Education Papers
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Educating researchers: New Zealand education PhDs 1948-1998
(NZARE, Massey University, 2001)In some countries, educational researchers marked the new millennium by reviewing the history of "Education" as an academic discipline, mapping the research undertaken by its protagonists, and exploring their research ... -
Impact evaluation of the Kidscan Early Childhood Pilot Programmes - Final Report
(2020)In 2018, KidsCan launched a pilot early childhood education [ECE] programme which provides children with nutritious lunches and snacks, head lice treatment, raincoats, shoes and socks. As a part of setting up this new ... -
Editorial: Striving for social justice: The power that picturebooks have to counter inequitable cultural hegemony
(2022)Children’s literature has a long association with education. It has transmitted cultural values to readers over many centuries, often reflecting dominant identities and cultures of the time. Picturebooks, a specific format ... -
Typographic design in Māori-English bilingual picturebooks: some educational implications
(2022)The role of bilingual picturebooks in language learning has been explored recently by a number of authors who show their potential in normalising multilingualism (Naqvi, Thorne, Pfitscher, Nordstokke & McKeough, 2013; ... -
Pacific parental engagement and intergenerational storytelling in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Springer, 2022)In this article, we focus on how Pacific family support places success of individuals within a wider narrative of intergenerational family stories, contributing to successful futures for the participating Pacific youth and ... -
Fakakoloa as embodied mana moana and agency: Postcolonial sociology within Oceania
(2022)The coupling of mana moana is grounded in inspiration from and through Indigeneity and Moana sense-making (intimate understanding through our sensibilities within Oceania). Tongan meaning-making is centred on talanoa-vā, ... -
Rapid holistic assessment and rating of post-earthquake hospital functionality
(2019)Hospitals play a critical role in ensuring community safety. It is imperative that they remain operational during and after an earthquake, to provide immediate and ongoing medical care. However, experience shows frequent ... -
[Review of Strategies for Writing a Thesis by Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities. By Lynn P. Nygaard and Kristin Solli (2021)]
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022)Strategies for Writing a Thesis by Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Nygaard & Solli, 2021) fills a gap in the current doctoral education literature by discussing how this thesis genre may work in social ... -
Enhancing teaching and learning of primary mathematics through the use of apps
(2017)The report begins with a brief traverse of the associated research field, leading to the specific aims and research design of the project. The outcomes are then discussed, with teacher decisions about their use of apps, ... -
Development of formative assessment tool for a primary, technology classroom
(The Design and Technology Association, 2020)Teachers and students' interactions in the classroom include a large number of questions, some of which are a key part of formative assessment. Questions can lead to an extended dialogue between the teacher and the student, ... -
Space exploration: Approaches to inhabiting digital spaces and their influence on education
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)What happens when we go online, interact and leave our digital footprints? What is the nature of the online spaces that teachers and their students inhabit and the implications of being in these spaces? In this article we ... -
Making mathematics learning more engaging for students in Health Schools through the use of apps
(MDPI, 2017)This paper reports on an aspect of a case study of four 11-to-13-year-old students of a Regional Health School (RHS) in New Zealand, using apps on their own mobile devices as part of their mathematics programs. It considers ... -
An historical analysis of disability sport policy in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Routledge, 2022)The role of central government in disability sport in Aotearoa New Zealand has never been reviewed in depth. In this paper, drawing on archival data we outline the evolution of disability sport policy, highlighting key ... -
Changing from a traditional approach to learning: Teachers’ perceptions of introducing WebQuests into mathematics and science classrooms in Qatar
(2019)Several studies have identified stress factors that teachers might experience in changing from a traditional approach to a more student-centred IBL approach. In this study, we report on teachers’ perceptions following PD ... -
Exploring Pacific picturebooks to support the language, culture and identity of Pasifika children. A summer scholar’s perspective
(2021)Populations of Pacific People in Aotearoa New Zealand are growing, and many education documents recognise the need to support the language, culture and identity of children from these communities in educational settings. In ... -
Teaching children's literature online: Co-constructing stories in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
(2021)Most scholarship on teaching children’s literature has focused on teaching fiction in university literature courses (Bedford & Albright, 2011; Butler, 2006). While there is a vast literature associated with online teaching ... -
"Getting beneath the skin": A tok stori approach to reviewing the literature of leadership in Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Marshall Islands
(2021)A literature review is generally a compendium of written material on a topic presented as research background. It functions to describe what is known in academic circles and to justify research questions that step beyond ... -
A second chance in education: upgrade teachers' perceptions of tertiary education in Samoa
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2021)A second chance in education is becoming more and more infrequent in the region. The study is the first in Samoa and makes references to existing literature on teacher upgrade. This paper investigated whether the Teacher ... -
(Re)turning to loto, igniting mālie and māfana: Tongan maau and faiva as expressed rhythmic entanglement
(2021)To charm the loto is a (re)turn to our Indigenous Pacific knowings and becomings. Such a return is heart-warming and a fascination with spiritual reverence. Calling forth mālie and māfana, the potent spiritual energies ... -
And I still love them: On touching loss
(Wiley, 2017)In this article, the author performs a re-membering practice that incorporates a relational materialist theory. It traces the disturbances that follow in the wake of three deaths in her family. Written in an autoethnographic ...
