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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"New Zealand secondary schools"”.
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Context counts : leading educational reform in New Zealand secondary schools
… gains insight into the lived experience of five New Zealand secondary school principals as they lead school wide implementation of Phase 5 Te Kotahitanga, a reform initiative designed to reduce disparities in the educational achievement of indigenous Māori students through the introduction of a …
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Local curriculum development in sustainability education in New Zealand secondary schools
… has become incorporated in school curricula. In New Zealand, sustainability was added to the national curriculum in 2007 as a non subject-bound thematic link through the values and key competencies associated with student learning. Teachers use the national curriculum, a statement of policy …
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Fijian students’ perceptions of their science learning environment in New Zealand secondary schools
Pacific students in Aotearoa, New Zealand, come from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This heterogeneous cultural and ethnic mix of students presents opportunities and challenges for teachers. Results from the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) show that Pacific …
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International languages in New Zealand secondary schools and universities: Coherence, consistency and transparency
… of international languages other than English in secondary schools and, to a more limited extent, in universities in New Zealand. The Introduction summarizes the aims and objectives of the research and outlines the research methods. Chapter 1 introduces the context in which language teaching and …
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The pedagogical architecture of modern learning environments in four New Zealand secondary schools
The New Zealand Ministry of Education has committed significant resources to develop state-owned school buildings that are purposefully built with quality materials, embrace internet capable technology and contain large, flexible learning spaces. Schools and classrooms built in this manner have …
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Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in New Zealand secondary schools: Roles, responsibilities, and agency
Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in New Zealand secondary schools are responsible for supporting students with identified additional educational needs, amounting to as many as 700 students (up to 30%) in some larger schools. Despite the scale and importance of the role, there is …
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Enabling mathematical minds: how social class, ethnicity, and gender influence mathematics learning in New Zealand secondary schools
… disparities between European and Asian heritage New Zealanders on the one hand, and indigenous Māori and Pacific Islanders on the other, have been a national education policy priority for some time. Such is the degree of focus on ethnic inequalities that very little attention is devoted to …
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The application of ICT in the music classroom: Factors that influence technology integration in New Zealand secondary schools.
This thesis investigates how New Zealand secondary school music teachers used ICT in their music programmes between 2008 and 2012. It started from the assumption that the adoption of technology in secondary music classrooms was uncommon and mostly limited by inadequate equipment and the low premium …
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“LET US BE HEARD”: An Exploration of Youth Voices on the Fostering of Mental Wellbeing in New Zealand Secondary Schools
… support of youth mental wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand secondary schools. This focus stems from a local context of immensely poor – and worsening – youth mental health and wellbeing statistics and local and international literature that argues for the potential of schools to promote youth …
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From the drawing board into schools: An analysis of the development and implementation of a new physics curriculum in New Zealand secondary schools
This thesis explored the introduction of a new physics curriculum in New Zealand secondary schools. It was part of a nationwide overhaul of the whole school curriculum from primary to secondary schools, initiated in the early 1990s. The study of curriculum change is inextricably woven with teacher …
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Stories from the inside: A narrative analysis investigating the professional lives of three New Zealand secondary school heads of English departments
… of heads of English departments (HODs) in three New Zealand secondary schools. The main data collection methods of interviews and observations used in this study, fall within an interpretive paradigm. The research breaks through prevailing silences about the realities of three HODs' professional …
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The canon or the kids: Teachers and the recontextualisation of classical and popular music in the secondary school curriculum
… to investigate and explain the ways in which six secondary school music teachers manage the relationship between classical and popular music in their elective teaching programmes. The focus of this research was on the teachers and the influences on their curriculum decision making. Within a wider …
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Using the Meke Meter to understand rangatahi hauora in the Aotearoa New Zealand secondary school context
BACKGROUND In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), many rangatahi (adolescents) are not experiencing good quality of life (QoL), which negatively impacts their wellbeing. Wellbeing affects adolescents’ engagement with learning, social and emotional behaviour, and overall satisfaction with life and with …