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Adult education : New Zealand, to 2012
(Australian & New Zealand History of Education Society (ANZHES), 2013-11-07)Adult education, New Zealand, to 2012. In its broadest sense, adult education refers to the education of anyone beyond school-age. Historically, the sector has constantly evolved as elements of its provision have matured ... -
Akoaga : efficacy, agency, achievement and success in the tertiary sector : focus on students and parents from Pasifika communities
(Unitec ePress, 2011-01-01)The term akoaga has a pan-Polynesian origin and meaning. In the Samoan language, the term can be broken into two root words, ako and aga. Ako or ato means basket and aga means measurements associated with weaving. -
Case study : United States
(OECD Publishing, 2008)As with many other OECD countries, the United States of America (U.S.) estimated the literacy skills of its adult population as part of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). The U.S. published the results of its ... -
Chaos to Capability : Educating Professionals for the 21st Century
(Unitec ePress, 2015-10-01)Built on two decades of research, thought, writing, and teaching, in Chaos to Capability: Educating Professionals for the 21st Century, Hays argues that a transformation in higher education teaching and learning is crucial ... -
Designing the bridges : highlights from Ako Aotearoa supported foundation, bridging and LLN research projects. A report prepared for Ako Aotearoa
(Ako Aotearoa, 2017-10-30)New Zealand society is diverse, complex and stratified. It has a sophisticated first world education system with comprehensive coverage from early childhood through to the most exacting research-based doctoral study. While ... -
Does ethnicity influence the choice of language learning strategies?
(Independent Learning Association:, 2013)Introduction There has been very little research on learning strategies used by learners of Japanese as a foreign language (Grainger 2006). Furthermore, ethnicity has not attracted much attention as an influential variable ... -
Foundation learning in New Zealand: an overview
(2008)This book comes at a timely point in the development of the foundation skills sector in New Zealand. The purpose of this first chapter is to provide an overall context, by reviewing what is meant by the term foundation ... -
Getting it right : guidelines for online assessment
(Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence, 2016-10-31)RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: This project is intended to provide a practical resource to support tertiary teachers to develop varied and appropriate online assessment practices that are valid, reliable and transparent. METHO ... -
Guidelines for developing and using e-assessments with vocational learners : project overview
(Ako Aotearoa, 2019-07)"Mā te rongo, ka mōhio; mā te mōhio, ka mārama; mā te mārama, ka mātautau” From practice comes understanding, from understanding comes knowing, from knowing comes expertise. SUMMARY: This project brought together a ... -
Hanging out, playing, messing around: ePortfolios and mobile devices for teaching Early Childhood Education
(Ako Aotearoa, 2016)Bachelor of Teaching in Early Childhood Education (ECE) programme at Unitec Institute of Technology is a field based degree programme. This case study outlines a range of approaches and strategies developed during a ... -
Learning to teach: Success case studies of teacher induction in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Middle leadership matters
(CORE Education, Tātai Aho Rau, 2017-05)Introduction Understanding Middle Leadership Leading Teams Shared vision Building relationships Implementing systems/structures Developing culture Connecting across Communities of Leaders Conclusion -
Move, Act, Play, Sing (MAPS) : exploring early childhood arts teaching and learning strategies and concepts through community arts interventions.
(Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2014-09)This research narrative tells the story of a Māori immersion early childhood centre’s engagement with the performing arts. In this research, and fundamental to this narrative is the provocation that ... -
Ngā Reanga Youth Development Māori styles
(Unitec ePress, 2014-11-14)Using the stories of Māui to guide readers through the work, Keelan has authored a book that brings together ten years of experience and research in taiohinga Māori Development. Known to most New Zealanders, Māori and ... -
OECD/CERI Formative assessment project background report : New Zealand
(2008)While there had been a community-based adult literacy movement active in New Zealand since the late 1970s (Hill, 1990), the sector’s provision and political presence was marginal at best. Its advocates struggled to establish ... -
Pacific peoples and tertiary education: issues of participation
(Wellington: Ministry of Education., 2002)The purpose of this research study was, therefore, to gather qualitative information on the actual and perceived barriers to participation in tertiary education and training for Pacific peoples. The study had a particular ... -
Pedagogy in practice : an observational study of literacy, numeracy and language teachers.
(2005)The aim of this study was to gain an overview of how teachers teach literacy, numeracy and language (LNL) in New Zealand, by observing 15 literacy, language and numeracy teachers from tertiary institutions, community ... -
Preparing graduates in the everchanging employment market: A New Zealand tertiary case study
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can tertiary education providers maintain graduate outcomes perpetually current in their programmes of study? ABSTRACT: Tertiary education is always heavily implicated in disruptions from global ... -
Report on the self-access centre at Unitec
(Unitec Institute of Techology, 1998-05)This report outlines the background of self-access learning, describes the situation of the existing Self-Access Centre at UNITEC, highlights the characteristics of the leading Self-Access Centres in New Zealand and around ...
