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Varied starting points and pathways : a duoethnographic exploration of 'diverse' students' uneven capacities to aspire to doctoral education

Burford, J.; Mitchell, Cat (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

Latham, Andrew J.; Patston, Lucy; Tippett, L.J. (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

Hung, Wing-Tai (Bobby); Smith, Jill (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

Maurice-Takerei, L.; Anderson, H. (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

Rangiwai, Byron (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 ...

What are children learning in early childhood education in New Zealand?

Blaiklock, Ken (Early Childhood Australia Inc., 2013)

It Is wIdely assumed that children’s learning is enhanced through being involved in early childhood education but the evidence to substantiate this in New Zealand is limited. Sources of information that could be expected ...

What does spirituality have to do with public schools?

Zhang, Kaili Chen (OMICS International (Heathrow, U.K.), 2015-05-25)

Recent movements in the field of education acknowledge understanding spirituality as a critical component of human development (whether in the stage of children or adults) and wellbeing and a way to human connectedness, ...

The what, why, and how of language advising

Reinders, Hayo (Asociación Méxicana de Maestros de Inglés, MEXTESOL A.C., 2008)

Language advising is a type of language support where teachers meet with students on an individual basis to offer advice and feedback and to help students develop self-directed learning skills. Language advising is an ...

Who is here for me? : alternate child care in Singapore

Zhang, Kaili Chen (OMICS Group (Hyderabad, India), 2015-06-22)

To describe the current status of substitute care services for young children in Singapore, this article highlights the country’s overall structure of the existing alternate care service system, cultural and societal ...

Why does it have to be so flashy? : student perspectives on academic tasks

Dunham, Nicola (David Publishing Company, 2015)

Student academic identity represents the willingness and commitment to engage with academic ways of knowing, being and doing and as such in an important aspect of becoming academically literate. This paper reports on ...

Yes, we do need evidence to show whether Te Whāriki is effective : a reply to Anne Smith’s discussion paper, “Does Te Whāriki need evidence to show it is effective?”

Blaiklock, Ken (2013)

Te Whāriki, the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, was released in 1996. Since that time, it has been widely praised by academics and teachers in this country and beyond. Although there is much to admire in the ...