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Gaps and contradictions in Kei Tua o te Pae: A critical discourse analysis
(2013)This paper describes one set of findings from an analysis of the three introductory booklets of Kei Tua o te Pae- the early childhood assessment exemplars. A critical discourse study perspective was taken in the analysis, ... -
Genre, discourse and imagined communities: The learning gains of academic writing learners.
(2012)The purpose of this paper is to consider how first year, tertiary-level English as an Additional Language (EAL) academic writing programs for adult learners can use emerging understandings about the importance of discourse ... -
Global Interdependence and Cultural Hybridization: The Stimulus for Social Change
(Common Ground Publishing, 2014-06)Globalization stimulates continual integration of cultures through ensuing transnational interactions. Rapid technological changes have created global integration of economic, financial, environmental, and cultural ... -
Group discussions : the teacher's role?
(The Chinese University Press, 2003)Group discussions are a popular way of increasing the opportunities for authentic talk by language learners. However groups can also present problems: one or two learners may dominate talk or teachers may have difficulty ... -
Growing kaupapa Māori research capabilities and confidence through whanaungatanga as research mentorship
(Unitec ePress, 2022-09-28)The Ngā Wai a Te Tūī – Hiringa Hauora Summer Research Mentorship is a kaupapa Māori collaboration to increase hauora Māori (Māori wellbeing) research capacity. The idea of research internships is not new, nor is a focus ... -
Guide me without touching my hand : reflections on the dramaturgical development of the devised-theatre show ‘One by one'
(Unitec ePress, 2016-12-16)This essay is a reflection on some aspects of dramaturgy observed during the creation and development of One by One, a silent tragicomedy designed by the Auckland company, LAB Theatre, in 2011 and restaged in 2013. The ... -
Hanging on to hope in troubled times. Ethics of care as foundation for pedagogies of relationality
(School of Education, AUT University, 2013)As a multiplicity of environmental concerns emerge with increasing frequency and intensity,our awareness of the seriousness of the climate crisis deepens.On a daily basis as we witness the increasingly devastating effects ... -
He tatau pounamu. Considerations for an early childhood peace curriculum focussing on criticality, indigeneity, and an ethic of care, in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-12)This article discusses some of the philosophical and pedagogical considerations arising in the development of a peace curriculum appropriate for use in early childhood education centres in Aotearoa New Zealand, with and ... -
Honouring Māori subjectivities within early childhood education in Aotearoa
(Symposium Press, 2008)For the past decade educators working within early childhood services in Aotearoa have been challenged to deliver a curriculum that requires inclusive representation of Māori, the indigenous people, their language and ... -
How can ERO review the quality of education in centres if they don't know what children are learning?
(2013)The focus of this presentation is not on the processes of self-review but on the lack of valid information that centres have on the effectiveness of their programmes for enhancing children’s learning ... -
How textbooks (and learners) get it wrong : a corpus study of modal auxiliary verbs
(Applied Research on English Language, 2013-02)Many elements contribute to the relative difficulty in acquiring specific aspects of English as a foreign language (Goldschneider & DeKeyser, 2001). Modal auxiliary verbs (e.g. could, might), are examples of a structure ... -
How well do self-access CALL materials support self- directed learning?
(The JALT CALL Journal, 2005-08)Many CALL materials are used for self-study or are offered in self-access centres where students often have little or no access to support from a teacher. Such materials thus have to be very clear, comprehensive, and easy ... -
'I caught your eye, I catched your teeth' : distributed playfulness connecting children.
(2009)This paper explores how playful activity mediates and connects children as “mind” becomes distributed across individuals (Rogoff, 1998; Salomon, 1993; Tomasello et al. 2005). “Mind” includes consciousness, cognition, emotion ... -
I wear my pride upon my skin: Becoming more of who I am
(Tertiary Education Union (TEU), 2022)INTRODUCTION Tua - beyond. Kiri – skin. Combined, tuakiri is a Māori (Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) term for identity or that which lies beyond the skin. So, what if your skin does not match the phenotype ... -
"I'm a different person now" : an evaluation of the Manukau Family Literacy Program (MFLP)
(2004)Manukau Family Literacy Programmes (MFLP) The MFLP grew out of an initiative by the Literacy Taskforce of the City of Manukau Education Trust (COMET). The initial planning for the programmes was undertaken during 2002, ... -
Images of academic leadership in large New Zealand polytechnics
(Routledge, 2013-05)As accountability stakes continue to be raised in all education sectors, leadership as a factor that can have an impact on improved student outcomes is being studied with heightened interest. This study was conducted from ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on the lifestyle of tertiary students in an NZ polytechnic
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2022-05-05)The COVID-19 pandemic altered people’s life dramatically worldwide, with major concerns in different economic, political, scientific, and public health aspects. The impact on the lifestyle behaviour of the young generation ... -
The impact of new collaborative learning spaces on tertiary teacher practice
(University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2019)Institutions may invest heavily into building and equipping new learning teaching spaces with the intention of encouraging active and collaborative learning to occur. However, there may not be a concomitant shift in teachers’ ... -
The impact of targeted mathematics/numeracy tutorials on maths anxiety, numeracy and basic drug calculation exam marks
(Association for Academic Language and Learning (AALL), 2017-01-09)Numeracy skills are the foundation of drug calculation skills and are indispensable for practicing nurses. According to teachers and researchers, lack of numeracy skills, maths anxiety, and/or lack of confidence are among ... -
Implementation of tikanga Māori in animal euthanasia teaching
(Unitec ePress, 2015-11-17)One of the core functions of being an Animal Welfare Inspector is to mitigate animal suffering, pain and distress; a common method of which is through euthanising animals. Animal cadavers are used to teach euthanasia ...
