 2006). The literature over the last two decades, specifically suggests that teachers ... -
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 ...