McGee, CliveCooper, Beverley2012-03-292012-03-292010McGee, C. & Cooper, B. (2010). Introduction to special edition. Waikato Journal of Education, 15(1), 3-7.1173-6135https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6166This special issue of the Waikato Journal of Education arose from a symposium held at The University of Waikato in June, 2009. The symposium, Initial Teacher Education and the New Zealand Curriculum–Te Marautanga o Aotearoa Symposium, was attended by delegates from all major initial teacher education (ITE) providers in New Zealand. ITE refers to pre-service teacher education, that is, programmes that prepare student teachers to become beginning teachers. Curriculum includes the school and the ITE curriculum.application/pdfen© 2010 Waikato Journal of Education. It is posted here by permission for personal use.initial teacher educationWaikato Journal of EducationJournal Article10.15663/wje.v15i1.119