Browsing Education Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Dancing into the classroom Te kanikaniki roto i te ruma: The student and teacher experiences of somatic practices in a New Zealand intermediate school
(2009)The primary purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which somatics are being taught in a New Zealand mainstream school. Integrated awareness of self and the environment are somatic tools used in tertiary education ... -
Data driven decision making and the New Zealand secondary school principal
(2010)In an age of expanding educational accountability driven by pressures to lift student achievement the role of Data Driven Decision Making (DDDM) within schools has escalated. In a New Zealand context the 2001 Education ... -
Data driven decision making processes for pedagogical purposes in the case of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools
(2012)A student’s educational journey is one that is governed by decision makers. There is very little research examining the decision making processes of Latin and South American bi-lingual international schools and the use ... -
Developing middle level leaders in New Zealand secondary schools
(2012)The aim of this research was to examine middle level leadership development practices in New Zealand secondary schools to gain an understanding of current middle level leadership development practices. This research examines ... -
E-journaling: Fostering transformation through interdependent learning
(2011)The aim of this research was to investigate e-journaling as a strategy to develop interdependent learning. In examining interdependent learning there were several elements, this study focused on; promotive interaction ... -
E-picture books : the perspectives of New Zealand parents and early childhood teachers on young children’s use of e-picture books as an emergent literacy tool
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are critical issues related to young children’s literacy skills development when they read e-picture books? 2. What are parents’ perspectives of the value of e-picture books for young ... -
Education for sustainability in certificate and vocational education at a New Zealand polytechnic
(2009)The years 2005-2014 have been declared by the United Nations as the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (United Nations, 2002) in the hope that all levels of education around the world will work towards making ... -
Effective evaluation of professional development
(2011)The overall aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of professional development evaluation in a sample of New Zealand primary schools. RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. Why is it important to evaluate professional ... -
Enabling school-wide eLearning practices in New Zealand secondary schools : strategies to overcome challenges
(2015)New Zealand schools are directed by the New Zealand Curriculum to explore how ICT can open up “new and different forms of learning”. This is often referred to as eLearning. To enable eLearning to occur across a school, the ... -
Engaging in sustainable collaborative professional learning : the case of a West Auckland school cluster initiative
(2012)This research set out to examine experiences of teachers and leaders in a West Auckland collaborative school-wide cluster initiative in order to identify what motivated their engagement, and to explore issues of sustaining ... -
Engaging the Māori e-learner: Instructional technology, design, & delivery
(2008)Engagement is paramount to the academic success on a Māori tertiary student studying in an e-learning environment. Using an interpretive framework, this research explores the varied ways of engaging the Māori e-learner by ... -
Environmental education in the Maldives: The implementation of inquiry-based learning at the primary level
(2010-10-10)The Maldives islands are predominantly coastal entities, and our environment is among the most vulnerable in the world. For this reason the government of Maldives remains strongly committed to advancing Environmental ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the plumbing and gas-fitting pre-trade programmes in New Zealand
(2011)This research explores issues relating to the situation in New Zealand whereby emerging technologies and the highly specialised nature of the work has transformed plumbing and gasfitting into complex trades which has led ... -
Evaluating the implementation of an e-learning innovation in a South Auckland secondary school
(2015)Increasingly, schools across New Zealand are responding to a growing demand to implement modern learning practices, which include the adoption of a ‘bring your own device’ policy or the implementation of a 1:1 ratio of ... -
'Everything to everybody' : the profile and challenges of pastoral care middle leadership in New Zealand secondary schools
(2013)The aim of this research was to interpret, from multiple perspectives, the profile and challenge of pastoral care middle leadership in New Zealand secondary schools. It was based on the rationale that pastoral care middle ... -
An examination of the complex web of influences on the educational achievement of Samoan and Tongan male students in Auckland secondary schools
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What key values and strategies do Samoan and Tongan parents identify as supporting educational achievement for their children, with specific reference to boys? 2. What factors external to schools ... -
An examination of the issues facing first time subject leaders during their first year of appointment in New Zealand secondary schools
(2008)This research examines the issues faced by first time subject leaders as they endeavour to come to terms with the nature of the subject leader’s roles. The subject leaders’ role has undergone change in recent times, and ... -
An examination of the issues facing heads of departments in New Zealand secondary schools
(2010)This research examines the issues facing Heads of Departments (HoDs) in New Zealand secondary schools. The role of an HoD has changed considerably over the last one to two decades. This is evident in the complexity of the ... -
Examining the role of Timor-Leste educational civil service middle leaders in the development and implementation of policy
(2016-01-27)The role of the educational civil service middle leader is crucial in the development and implementation of policy. However, in the practice of public policy development in Timor-Leste, many educational middle leaders have ... -
The expectation and the reality: The challenges for primary principals in leading learning
(2009)Principals in New Zealand Primary Schools are aware of an increased emphasis on their role as educational leaders. The expectation is that they are leaders of learning, whilst also meeting the requirements of the day-to-day ...