Early Childhood Education centre-based Parent Support and Development - Final Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 The Early Childhood Education (ECE) centre-based Parent Support and Development (PSD) programme trialled by the Ministry of Education was intended to provide early interventions that targeted…
Centre of Innovation Research: An exploration of the practices and systems that foster a sense of wellbeing and belonging for young children and their families as they transition from home to a 'formal' home-based care and education Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2009 This report describes the Centre of Innovation (COI) action research project carried out by Hutt Family Day Care (HFDC) in Lower Hutt, Wellington from January 2006…
Evaluation of Teacher Professional Development Languages (TPDL) for teachers of languages in Years 7-10 and the Impact on Language Learning Opportunities and Outcomes for Students Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2009 This study was carried out during 2008 and aims to inform the Ministry about the TPDL and the impact on language learning opportunities and outcomes for…
Te Kotahitanga: Using Research and Development (R&D) to make a much bigger difference for our children and our society Last Publication Date: 26 Nov 2009 This presentation by the Chief Education Advisor, Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) Programme to the Te Kotahitanga conference explains the strategy and approaches of the BES…
BES Exemplar 1 "Developing communities of mathematical inquiry" Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 The BES exemplars are a series of publications that make transparent the nature of: highly effective teachingprofessional learning and developmenteducational leadershipeducationally powerful connections with families whānau, andcommunities…
Participation events and sustained, increased levels of physical activity Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 Physical (in)activity remains a significant public health issue in most countries including New Zealand. In recent years participation in large sporting events, aimed at mass participation,…
BES Case Study 29: Use pedagogical leadership to enable more equitable and effective teaching for all learners Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…
School Leadership and Student Outcomes: Identifying What Works and Why Best Evidence Synthesis Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 There is a widespread belief among politicians and members of the public that school leaders make a critical difference to the quality of schools and the…
BES Case Study 31: Develop educationally powerful connections based on relational trust Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…
BES Case Study 27: Treat appraisal as a co-constructed inquiry into the teaching-learning relationship Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…