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Transnational Student Experience: Educational Spaces Created by Globalization
(2011)It is accepted that education today is continually challenged by the process of economic globalization. Consequently the international knowledge network is constantly affected by developments beyond the control of academic ... -
Trends in the administration and history of education: What counts? A reply to Roy Lowe
(Routledge, 2005-09)Responds to "Journal of Educational Administration and History" editor Roy Lowe's invitation to reflect on the original aims of the Journal and how these might be understood from the perspective of the editorial board and ... -
Triangulation in action: Mixed method evaluation of a professional development program for teachers of students with special education needs
(Australasian Evaluation Society, 2008)This article presents a summary review of the design and results of an independently conducted evaluation of a national New Zealand (NZ) Ministry of Education funded contract for professional development of staff of students ... -
Tweet me, like me, follow me : the influence of social media and technology on children
(http://www.imedpub.com/, 2015-11-18)Today, if we ask parents what their children are doing right now, they might not know. Not that they have no idea about what activities their children are engaged in though. They might be aware that their children are ... -
Twenty ideas for using mobile phones in the language classroom
(U.S. Department of State * Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, 2010)These days it seems mobile phones are used everywhere by everyone, which leads to the obvious question: How can mobile phone technology support learning in the second language classroom? The answer is "in a number of ways" ... -
The two towers : the quest for appraisal and leadership development of middle leaders online
(Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ), 2017)This paper sets out to examine the role of middle leaders and their quest for effective appraisal and leadership development online —the two towers. Research that focuses on the role of middle leaders, in terms of their ... -
Understanding Chinese learners' willingness to communicate in a New Zealand ESL classroom : a multiple case study drawing on the theory of planned behavior
(Pergamon Press, 2013)Current approaches to second language teaching place a great emphasis on the development of learners’ communicative competence. However, teachers are frequently bewildered by some learners’ reluctance to communicate and ... -
Understanding holistic wellbeing through culturally diverse lenses
(New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC), 2023-04)This article explores notions of holism and acknowledges that different cultures and societies have a wide range of beliefs of what holism might be, how it is practiced and how it can be supported. Te Whāriki (Ministry of ... -
Understanding the needs of adult literacy and numeracy learners with very low skills: current provision and provider perspectives
(2012)This article looks at how literacy, language and numeracy providers have responded to low-level learners. Using data from a national survey of literacy, this article first looks at broad categories of learners within ... -
Understanding the needs of adult literacy, language and numeracy learners with very low skills : insights from the research
(2011)This paper reviews recent research into very low literacy and numeracy to identify the characteristics and learning needs of those with very low levels of literacy and numeracy. Greater insight into the skills and needs ... -
Unitec students create street furniture for an Auckland housing community during COVID
(New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA), 2022-03)A portion of the undergraduate course required students to individually design street furniture for Auranga’s Village Square. The brief required the students to utilise recycled timber offcuts found within the Auranga ... -
University language advising : is it useful?
(Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore, 2007)This article describes a language advisory programme established at one New Zealand university to support students (mostly New Zealand residents from Asian language backgrounds) experiencing difficulties with the English ... -
Unpacking picture books : space for complexity?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)As an adult, I love reading picture books. As an early childhood teacher, I love reading picture books with children. As a teacher educator, I am dismayed when I see teachers skimming through picture books. It appears that ... -
The upper class Māori
(Tertiary Education Union (TEU), 2022)[...] the assumption that Māori are primarily interested in trade or apprenticeship training conforms to old ideas about the kinds of talents, abilities, and interests of Māori. Such a view undermines the so-called ‘progress’ ... -
Varied starting points and pathways : a duoethnographic exploration of 'diverse' students' uneven capacities to aspire to doctoral education
(Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2019)This article argues that the language of ‘diversity’ does multidirectional work – highlighting issues of social justice, as well as obscuring the varied experiences of those gathered underneath its umbrella (Ahmed, 2012). ... -
The virtual brain: 30 years of video-game play and cognitive abilities
(Frontiers Editorial Office, 2013-09-13)Forty years have passed since video-games were first made widely available to the public and subsequently playing games has become a favorite past-time for many. Players continuously engage with dynamic visual displays ... -
Visual culture and art making in tertiary art schools: A ‘snapshot’ from Hong Kong and New Zealand
(The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 2015-03)This paper provides a ‘snapshot’ of a small-scale qualitative research project that investigated the influences of contemporary visual culture on the art making processes and artworks of a sample of visual arts students ... -
Vocational education and training reform in Aotearoa New Zealand: The value of educators and education in a new VET environment
(New Zealand Council for Educational Research + Victoria University of Wellington, 2022-11-24)NOTE: Issue Vol. 27 (2021): New Zealand Annual Review of Education -- Updated on 2022-11-24. The Education and Training Act 2020 provides an opportunity to transform the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system ... -
Walking backwards into the future: Prophecy as an approach for embedding Indigenous values in tertiary education
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-06-23)Indigenous peoples understand time differently to Pākehā (Rangiwai, 2021a). Mahuika (2010) maintains that the notion of walking backwards into the future is a common one for Māori and other people of the Pacific. Roberts ... -
Watchpoints for consideration when utilising a VDI network to teach Archicad BIM software within an educational programme
(ePress, Unitec | Te Pūkenga, 2023-10-24)This research identifies factors to be considered in the adoption of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) accommodating the software needs of a tertiary institution. The study discusses the potential advantages and ...