Messages about reading Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This report presents the findings from a study conducted in 2003 on the strategies adopted at three schools to enhance home-school communication in the area of…
Evaluation of Kaupapa Ara Whakawhiti Mātauranga (KAWM) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Kaupapa Ara Whakawhiti Mätauranga (KAWM) encompassed a number of school improvement initiatives and aimed to: improve student achievement; improve school performance; strengthen school and community relationships; upgrade school ICT infrastructure;…
Socialisation of teachers into the culture of assessment Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 While new graduates of teacher education programmes are employed as provisionally registered teachers, they are still expected to plan, teach, and assess a full classroom programme…
Shaping our futures: Meeting secondary students' learning needs in a time of evolving qualifications: final report of the Learning Curves project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 The Learning Curves project has documented changes in the subject and assessment choices offered to senior students in six medium-sized New Zealand secondary schools between 2002…
Educational issues for communities affected by transience and residential mobility: report on phase 1 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 The New Zealand population as a whole is highly mobile. This can bring benefits to a community, but can also have adverse effects, particularly where there…
Reading Recovery in New Zealand: Uptake, implementation, and outcomes, especially in relation to Maori and Pasifika students Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This research project evaluated Reading Recovery, an early intervention for students making limited progress in reading and writing after their first year at school. The study…
Evaluation of First-Time Principals Induction Programme 2003 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This evaluation provides external feedback on a national induction programme, the First Time Principals (FTP) Programme. The University of Auckland Principals Centre was contracted by the…
Research on initial teacher education in New Zealand: 1993-2004. Literature review and annotated bibliography Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This literature review identifies, summarises, and critiques the research undertaken in initial teacher education in New Zealand over the past decade. Most of the research selected for…
National survey of secondary schools 2003 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 The National Survey of Secondary Schools, carried out in mid-2003, surveyed 95 principals from a range of school types and deciles, 744 teachers who taught a…
Te rerenga ā te pīrere: a longitudinal study of kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori students | Phase I Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Te Rerenga ā te Pīrere(The Flight of the Fledgling) is a longitudinal study of 111 kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori students. This project is perhaps…