NZ Education Review

PostGrad Schools of Education

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The results were interesting and varied. There were the inevitable concerns about literacy, but also fears that the focus on literacy was stifling...

For the bookshelf

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Uni Bound? Students' Stories of Transition from School to University Elizabeth McKinley and Irena Madjar incorporate the experiences of young New...

Beyond the school gates

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

"School's just not really my thing, but I really like the academy." These were the words of a 16-year-old Massey High School student enrolled in a...

Checking the pulse Of New Zealand’s students

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Research confirms what we know to be true: that healthy young people make better learners and contribute better in the classroom. However,...

Terms of engagement: analysing the data

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

How do our learners engage in their tertiary studies? Do we really know, or do we extrapolate from the things those few students in our classes...

Associate teachers take part in pilot

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Massey University's College of Education is launching a new pilot project in the Manawatu district to enhance the quality of the work of associate...

A Steiner education

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An acquaintance once offered me all her children's plastic toys because she had decided to "go Steiner". However, a closer look reveals there is much...

What’s wrong with New Zealand’s e-learning guidelines?

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In August 2011, the Tertiary e-Learning Reference Group, a joint Ministry of Education - Ako Aotearoa representative advisory board, was presented...

Do New Zealand business schools measure up?

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

University business schools project a certain image. From the contemporary homepage, to the minimalist chic buildings, to the smug tones of those who...

Sideways progression: changing roles mid-career

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Q What initially attracted you to nursing? A I had spent a few years in the Army but realised I really wanted a change of career. I really wanted to...

Evolution of schools of education

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

1 Prioritise research First and foremost, universities are research-led. Research is what drives universities and it is what their international...

New master’s degree HITs the mark

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

While there may always be a place for some postgraduate programmes, others need to give way to new programmes that better meet ever-changing student...

Memories are made of this

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

My younger brother Mark claims to remember his third birthday party. We - my other brother, Steven, and I - always scoffed at his recollection....

Raising boys’ achievement

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Adam* was top in his class at maths at his school on the Kapiti Coast, so I learn from his mother, who is my new hairdresser. In the course of a...

From Coharie to Maori: an outside perspective

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Q What inspired you to research Maori children with special educational needs? A My work in the United States involves American Indian and Alaskan...

The Starpath Project

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

JUDE BARBACK looks at how the research project is affecting change for students who might otherwise overlook tertiary education. One in five New...

Classroom Inquiry: Bridging the theory-practice divide

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

"At last, we're bridging the theory-practice divide." Dr Alison Sewell had this to say about the new course, Classroom Inquiry, offered for the first...

Mini mathematicians

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

When we watch toddlers playing, we can see their enjoyment, hear their developing language, and observe their evolving relationships with peers, but...

Clear communication for all kids

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Students bring into the classroom a unique set of capabilities, knowledge, and experiences. Some are more advantaged than others, well resourced and...

The power of parental involvement

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Widespread recognition of the key role of parental involvement in children's education came late last year when results from the OECD Programme for...

Student Opinion

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

"My greatest concern for the New Zealand education system is based on my teaching experiences overseas, where I saw politically-expedient exam...

Our so-called “world-class” education system

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand has long boasted of its world-class education system, and it received confirmation of this in a recent OECD report. The OECD Review on...

NZ Teacher

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With each passing day since the 2012 school year began, I have noticed students are looking more and more at ease as they wait for their ride to...

Finding the magic number

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Here we are, yet again. Class size has become an almost banal argument in New Zealand, yet it currently has the education sector hot under the collar...

A Kiwi education: what our students really think

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Hayley Becht, 2012 Head Girl, Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland The opportunities I have been offered at Mount Albert Grammar School (MAGS) over...

Difference in opinion:charter schools

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Paul Drummond, President of New Zealand Principals' Federation New Zealand was the first country in the world to introduce charter schools. Every...

Students encouraged to Be Healthy,Be Active

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Be Healthy, Be Active - Kia Ora, Kia Korikori has been developed by Learning Media and funded by Nestlé New Zealand with its partners the Millennium...

Hekia’s hopes for New Zealand education

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer break, and have returned fresh and focused for 2012. There is much for all of us to do! I have read and...

Getting the best from National Standards

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The introduction of National Standards has caused a sharp divide in schools, but Massey University's Dr Jenny Poskitt is rapidly becoming the 'go to'...

Growing strides for footsteps

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

I'll be honest - I hadn't heard of footsteps until recently. But since meeting with the organisation's inspiring and driven owner, Kevin Christie, I...

A city turning the tables?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There are times when I feel like I'm still crouched under that flimsy table in the Christchurch Town Hall quietly begging the whole structure to hold...

Purple Cake Day

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

When I asked my three-year-old daughter Zenzie what she wanted for her fourth birthday, she said, 'I want a purple cake... two purple cakes!'"recalls...

Our big bullying problem: are we getting anywhere?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

At the end of the 2011 school year, a 13-year-old girl from a west Auckland school was punched in the face by two 14-year-old girls from her school...

The many faces of teaching

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The overseas-trained teacher If you look on the Department of Labour Immediate Skill Shortage List (ISSL) and the Long Term Skill Shortage List...

Playing at parenting: Plunket’s role in our schools

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For the past 22 years, New Zealand secondary school students have been able to take early childhood unit standards. Incidentally, I discovered this...

A valued education

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The drive for numeracy and literacy continues and rightly so; few employers would dispute the importance of school leavers being proficient in...

New teachers, listen up

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Beverley Cooper, Director, Centre for Teacher Education, University of Waikato At last a "real teacher!" I often hear student teachers say they can't...

When “the stare” isn’t enough

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

When I learned to be a teacher I was taught about "the stare" - the one that you use to bore into a student that makes them squirm. If you use it...

Hitting the right note

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Learning a musical instrument and playing in the school concert band can be such a rewarding experience for a child. Much enthusiasm and dedication...

It’ll be alright on the night

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Many years ago my wife asked me for an opinion on three school plays she was considering as possibilities for the impending intermediate school...

Teachers of Promise

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

It's no longer breaking news that school leaders play a crucial role in how well students learn and achieve. What is sometimes overlooked, though, is...

Codes of practice

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Decisions about tertiary education - what, where and when - are some of the most important decisions people take in their lives. But how informed are...

The Otorohanga model

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Prince Charles was recently the guest speaker for Otorohanga College's annual prizegiving. His speech was well received but his attire perplexed...

Mentoring new teachers: putting the new guidelines into action

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Teaching other teachers is as challenging and as exciting as teaching young children. And while there has been much written about pedagogy for...

Ms Math

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

After spending three months at Harvard University on a Fulbright scholarship, Ngaire Addis returned to her Hawkes' Bay home in December to discover a...

Finding middle ground

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

I loved intermediate school. Two blissful years sandwiched between primary and secondary school, ripe with new challenges and opportunities. Seldom a...

Driving the road safety Message home to students

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) provides flexible teaching resources that align with The New Zealand Curriculum, linking road safety to students'...

Teach International

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

"The knowledge of the Kiwi teachers in our school was incredible and the New Zealand systems in particular impressed me greatly. I was amazed that a...

Transportability of NCEA overseas

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand's education system is world-leading, as recognised by the OECD's (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Programme for...

Common philosophy, shared goals

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

At first glance, there doesn't appear to be a lot in common between India's National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and New Zealand's Open...

Are tertiary learning advisors an endangered species?

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

One of the seemingly 'unsolvable' and enduring challenges in New Zealand's tertiary education sector is how to keep our students from dropping out,...

From Southland to Santa Rosa

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Q: What led you to Argentina? A. I had taught Spanish for 10 years but had never lived in a Spanish-speaking country. While my reading and writing...

Next on the agenda for ESOL

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Now that the spending of every public dollar is closely scrutinised, it is reasonable to ask what we gain from spending on ESOL tuition and how it...

A world away from Wellington

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

From the urban streets of Wellington to the rural feel of Kokopo - a town with a population of 20,000 in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) province of East...

University network is of star quality

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Matariki Network of Universities is aptly named. Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades, a group of stars commonly known as the Seven...

Turning Japanese

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Q: What inspired you to apply for a Language Immersion Award? A. My inspiration came after speaking with the then language advisor Noeline Grant at...

Method behind the madness

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

From time to time we hear of rather unorthodox education systems from abroad, tales of experimental teaching - outrageous philosophies about the way...

Thinking at the heart of the curriculum

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It would be easy to think that The New Zealand Curriculum congests an already crowded curriculum. In addition to each of the learning areas, students...

Numbers game

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Glenda Anthony The need to build a more knowledgeable and skilful professional mathematics teaching force is the driving force behind Professor...

Preparing global citizens

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Gone are the days of New Zealand's isolation from the rest of the world. Modern technology and important economic and cultural ties renders New...

Lure of the Middle East

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Let's cut to the chase. Teachers can generally earn more money in Abu Dhabi than they can in Auckland, or anywhere else in New Zealand for that...

Export education is finally centre stage

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

What began over 20 years ago as a small industry led by a few daring and entrepreneurial institutions has since developed into one of New Zealand's...

Taking ECE to new heights

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Nelson-based early childhood teacher Serina Esposito is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. In September, Esposito will swap Nelson for...

Global Plus

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

International student enrolments are lucrative business for the education sector. Universities, ITPs, PTEs and schools alike are generally savvy to...

Tightening the rules

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Anyone who saw a student visa as an easy ticket into New Zealand can now think again. The government has announced major changes to New Zealand's...

How the other half lived

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Guy Mance's wife RACHAEL MEIKLE and their twin daughters SOPHIE and AMELIA MANCE, aged nine, from Hataitai School, give their accounts of their time...

Behind the Blogs

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The train slowly pulled into the spectacular new Calatrava-designed Gare de Guillemans in Liège. After 36 hours of travelling I had finally arrived....

Trouble in Tripoli

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Recent protests in Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city, and violence in Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo, reminded two Kiwi teachers they were...

Life (and love) outside of London

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

If you are thinking about travelling and working in the United Kingdom, you might like to think past the complexities of London and ponder living in...

Top 10 tips for the teacher heading abroad

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

1. Find a good recruitment agent. They will help you collate the essential documents and help prioritise your thinking about where you want to teach....

Not your typical OE

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Steve Mead and partner Belinda Crossett aren't your typical travellers. Both in their fifties, the couple decided to trade Northland, New Zealand for...

Kiwis in Oxford

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Many Kiwis call Oxford home. There is something about "the city of gleaming spires" with its beautiful colleges, punts drifting back and forth along...

ICT & Procurement

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

After sharing this revelation (as nonchalantly as possible) with friends also blessed/burdened with one-year-olds, I was swiftly brought back down to...

Clever tech teachers rewarded

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The hunt is on for 2011's most innovative school teacher with Microsoft's Innovative Educator Awards, which celebrate the original and engaging use...

The future of face to face

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Who remembers the cartoon The Jetsons? Little did we think, in the late '80s, when we watched the space-age one-dimensional family communicate with...

Roll Call

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The new quarterly funding model is seen by some as a tool for incentivising schools to retain their students. Others argue that quarterly funding is...

Fast forward in Wellington

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

DAVID CRAIG reports on whether our education sector is producing the kind of graduates that innovative business wants. Attending the Business...

The many moods of social media

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Otago University hosted the first official university-run Twitter research conference as part of their recent Postgrad Research Month. However,...

What goes on in Room 7

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

E-learning (learning supported by or facilitated by ICT) is a fundamental teaching strategy in today's classroom. Technology is a natural part of my...

Five traits of an effective 21st century teacher

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

1. Anticipates the future The effective 21st century teacher has an awareness of rapidly changing technology trends and ensures students are not left...

The darker side of ICT

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

We shouldn't underestimate the value of the internet in our schools. It is now an integral part of our education system and rightly so - after all,...

Toddlers and technology

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

My daughter Emily can work our iPod nano much better than I can. Emily has just turned one. My age shall not be revealed - suffice to say my years...

The best educational apps around

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

But how do you find what is going to be of value in the classroom? It is important to consider the purpose and function of the app, as well as the...

Hitting the mark

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In the old maths building on the Canterbury University campus is the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand, better known as the HIT Lab...

Stretching dollars for new classrooms

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

<<>> A: This would depend a lot on one's...

"It's like they're not listening to a word I say!"

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Many a teacher has been exasperated by their students' inability to grasp a concept quickly or respond appropriately to a question posed in the...

YouTube EDU

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sneezing pandas, double rainbows and haka flash mobs are the sorts of mindless entertainment that tend to be associated with YouTube. Not any longer....

School boom in the bay

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Anyone previously unfamiliar with the Bay of Plenty suburb of Papamoa will have certainly heard of it now, thanks to the oily mess left on its...

Creating an accessible world

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Be. Accessible is a social change initiative and holistic framework for accessibility with a mission to create a truly accessible country for us all....

Catching the drips

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Everyone knows New Zealand's leaky little secret. The students and teachers at Raumati Beach School know it all too well - water running down walls,...

Rugby: technology and the tries

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

If you have sought out this issue of Education Review to escape the relentless rugby natter, I apologise. Sort of. I think it might be nearly...

Varsity in the clouds

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Ben Kepes is an analyst, entrepreneur and business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to...

From Plato to iPads

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Historic advances > 40,000 BC: Paintings and drawings are a new means of communication > 389 BC: The founding of the Academy by Plato begins a new...

Digital technologies into the future

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In November 2010, Cognition Education, the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Information and Communication Technologies Group (NZICT)...

The yellow brick ICT road

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The cursor blinks at me as I sit here reflecting on my journey as a teacher over the last decade. How much things have changed and how they continue...

The top 10 secrets of better buying

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Most organisations spend more on buying 'stuff' than they do on staff. It's fair to say that most people involved in purchasing this 'stuff' -...

Political progress

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Around the world many countries are grappling with similar issues to New Zealand when it comes to e-learning - primarily around how to harness the...

Karen for dummies

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

set to transform the New Zealand education sector. Her name is KAREN. Should we believe the hype? How is KAREN going to bring about a transformation...

Wireless world

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Q:What prompted Rosmini College to install a wireless network in the first place? A: There were two main motivators. In the short term, staff all had...

Student voices

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Lucy Hughes, year 8 Technology is becoming a huge part of today's society and the human race depends on it, so Murrays Bay Intermediate School and...

Higher trails for the technological classroom

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Readers of this article might well be in a situation similar to what I was in 12 months ago. As head of ICT, I needed to advise my school on whether...

Student soundbites

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Yasmin, year 11 Q: What technology do you use? A: Digital camera, laptop Q: For what subjects do you use this technology? A: Art, homework Q: How...

The 1:1 preoccupation

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Many New Zealand schools are preoccupied with achieving a 1:1 ratio of students per computers or devices. However, perhaps too much emphasis is...

The debate on 1:1

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Orewa College - Kate Shevland, Principal Our requirement is for year 9 students to have their own 1:1 device for 2012. Why now? Why this step? Why...

PostGrad & Research

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

How do you condense so much good stuff into such a short amount of time, or in my case, column space? The three-minute thesis competition was among...

Lincoln University

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

While the mission of Lincoln University is to provide national and international leadership in research and teaching that will contribute to ensuring...

A gifted education

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Conference was held at Massey University's Albany campus by Secondary Auckland Gifted Educators (SAGE) "Do you have to be gifted to teach gifted...

Where are we going wrong?

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The eighth annual QS World University Rankings conducted their largest ever survey this year to identify the top 700 universities in the world, with...

Required reading

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Allyson Davys and Liz Beddoe's book, published in 2010, represents their 20 years of experience of providing professional supervision and developing...

Honorary doctorate

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

for MA-ori maverick subheader: Honorific intro: From being denied the opportunity to learn Ma-ori at high school, CATHY DEWES has gone on to become a...

Turbocharge your thesis

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

HUGH KEARNS and MARIA GARDINER provide the motivation you need. Your thesis is probably the biggest writing task you will ever undertake. It can feel...

New Zealand is

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

PostGrad heaven subheader: PostGrad promo intro: Ten reasons why New Zealand is the best place to complete your postgraduate studies. 1. The top...

The Icehouse turns 10

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

ANDY HAMILTON, CEO of The ICEHOUSE, about the highs and lows of one of New Zealand's leading business growth centres over the past decade. Q The...

Kiwis captivated by Maya

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Fact: the ancient Maya people of Central and South America drilled holes in their teeth and inserted plugs of jade or obsidian before filing the...

Distance learners

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Penny Bilton - Massey University My journey with extramural study began in 2001. As a single parent on the domestic purposes benefit (DPB), raising...

Waikato gears up for research month

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Education Review talks to one of Waikato's doctoral students, MICHAEL WALMSLEY, about his research developing software for second language learners...

External Research Funding – Golden Goose or Poisoned Chalice?

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Knowing where to look and preparing quality funding proposals can bring additional resources for companies, universities and polytechnics. Gathering...

New CEO of the education ministry

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Lesley Longstone, who will take up her appointment as chief executive and Secretary of Education in early November. Can you give us an outline of...

Victoria scientist takes top award

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hunter, a research fellow of Victoria University's School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, was awarded the prize for his outstanding PhD research...

The thriving world of

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

MA-ori health research subheader: Ma-ori research intro: Education Review investigates the Health Research Council's recent investment into a...

Pursuing passions

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A love of gardens Wanda Lepionka-Strong, a Master of Philosophy student at Massey University's School of Visual and Material Culture, has always had...

Ocean's bounty

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The sunny Bay of Plenty has been a favourite Kiwi holiday spot for many years. But University of Waikato's Professor Chris Battershill looks beyond...

Publish or Perish

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

One of the most common conversation pieces at universities among academics revolves around how many articles you've published this year, or have in...

Lessons in supervision

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The relationship between supervisor and student is an important factor in the success and retention of students. Three former PhD students from Otago...

The Polytech and the PstGrad

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

JUDE BARBACK talks to two polytechnics taking the postgrad plunge. New Zealand's institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) are going from...

Where's the justice?

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

decision to close its Crime and Justice Research Centre another nail in the coffin for New Zealand's criminal justice system? JUDE BARBACK...

Axfords's fellows go public

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy programme was established by the New Zealand government in 1995 to reinforce links between...

Olympic dreams

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) officially opened for business on Monday 8 August 2011.The new organisation is the result of a merger...

Otago toasts student contribution

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The University of Otago's second Graduate Research Month has cemented its place in the university's events calendar, building on the success of the...

Seven secrets of highly successful research students

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Doing a PhD or any research degree is hard work. However, there are ways to make it slightly less hard. Here are the seven secrets we've learned from...

Phonics is the Big Debate

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

AGAINST: Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Otago Ways of learning to read in phonics and New Zealand text-centred teaching G....

Quake experts investigate

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Canterbury earthquakes left many looking to science for answers, hoping that researchers could provide an explanation for the tremors....

You can gild the lily

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dear vice-chancellor, Congratulations. It is, of course, a matter of celebration when members of your staff win a national teaching award. Don't...

2011 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award recipients

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

<<>> * Professor Michael Walker (Te Whakato-hea), School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland....

Leadership & Professional Development

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Words like 'honesty', 'credibility' and 'vision' appear; according to my poll a leader 'inspires', 'empowers', 'communicates'. I was then compelled...

Leadership and learning

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

"There is a growing concern that the role of school principal designed for the industrial age has not changed enough to deal with the complex...

Supporting Pacific advancement

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Ako Aotearoa has in place a well-recognised portfolio of work totalling well over $1.5 million to support Māori educators and learners in the...

Following best practice

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand Education Review received much praise for its coverage in the recent postgraduate issue (May 2011) of the practical application of...

Spotlight on the dean

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Johnnie* is a graffiti artist. He had lived in a vast number of foster homes, had been in several alternative education units and had not attended...

Learning as if your life depended on it

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Look for where leadership lies on improving road safety, and you find it in many places. Public servants in the capital who research national...

A dying art

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Arty beginnings At the end of 2008 there were just five art advisors in New Zealand remaining from a once 70-strong contingent from the 1960s. By the...

Juggling babies with blackboards

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

For many teachers looking to pursue a postgraduate qualification in educational leadership and management, the hardest decision is often working out...

ITOs: national treasure or embarrassment?

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The latest controversy to involve industry training organisations (ITOs) begs the question as to whether ITOs are being sufficiently monitored and...

Tailored learning

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When asked what makes for effective teacher professional development, school leaders tell us it has to be "sustainable, targeted and cost-effective"....

All shiny and new

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Papamoa College is brand spanking new. The sleek contours and bold colours of its architecture gleam with possibilities and one can only imagine...

Professional qualities of education leaders

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The recent decision by primary school principals to campaign against the use of standardised tests and national standards, on the basis of their...

The big debate: National standards

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

FOR Gary Hawke Gary Hawke is professor emeritus at Victoria University of Wellington and chair of the National Standards Sector Advisory Group. The...

Cause for celebration

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Whitireia New Zealand is celebrating. The polytechnic marks its 25th birthday this year with a number of events scheduled throughout the year...

Taking it in their stride?

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The history of early childhood education in New Zealand is rather grim. From the 1890, right through to the 1960s, New Zealand's history is peppered...

Relief insight

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The poor relief teacher. Constantly portrayed in fiction and films as ill-prepared and at the mercy of a class of tyrants, with no further ambition...

Teacher turned architect

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Q Why did you decide to make a career change? A I didn't enjoy the teaching as much as I thought I would, because it was a pressure industry and...

Lecturing in gumboots

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Q What prompted you to move to New Zealand from your native USA and become a lecturer in farm management at Lincoln University? A I grew up on a...

Big brother NZQA and PTEs

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The main campus of International Pacific College (IPC) is located in beautiful park-like grounds in Palmerston North. "That's what strikes you when...

The decile delusion

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Innovation, equity and incentives: school leadership and promotional efforts Since Tomorrow's Schools came to the fore in the late 1980s, New...

How to become a leader

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Being a leader means being a role model. People will follow you. If you make good decisions, they will respect them, and you. At the Young Leaders'...

Up close and kind of personal

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hon Anne Tolley, Minister of Education This is an exciting time in education. The National-led government is working with the sector to change the...

‘Subjective’ associations

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Social studies - Subject association: Aotearoa New Zealand Federation of Social Studies Associations (ANZFSSA) - Website: www.socialstudies.org.nz...

PATHWAYS TO PD

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It has been said that the two things we never have enough of are time and money. This adage is certainly true of schools. There seems to be no end to...

What makes a good leader?

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

"A good leader is someone who does not boss people around." - year 5 student from Marshall Laing School "A good leader is someone who inspires others...

Future-focused leadership

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

more future-focused in their leadership. It is true, I believe, that many schools have ordinary students doing extraordinary things. The enhanced,...

Hive of information

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Madeleine has completed her masters, looking at transitions from early childhood to school. She's working as an early childhood education teacher and...

Gatekeepers of change

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

In the US, teacher unions pour $55 million into Democrat election coffers, and deliver lifetime tenure to their members. Teachers there cannot be...

The ‘decline’ of women’s studies

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TV3's John Campbell might seem an unlikely proponent for women's studies, but he, like many other media professionals who pursued women's studies on...

PBRF: Connecting the dots

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

between tertiary and private sectors subheader: RESEARCH FUND intro: As the next round of PBRF looms, Education Review looks at one organisation...

Getting research into the classroom

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the research that postgraduate students produce each year? Have you also wondered if this research...

time for tertiary teachers standards?

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As I was catching up on a few things just before the summer break, I had time to scan a few papers that had recently arrived in my inbox. One of...

A step closer to ‘every school, every child’

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

'Success for all - every school, every child' is the Ministry of Education's new campaign launched in 2010, following a year-long review of the...

‘three ps’ need back-up from local research

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Offshore examples of public private partnerships in infrastructure building projects are often depicted as tales of woe, mainly through the failure...

Do as I say, and not as I do

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Approximately one minute after the folly of o-week ends, undergraduates are given the hard line on plagiarism and its consequences. Tertiary...

Exploding the Myths

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Initial teacher education or teacher 'training' as some still persist in calling it, has always been a site of ideological struggle particularly with...

Geodesic vision for Canterbury schools

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Engineers, architects, planners and politicians are bringing ideas to the table for Christchurch's rebuild, and one can only hope children are also...

New education structure

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

can rise with rebuild subheader: rebuilding schooling intro: Cognition Institute consultant NICOLA MEEK says minds - and doors - need to open to get...

Full of bright ideas

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A rapping scientist and an emotional literacy researcher are among this year's diverse and promising group of Fulbright Scholars. Among the varied...

teamwork builds solar bach for global comp

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The quintessential Kiwi bach is synonymous with recreation and relaxation, and held dear to the hearts of many New Zealanders. However, for a team of...

Big steps for little feet

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The transition from preschool to primary school is a critical stage in a child's educational journey, yet is often neglected due to the separation...

Addicted to academia

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

eternal student: noun; humourous. Someone who tries to avoid getting a job for as long as possible by taking more educational courses Cambridge...

PBRF: performance at what cost?

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The University of Auckland, questions whether the PBRF system delivers quality as well as quantity in terms of research. In tertiary institutions...

Little country, big choice

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand has just 4.3 million people, give or take a few. It is easy to forget that we have such a small population as we compete with other...

Flash mobs to filmic memoir

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Anyone who has ever experienced a crowd of strangers conduct a seemingly spontaneous dance routine, or hold a pillow fight, or stand stock still for...

A thousand words paint a picture

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

There is likely to be more than parents might initially think to the painting that makes its way carefully from the classroom to the fridge door. The...

Taking Te Reo to new heights

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The TeachNZ Māori Medium Bilingual Education Study Awards are available to teachers or principals who work in te reo Māori classroom settings in...

the many faces of postgraduate study

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The beginning postgrad Emma Tolmie I have just started a postgraduate educational management and leadership diploma, which I am completing at Unitec...

My Trial by Fire: Two Earthquakes and 5000 Aftershocks Later

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As I type this very sentence a deep rumbling breaks the silence, and the house starts to quiver and rattle. My heart starts to pound as adrenaline...

PostGrad Schools of Education

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It is with great enthusiasm that I take the editorial reins for New Zealand Education Review. I am grateful to the team for their hard work in...

NZ Teacher

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As always, Education Review takes a broad approach to each of its subject-specific editions - including this one, NZ Teacher - with contributed...

Cleaning green

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sustainability is a key issue for organisations internationally and the number one global issue for the contract cleaning industry. It's also a major...

Analysing tertiary spending - Bucks and bangs ...

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The government applied $4.3 billion in operating expenditure to providers and students in the tertiary sector in 2009. About a quarter of that was...

Standards drama rolls out backstage

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Imagine you're in a drama class, doing the Scottish play which cannot be named. How does that class make sense academically? The drama class would...

Pay packet parley

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Secondary school teachers are seeking a four per cent wage increase. At time of press, the government has offered 1.5 per cent plus one per cent...

What will they do for fun?

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

They are unlikely to snuggle in a cot daubed with lead-based paint, or grow up in a house lined with asbestos, or run around the streets until it's...

Who’s who?

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Early years The Early Childhood Council represents 1200 ECE centres, both commercial and community owned. It described the government removal of a 80...

More than a jam sandwich

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The role of Te Whāriki, the early childhood education document, is to provide a foundation for life-long learning. Can it have any relevance beyond...

Museums enjoy digital remix

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Wikipedia describes a remix as "an alternative version of a song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media...

Kick-start the learning engine,or use a key?

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand has a curriculum recognised world-wide for its flexibility and the freedom and empowerment it gives to teachers and schools in shaping...

In the eye of the beholder

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

School is back, and the tussle over national standards resumes. Have we actually heard all the voices who have something relevant to say about this...

Success in the early years

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Soon after Karen Cameron graduated with an education degree and teaching diploma she upped sticks, moving from Dunedin to Wellington in search of...

What kind of teacher are you?

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

WAYNE ERB reports. Little tots or strapping teenagers? Who would you rather teach? Training requirements usually force aspiring teachers to decide...

Seeking the bigger debate

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

He talks to GEOFF VAUSE about how he hopes to get the organisation past the national standards controversy and on to higher ground. Peter Simpson...

Looking for leaders

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As a Samoan principal, I have always wondered why there aren't more Pacific Island principals. What's stopped my people from thinking about and...

Shooting stars

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Three Prime Minister's Award winners from New Zealand and Australia offer thoughts from their own experience. The National Tertiary Teaching...

Finding the right stuff

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Getting people into teaching has always challenged teacher education providers - not just quality, but also the ability of teaching to attract the...

What pushes your button?

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

"Some teachers are for whatever reason sometimes under considerable stress," states the policy manual of a secondary school, accessed by Education...

A stake in the ground

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Go to the office counter at Aorere College and you'll see photos of 'students of the month'. A plaque on the wall states: "At Aorere we say please"....

How we do things around here

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On January 27, Felix Donnelly College closed on the orders of Education Minister Anne Tolley. The minister cited serious management and governance...

Tech tools and the new teacher

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The default response to a request for comment on any aspect of pre-service teacher education is usually to highlight the deficiencies. So, at the...

Losing digital control

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Integrating technology into the classroom in a meaningful and powerful way leaves many educators flummoxed. The key to successfully integrating ICT...

These parents are doing it

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Introduction Perhaps the single, strongest factor in educational success is parental involvement. Many cultures, especially in Asia, see this as...

From special needs

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

to success for all? subheader: Inclusive Education intro: The government's vision in Success for All - Every School, Every Child is that all New...

A spade is now a spade

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The language describing teacher education has become more specific, and the expectations on the 26 institutions shaping the people for the chalk face...

Invest when it matters most

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A transformation is happening in our attitude to imprisonment which should (ironically) improve society's appreciation of the value of schools. It is...

ICT & Procurement

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The subject of this edition seems dry at first glance. ICT and procurement. Can this be interesting to any but a handful of purchasing officers and...

Software and tear

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WAYNE ERB talks to two school advisers about software selection. Would you like your assignments mashed, blogged or pod-cast? The menu of educational...

Read the label

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

for organisations to match procurement to ethical criteria. Here's what to look for… Pick up many products and you'll find labels on the packaging...

Tweak, hack, and customise

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Do-it-yourselfers were once capable homebodies doing sometimes half-cooked home improvements to save a buck. It required a hammer, a saw, and a tub...

Lawmakers recognise software patent limitations

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Technology commentators say moves by lawmakers may make software unpatentable. The Patents Bill which has been reported back to Parliament from the...

The blackboard is white and supertech

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Size matters. Bigger may be better, but not for all classrooms. A whiteboard should be big enough so all students can clearly see it, and it should...

Don the mortar board and log in

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Your first year as a teacher is hard enough. When one beginner didn't get along with his mentor, it could have left him isolated and overwhelmed were...

Neat and tidy websites

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Search the internet for a school and you'll soon find its website complete with principal's message, the latest newsletter (hopefully) and photos of...

Bequest-a-body

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

At the beginning of each year the University of Otago holds a Māori ceremony, or whakawatea, in the dissecting room where the covered bodies of...

Competing for teen attention

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dr Bruce Johnstone was a high school drop-out. Learning good study habits took him from the bottom of the heap to the top five per cent of PhD...

Looking for a common language

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PHILLIP RIDGE and ALEXIS BARONIAN say the relationship starts on campus. Technology transfer. What relevance does it have to educators? An awful lot...

Green tinge to purchasing

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

It took staff weeks to pull together an answer when Dr Lesley Stone asked how much paper The University of Auckland used in a year. This was four...

It’s not all about the money

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

from poverty means more than throwing money at it. World poverty was targeted at the turn of the millennium. Goals were set, promises made. Recently,...

Giving and getting

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Three changes have been introduced to taxes around giving, with the most recent being payroll giving, which was introduced in January this year. The...

Build the relationship, back it with quality

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In support of the government's economic objectives, in early 2009 Cabinet announced a four year programme to reform the government procurement...

Big numbers expected in health weight loss

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Health Minister Tony Ryall would like parts of the health sector run more like a supermarket chain, using bulk buying power to save as much as $700...

When architects can hear the dream

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When parents, teachers and children from the Mana Tamariki Māori immersion school embarked on a consultation process for their new building they...

Owning the act of building

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Leaky homes were man-made, with the taxpayer forking out billions to put it right. The emotional stress to owners of leaky homes is much harder to...

Facts and fads affect strategic management

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Strategic management models are a bit like annual plans. They either look good, or they don't, at the end of the year. According to a pair of...

Ca$h and the community

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Hospitals and schools are largely funded by the taxpayer, and local government by the ratepayer, which can bring different expectations from their...

Less than successful

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

You may recall when you were first instructed to create an email account through telnet by typing commands, or learned how to use COOLcat when it...

Shweeb is power to the pedal

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Riding high above traffic-choked roads in pedal-powered pods attached to an overhead monorail sounds like something a disgruntled commuter would...

Kiwi students can share heavenly view

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

And New Zealand students can access the telescope, provided there is sufficient interest. The research-grade instrument, which is accessible to...

The wish list

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An IBM executive in the 1940s was alleged to have foreseen world demand for "maybe five computers". Ever since, predictions about the march of...

Up in the clouds

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The question gets asked, says Derek Wenmoth, about whether professors are prepared to be contradicted by their students. Students can access the...

Peering at the horizon

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The steady increase in computing power is often described in terms of Moore's Law, which predicts - correctly so far - that the number of transistors...

iPadding into an autistic world

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Communication is an essential part of social life. Imagine a child who is unable to communicate the most basic needs like being hungry or thirsty. Or...

Stretching the possibilities

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Towards the end of our discussion about New Zealand's online learning landscape, Professor Niki Davis reaffirms the role of teachers with a striking...

Txting to m-Learn

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Phones and other tools such as iPods and portable gaming platforms traverse home, school, and play. Education leaders have yet to decide a strategy...

Postgraduate & Research

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The surrounding community is the barometer of education achievement. The brighter a population is, the better off it will be. Perhaps it's the simple...

Top Student Gains experience in France

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Award winning Waikato University student Bayleigh Petchell has just returned from the International Institute of Women in Engineering Summer...

The allure of more study

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

All those years in tertiary education, then somebody suggests more. More years, more study, more assignments. The suggestion might come from your...

Clever Easters

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ann Easter has gifted and talented children, but that's not the reason she's studying high-achieving students for her PhD. Ann, mother to Ashley and...

Defying the odds

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Jamie Parkin turned frustration to amusement in his Latin papers. His tutor had an Afrikaans accent. Parkin's rare genetic disorder affects his...

Balls, headmaster

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

School balls can be something of a landmark in the rites of passage for secondary school students, and present numerous pitfalls for teachers, school...

In Ngata’s footsteps

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In 1894, the first Māori postgraduate, Apirana Ngata, started a masters degree in political science at the University of New Zealand. He probably...

The Post-university Transition

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Think back to your undergraduate degree, whether it was two or 20 years ago. When you graduated, did you know exactly what you wanted to do with your...

Report Card: Ako Aotearoa

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A report evaluating the performance of Ako Aotearoa, the organisation charged with enhancing tertiary teaching and learning practices, found the news...

Assessment of Workplace Training

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A distinctive element of industry training is its significant use of 'on-job' learning - training occurring and assessed in the workplace. While...

Highs and Lows

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Waikato University PhD candidate has been fascinated by the place since she was a child. This year she embarked on her third and longest research...

Developing Power

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Appropriate training activities, positive sporting experiences and knowledge are critical for children to achieve success in sport at the elite level...

Vanishing point

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Language is a multi-million-dollar industry. Te reo Māori certainly fits that frame, with an estimated $250 million in government cash going on te...

Sensitivity as a part of Social Science

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

When the question is posed as to what constitutes a sensitive issue in social science research it seems obvious to point to investigations where the...

Growing the Next Generation of Scientists

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The LENScience Senior Biology Seminar Series connects world-leading scientists with Year 13 biology students throughout New Zealand for regular...

Let Them Eat Cake?

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We want every child to have the opportunity to learn, but what is the best way to provide that? Conventional wisdom tells us it is about the state...

Nine Points of Difference

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A new Ministry of Education report asked the question and boiled it down to nine key points. 1. New Zealand's investment in education is below the...

Earning Power

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The success of an education system may be judged by the success of individuals in finding sustainable employment and the wages employers are willing...

Postgraduate Conditioning

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Similarly, the self-discipline and self-motivation required for postgraduate study takes many graduates by surprise. As Otago University's personal...

The Postgrad CEO

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

However, when employed as chief executive at English Language Partners New Zealand, Claire Szabó did exactly that. As Young Executive of the Year...

Fluffy croissants & counter-terrorism

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Proteins are promiscuous. They don't act on their own, and Professor Juliet Gerrard of the University of Canterbury says proteins need to interact...

High tech is high Dollars

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SIR PAUL CALLAGHAN underlines the case for university-led science and innovation in this excerpt from his speech on accepting an honorary Doctorate...

Lifeblood flows through labs, and lakes

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Every year Waikato University holds a Postgraduate Research Month. During that month, which is in October this year, the university highlights the...

Leadership & Professional Development

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There was a large envelope on my desk when I arrived at work a few days ago. That in itself isn't unusual, most editors get more mail than they know...

A brv nw wrld

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Computer-based simulation, online distance learning, availability of digital resources and the use of mobile phones to support course learning are...

Taking stock

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kiwis are spoilt for choice when it comes to tertiary qualifications. A quick search on the NZQA website yields over 6000 options in everything from...

Field of opportunity

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Young aspiring snowsports professionals are flocking to Central Otago to turn their passion into a career with an unusual teaching programme. The...

Budding lawyers get legal aid

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A community justice project has been designed for law students in Wellington. The Wellington Community Justice Project gives students the chance to...

Conferences: Where ideas have sex?

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

British author Matt Ridley argues through history the engine of human progress and prosperity has been the meeting and mating of ideas. It's not...

Research Lifts Lid on managing volunteers

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A nationwide survey of more than 800 volunteer managers has found the greatest challenge they face is the recruitment of volunteers. This is followed...

The myth of created genius

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

But what is it about these people or their backgrounds that enables them to develop their talents and achieve so highly? Professor Roger Moltzen of...

Researching success

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

While much of the responsibility lies in new academics' own hands, recent research suggests institutions play a much bigger role than you might...

A new point of reference

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

For a teacher education graduate, becoming a provisionally registered teacher means more than simply receiving a registration card in the post for...

The language of Learning

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Rebecca Osborne now has the strategies to achieve a classroom climate she has been striving towards throughout her five years of teaching. "I wanted...

Teacher Education - A postgraduate course

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Ministry of Education advisory group report, A Vision for the Teaching Profession, says to ensure the teaching profession can attract and retain...

Looking at Learning

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

For the first time in history, students have access to more information than a teacher can bring into the classroom. Twenty-first century life...

Stuck on readin' writin' and 'rithmetic

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Modern Apprenticeships were hailed as a great way to get a career moving. They were a way to learn on the job, get trained, get qualified, and get...

New research scholarships for northern teachers launched

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Participants in the Woolf Fisher Lead Teacher Masters Scholarships will be released from their school for a year to complete a masters degree at The...

Professional development for the 21st Century

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Learning Studio at the National Library's Auckland Centre is a brand new space using technology to support collaboration among educators, help...

Monkey business

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Q: You left school at a young age to attend university - can you tell me how you achieved that? What motivated you? A: I think we really...

Changing practice through distributed leadership

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A priority for me is identifying teachers who show leadership potential and giving them projects we can develop together. While overall project...

Self-esteem on steroids

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Leadership is the word of the decade. Type it into Google and millions of hits appear. Check the self-improvement section in the book store, and you...

Gifts, Talents and a roll of the dice

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Effective teaching is measured by outcomes. This is particularly evident in the NZQA Scholarship examination, which routinely identifies the top two...

The 40-hour principal

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

She's discovered what many principals dream of - a way to let the administration and management go. I graduated from the First-time Principals...

Learn to speak up and speak out

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Eighty-five per cent of success in business comes down to three things - attitude, leadership and communication," says Denise Gluyas. "Get those...

Advocacy and Action

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Wendy Neilson says she has always loved to inspire teachers. She's modest about it though, joking that her courses at Waikato University's School of...

We reap what we sow

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

People can't completely benefit from schooling if they can't read properly," says Massey University's professor of educational psychology, James...

Walking the Board Walk

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dr William Whittaker from the Institute of Directors explains what it means to be on a board and how to get the best leadership for your school. The...

No man is an island

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Appearing as a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean, Christmas Island is a delicate fusion of culture, language and remote geography. Located 2600km north...

Streets Ahead

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A few weeks ago the Minister of Transport Steven Joyce told a gathering of consulting engineers his government is "putting our money where our mouth...

Not just for pretend

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

While this wouldn't be a bad thing, our future Keys, Goughs and Tolleys can still learn the old fashioned way through mock parliamentary proceedings....

Teach International

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand is a small dot on a very large map in international education, and appears to punch above its weight. Nobody wants to see them leaving...

Volcanoes and law take students offshore

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Georgetti farmed an extensive property - 'Crissoge' at Fernhill, near Hastings and his stipulation was that scholarships would go to postgraduates...

Dramatic reputation echoes in classrooms

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Drama classes throughout New Zealand have been influenced by UK's Dr Dorothy Heathcote for decades. In 1978 and 1984 Sunny Amey, who was then...

Foreign dollars fund Kiwi students

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Export education is recognised alongside tourism and agriculture as a key New Zealand export earner, but it is almost expected to pay its own way....

Culture bonus for Australian teacher

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Finding work in New Zealand proved to be easy for Australian teacher Amanda Pethybridge. Arriving in December 2007 she was offered a part-time...

Fact factory is not science

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

But international research suggests tertiary level science courses and programmes are not achieving this goal. Nobel laureate, professor Carl Wieman...

Hungarian technique meets a special need

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An early childhood centre in the heart of Auckland offers an educational method gaining popularity around the world for children living with motor...

Vital links in competing for students

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand has been shown to punch far above its weight when it comes to attracting international students. For a small country with a limited...

Humbled by patience

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After just a couple of months on a VSA assignment at the Agape Learning Center in Moshi, Tanzania, I'm not going to attempt a complete description of...

Kiwi politics under US scrutiny

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Johansson was Fulbright's visiting scholar in New Zealand Studies at Georgetown University, Washington late last year and taught a course on...

Students link long distance

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Groups of students from Singapore's Innova Primary School and Kahutara School in the Wairarapa have been comparing and contrasting life in their...

Safety in the city

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

'Safety in the City' provides international students with information on how to stay safe and avoid breaking the law during their stay. It also...

Australian enrolments plummet

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Australia's largest international student recruiter says changes to visa rules and priority skills are hammering student demand and the sector's...

Private providers need to step up

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

It takes more than inter-government agreements to build education links. Private providers have to step up and play their part. Export education...

Parlez-vous magnetohydrodynamics?

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Time spent at the prestigious EPM-Madylam lab in Grenoble in the south of France has helped shape a former Ngaruawahia High School student's...

Kerr solution for Australian students

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Western Australian school students and teachers met black hole discoverer emeritus professor Roy Kerr when he visited the University of Western...

Pilot project measures student engagement

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Measuring student engagement in their studies is a challenge for any institution, and finding accurate tools for doing so has largely fallen to...

Export education ready to graduate

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Twenty-one years ago, before the passage of the 1989 Education Act, international students were an exotic rarity in most of our schools and...

No longer ‘signed up and shipped out’

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Australia's response to the demand for English language training for visiting students and in other countries has been reasonably swift, cohesive and...

Building the benchmarks

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Courses developed by institutions in New Zealand training in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), and those delivering English...

Transporting NCEA

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Domestic and international students gaining qualifications in New Zealand successfully enrol in tertiary institutions around the world. International...

London’s calling

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

KATE RUSSELL talks to Erin O'Shea about the landscape of early childhood teaching in the big UK smoke Playground space is a premium for London's...

London’s calling

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

KATE RUSSELL talks to Erin O'Shea about the landscape of early childhood teaching in the big UK smoke Playground space is a premium for London's...

Offshore opportunities: Early childhood teaching abroad

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As a young early childhood educator eager to explore the world, I have been curious to know what teaching opportunities lie offshore. This is no easy...

Team effort for travelling teachers

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Embarking on my 'Big OE' after 14 years as a teacher, I thought I might have been among the oldest heading to experience teaching in UK schools. To...

Rescue mission for fading tongue

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

There are still hundreds of undocumented languages worldwide, many of which are endangered, according to Dr Laura Dimock who graduated with a PhD in...

PostGrad Schools of Education

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Taking over the editor's chair at Education Review is a privilege, and my compliments go to predecessor John Gerritsen for the highly credible legacy...

Enhance & ignite

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Between 2005 and 2009 researchers Tracy Riley and Roger Moltzen, with Massey and Waikato unversities respectively, looked at development programmes...

Talent takes many shapes

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

"Gifted and talented" does not only mean academic success. "The gifted and talented child in the classroom is not always the one getting the highest...

Take your own good advice

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Are you contemplating taking up postgraduate study? Are you entertaining dipping your toe into research? Or are others kindly (or tediously)...

Bridging a lifetime

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

It is a good thing when five-year-olds start at school - they have no idea of the intentions we have for them. Especially our intention to turn them...

Magnifying science & ethics

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ryan is a researcher and writer for the MoRST-funded Science Learning Hub managed by the University of Waikato and for her masters degree she's...

Finding that thesis

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Suppose you want to tap into the latest research on effective teaching practices in New Zealand's compulsory school sector. Are you interested in...

Making good music

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Teaching emphasis tends to stay on the visual and subjects like music become marginalised, Terry Locke, the head of arts and language education at...

Kiwi kids can fly

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ANNETTE SEARLE describes aspects of her masters research using devised drama in a Canterbury classroom Teachers often tell me they can't fit drama...

Let the Arts perform in children’s minds

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Transfixed by the very clear requirements of this National government's national standards and their demand for specific literacy and numeracy skills...

Data maze deciphered

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

argues the case for units of analysis to refine the researcher's focus, so data generation responds to the questions being asked and the methodology...

Video moment needs players

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The new te reo Māori curriculum for mainstream (non-immersion) secondary schools talks about the importance of communicative language teaching,...

Aroha lives in a language of love

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

My students are sincere when they annunciate a common term of abuse, usually a human body part, and ask me for Māori equivalents. They are adults at...

Te Ka-wai Ku-mara

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A group of academics, educators and writers are collaborating to develop a shared postgraduate programme in te reo Māori, with practical emphasis on...

Storytellers contribute

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

"The PhD involves a substantial piece of critical research as well as a book-length creative project," says Professor Bill Manhire, director of...

Children and stress

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Adults are becoming increasingly stressed by a variety of pressures, and it is impacting on the children around them. Understanding the everyday...

Traction for early childhood researchers

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The main focus of government support has been on increasing the number of qualified and registered early childhood teachers working in the sector....

Supervising it’s a relationship, not a process

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Associate professor at Waikato University's faculty of education, Bell says the role should create a learning curve for all parties by relationship...

Manage the time. Or will it manage you?

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Starting out on The University of Auckland's doctor of education (EdD) programme, I have to say the idea that it would mean getting up very early,...

Doctorate caps principal’s achievements

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Applying for the doctor of education programme and for a principal's job, Lesley Murrihy was accepted for both on the same day. "I had a huge panic...

Lean on me

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Most developed countries aspire to inclusive tertiary education. They want more of the population to benefit from tertiary studies, including those...

Breaking the barriers

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

research into the struggle students with disabilities have in their transition from school life into the world at large Colin Gladstone has hired two...

Teacher identity developed by degree

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Primary school teaching in New Zealand was not a graduate profession until the early 1990s. Teachers could find their way to the blackboard with a...

NZ Teacher

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the first edition of the new incarnation of Education Review. This year, the publication will appear six times in a magazine format, with...

‘Step Change' treading on eggshells

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One day last winter, in the middle of his sixth year at Primary School, I asked my eldest son Harry what he had learned that day. He replied "not...

The seeds of success

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Māori under-achievement has long been a source of controversy and has generated many different approaches to both understanding and addressing the...

Primary Teachers have little to fear from National Standards

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

They have little to worry about if the experience of their secondary colleagues under NCEA is anything to go by. Primary teachers are concerned that...

Apples and Pears

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Teachers are normally wary of comparisons between schools. Such exercises are, they say, notoriously unreliable. A school with a roll of students...

Outside the mainstream

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Inclusion is one of the guiding principles of the New Zealand Curriculum. Yet there is no doubt that some students - perhaps those who are the most...

State of the relationship

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

History shows that, if nothing else, Minister of Education Anne Tolley can expect to feature in plenty of cartoons as a result of her falling out...

Educations' beginners

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Starting school should not be something that is only for the young. I was reminded at the start of this year that there are two clear groups that...

Learning the lessons

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The first few years of a teacher's career are crucial in shaping the teacher they become. Our research showed teachers who got off to a good...

Managing the excitement

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Excitement and passion for the job are among the characteristics of beginning teachers, according to the staff of Accent Learning, the school support...

The overseas-trained teacher

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Luiza Rigutto last year returned to school teaching after a 25-year absence. But what made her career change more challenging was the fact that she...

A better start

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New Zealand has one of the most well-resourced systems for induction of new teachers of any nation in the OECD, yet there is a lot of room for...

Helping new teachers through the labyrinth

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Learning to become a teacher is not a linear process where the beginning teacher progresses from one step to the next, says Dr Frances Langdon....

Finding your place

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

If there's one key piece of advice John Taylor has for beginning teachers it is to ensure they are working at a school where they fit in. "Find a...

A timely challenge

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mary Jamieson has been coordinating the University of Waikato's School Support Services' support programmes for year one and two secondary teachers...

Finding the voice that fits

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kevin Knight is fresh from a two-hour seminar for new teachers on the subject of classroom management. Specifically, how to set the scene in the...

Staying in control

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dr Bill Rogers started teaching just as corporal punishment was being abolished from Australia's schools in 1985. Now a recognised expert in...

Blurring secondary-tertiary boundaries

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One of the brave new experiments under the Youth Opportunities suite of policies kicked off this year - the School of Secondary-Tertiary Studies at...

Opportunity knocks

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The tertiary high school kicked off this year, as did 2000 fully subsidised places for teenagers in polytechnics and private tertiary institutions....

On a collision course?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

For the past six years, peace has reigned on the school sector's industrial relations front. Collective agreements with three-year terms have reduced...

The year ahead

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PPTA president: Kate Gainsford Top of Kate Gainsford's list is the expiry and renegotiation of the secondary teachers' collective agreement. The...