What makes for effective teacher professional development in ICT Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 Since 1999, the Ministry of Education has provided funding for clusters of schools to develop three year ICT professional development programmes for their teachers. 23 clusters…
Sustaining school improvement: Ten primary schools' journeys Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 How do New Zealand schools make substantial changes? Why do schools feel the need to change? Do they change simply in reaction to outside pressure, or…
Pathways over the transition to schools: Studies in family literacy practices and effective classroom concepts for Māori and Pasifika children Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 Two outcomes of research and development are described in this report. One is the development of a set of resources suitable for family literacy education. The…
Evaluation of Schools Support Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2001 This report discusses the findings of an evaluation of the Ministry of Education's Schools Support Project as it was between mid-1995 and late 2000. The two…
Evaluation of kiwi advocacy programmes in Northland and Coromandel Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2001 This evaluation examines selected advocacy initiatives in the Kiwi RecoveryProgramme in Northland and Coromandel. The evaluation gathered qualitative information from key stakeholders. The effectiveness of kiwi…
Ten years on: How schools view educational reform Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1998 This report gives the findings of the sixth survey on the impact of New Zealand education reforms since 1989, and compares them with earlier findings. Principals,…
Building relationships with participants in Department of Conservation programmes: effective management of experiential groups in the outdoors Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 1997 In 1996 the authors spent some time in the field observing staff working with volunteers and visitors to the conservation estate. They also ran a small…
Benefits of immersion education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1996 Immersion education plays a distinct role in language and cultural revitalisation of Māori and other indigenous peoples. This book summarises research findings on the benefits of immersion…
Tikanga Ako Moroki o Niu Tīreni: Papa Kupu He maha ngā kura o Niu Tireni e whakarākei ana i a rātou tikanga ako, ngā pūnaha, ngā taiao, te whakamahinga o ngā hangarau matihiko, me…