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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Te Whāriki"”.
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Whare Kōhungahunga Māori, teitei ka eke: “High quality” early learning for tamariki-mokopuna Māori
… early learning for tamariki-mokopuna Māori is a term used regularly in education policy throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. This is problematic as quality is subject to numerous understandings – quality for one person may not be quality for another. For Māori it is particularly contentious because …
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Understanding the construction of belonging in a for-profit ECE centre: An ethnographic study
… introduced to increase enrolment in ECE for targeted groups, such as Māori, Pasifika, and low income families. I argue that focusing on increased participation alone is limiting and participation requires being viewed alongside the notion of belonging. With the majority of children participating …
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Intentional Teaching in New Zealand Early Childhood Education: Aspirations, Decisions, and Actions
In recent years the term intentional teaching has entered the lexicon of early childhood education. A small but growing body of international literature investigating the notion of intentional teaching in early childhood education was located at the beginning of this study. Its relevance to the New …
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Understanding how ableism impacts inclusion of autistic children in ECE in New Zealand
Research shows that, despite the promise of inclusive early childhood education (ECE) in national and international legislation, disabled children and their families are still marginalised in ECE (Lyons, 2021; Macartney, 2011, 2019; Purdue, 2009). Recent work in Critical Disability Studies (CDS) …
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'No-body' is my friend: Cultural considerations of young children's 'imaginary companions'
The variegated relationships young children may have during their early childhood education (ECE) years have long been of interest to theorists and teachers alike. Relationships, and understandings of companionship, can take multiple forms. Our understandings of what these relationships may look …
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Discursive constructions of teachers’ professional identities in early childhood policies and practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: Complexities and contradictions
… early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Aotearoa New Zealand. From an increasingly supportive approach, aiming to ensure access to and the participation of all children in quality ECEC provision, the country has swung towards a 'hands off' approach, which allowed the market to define who …
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“It’s becoming part of their knowing”: a study of bicultural development in an early childhood teacher education setting in Aotearoa/New Zealand
… within a university-based early childhood teacher education programme in Aotearoa/New Zealand, which can be considered to be a bicultural country (Walker, 1987, p. 221). Bicultural development is a process in line with obligations contained within the Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of …
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Under 5 Energize: Improving Child Nutrition and Physical Activity Through Early Childhood Centres
Rising obesity rates among young children and disproportionate effects on Māori, Pacific and socioeconomically deprived children require preventative action that is equitable and effective. As most children in NZ attend some form of early childhood care (96%) (kindergarten, Playcentre, Te Kōhanga …
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Playcentre leadership: A learning story
… leadership in early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand is in its infancy. At this early stage, distributed leadership has been identified as the most common style of leadership used in teacher-led early childhood education and care services. However, as a parent-led early childhood …
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Te Kaunati Hikahika a Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti: Ka hika i taku ahi, kimihia e Te Whakatōhea te ara o te tikanga i pai ai te noho i te ao nei
Pinepine Te Kura 1 1.1 Te Rongopai Ko te rangakura nei he titiro ki te Kapa Haka o Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti me tana rautaki ki te whakaora i tōna iwi a Te Whakatōhea mā roto mai i ngā mahi kapa haka. Ko Te Whakatōhea he iwi i pāhua kinotia ai ahakoa he iwi harakore, i whiua tonutia nuitia ki te whiu …