Browsing by Supervisor "Mitchell, Linda"
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Adults and children engaging with ePortfolios in an early childhood education setting
(University of Waikato, 2016)While common across the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of education, ePortfolios are relatively new in the early childhood education sector, nationally and internationally. They are, however, becoming more ... -
Discursive constructions of teachers’ professional identities in early childhood policies and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: Complexities and contradictions
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Over the last two decades, neo-liberal education reform has notably transformed the landscape of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Aotearoa New Zealand. From an increasingly supportive approach, aiming to ensure ... -
Exploring Timorese family funds of knowledge and their use in education
(The University of Waikato, 2018)There are many factors that contribute to children’s development, including their social and cultural background. Families play a significant role in children’s development and the funds of knowledge that reside within a ... -
Fighting the odds to make it even: Mapping an affordance ecosystem in a kindergarten community
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis is a case study of a kindergarten in one of the most deprived areas of Aotearoa New Zealand. Through the documentation of the stories of management, teachers and families, the thesis explores how the transformation ... -
Impacts of Early Childhood Education Social Obligations on Families and Whanau
(University of Waikato, 2014)This thesis explores the impacts of ECE social obligations on affected families and whānau. In 2013 ECE social obligations were introduced through the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill. ... -
Impediments to Effective Enactment of Early Childhood Education Curriculum and Pedagogy in Tanzania: Issues and Experiences of Teachers in Urban and Rural Pre-Schools
(University of Waikato, 2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate experiences, possibilities, and issues encountered by teachers in the enactment of early childhood education and care curriculum and pedagogy in the Tanzanian context. Worldwide, ... -
Intercultural communication between two infants in a multicultural early childhood education context in Aotearoa New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This study explores what intercultural communication could look like in an early childhood education setting in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In particular, it investigates the interactions between two infants that are under ... -
Negotiating fairness and diversity: Stories from an Aotearoa New Zealand kindergarten
(The University of Waikato, 2018)A number of research studies have utilised ‘working theories’, a key learning outcome of Te Whāriki, the Aotearoa New Zealand curriculum, as a lens to explore pedagogy in early childhood education. The perceived gap that ... -
Other people's stories: What critical literacy might look like in an early childhood setting in Aotearoa New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2013)This study explores what critical literacy could look like in an early childhood setting in Aotearoa New Zealand. In particular, it explores the work of a teacher- researcher and a small group of pre-school children carrying ... -
Teacher appraisal - its relationship to motivation, collegial relationships, and pedagogical change in an early childhood context in Aotearoa New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2013)A continuing challenge for organisations, management and teachers in early childhood centres in Aotearoa New Zealand is the development, implementation, and sustainability of teacher appraisal systems as mechanisms for ... -
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 ... -
Understanding the construction of belonging in a for-profit ECE centre: An ethnographic study
(University of Waikato, 2016)Participation in high quality early childhood education [ECE] is recognised as having long ranging academic and social benefits for children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds (Mitchell, Wylie & Carr, 2008). ... -
Where have all the children gone? Experiences of children, parents and teachers in a changing early childhood education service
(University of Waikato, 2014)This study analyses the experiences of children, parents and teachers in a changing early childhood education (ECE) service in New Zealand. This thesis derived from the researcher’s growing awareness of neo-liberal politics ... -
"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 ...
