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BooksEducation and Society in Aotearoa New ZealandPaul Adams et al
This book has been designed for students studying education for the first time and will also be of particular interest to parents who would like to ensure their children's educational success. Reforming Education: the New Zealand Experience 1984 - 1996Graham and Susan Butterworth
The authors found a far more complex and fascinating story than that of the slogans ('Tomorrow's Schools') and headlines. They consider that the changes in education were as much a revolution from below as an imposition from above. This book is essential reading not only for educators, but for anyone interested in the 'New Zealand Revolution'. ArticlesThe Path to Higher LearningSara Ibbotson, Education Gazette, Vol 78, No 8 Drawing on it's unique location, Mount Aspiring College in Wanaka boosted it's declining roll by creating a niche for itself as a school with a specific focus on outdoor and adventure education.
Education PriorityEducation Gazette, Vol 81, No 7 In order to raise the education levels of their people, Ngai Tahu have invested in education programmes and study centres around the South Island. Ngai Tahu also works with the Ministry of Education to these ends, and to see that the Treaty of Waitangi is given effect.
Elated but Not SatedKerry Stewart, Education Gazette 2001, Vol 80, No 22 A South Auckland research project "Strengthening Education in Mangere and Otara" (SEMO) has improved literacy levels markedly in areas of low socio-economic development. Along with approaches such as changes in school book-buying policies and reducing numbers in junior classes, teacher training has played an extremely important role in the project.
Te Huarahi Tamariki School for Teenage ParentsEducation Weekly Te Huarahi Tamariki translates as "a chance for children", and as a school for teenage parents the school gives two generations of children a chance. The Wellington-based school motto is "anything is possible" and allows young parents to educate themselves in the same environment as their children.
WebsitesTe Kete Ipurangi - The Online Learning Centre TKI is a bilingual portal-plus web community which provides quality assured educational material for teachers, school managers, and the wider education community. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Education.
Social Studies Online is a source of free on-line information about social sciences teaching in NZ. Learning Media is a New Zealand-based publishing company that develops education resources for children and teachers and provides a diverse range of innovative products and services.
Education Now is a series of occasional newsletters published by Learning Media that explores current educational issues. Subscription is free. This is the on-line newsletter reporting on all aspects of Education in New Zealand. You can also search archived articles.
TeachNZ is a unit of the Ministry of Education and its key work includes:
Te Mana promotes education achievement to New Zealand youth with "role model" stories, study guides and a youth magazine.
This is the official New Zealand government website for the Ministry of Education.
The Education Review Office is the government department responsible for evaluating and reporting on education in all schools, all early childhood services, and all other forms of pre-tertiary education in New Zealand.
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Beginning
with a broad introduction to the nature of
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book is the first scholarly history of a major sectoral reform and its
relationship to the wider government restructuring. It is based on archival
material and on extensive interviews with many of the key figures of
the period; ministers, educators, public servants and sectoral representatives.
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