COI Citizens Preschool and Nursery: Collaborations - Teachers and a Family Whānau Support Worker in an Early Childhood Setting Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2008 This report describes the Centre of Innovation (COI) research project carried out by the teacher-researchers of Citizens Preschool and Nursery, Dunedin between 2005 to 2007. This COI…
COI Massey Childcare Centre: Ako Ngatahi - Teaching and Learning Together as One: From Leadership to Enquiry Teachers’ work in an Infants’ and Toddlers’ Centre Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2008 This report describes the Centre of Innovation action research project carried out in the Hoiho Section at Massey Child Care Centre Inc Palmerston North, between February…
COI Te Marua/Mangaroa Playcentre: The SPACE Programme - Nurturing a culture of care for infants and first-time parents Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2008 The SPACE programme (Supporting Parents Alongside Children’s Education) at Te Marua/Mangaroa Playcentre is an early childhood Centre of Innovation (COI). The early childhood COI programme is…
Schools’ Provision for International Students (2007) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 International education is socially and economically important to New Zealand. The Ministry of Education publication, The International Education Agenda, A Strategy for 2007-2012 provides a framework…
Boys’ Achievement: A Synthesis of the Data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 This report provides a synthesis of the findings about the educational achievement of boys in New Zealand. The report updates our knowledge of boys’ participation, engagement…
Teaching and Learning in Middle Schooling: A Review of the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007 This paper is a summary of a review of literature carried out in 2007 for the Ministry of Education by Dinham and Rowe of the Australian…
A Study of In-school Facilitation in Two Teacher Professional Development Programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2007 This report evaluates the in-school facilitation component of two projects, Te Kauhua and Te Kotahitanga. Both projects have the specific aim of improving Māori student achievement…
An Evaluation of Ministry of Education Funded Early Childhood Education Professional Development Programmes 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 The Ministry of Education commissioned this evaluation of the effectiveness of professional development (PD) in early childhood education. The purpose of the evaluation was to explore how…
Early Childhood Monographs: The Quality of Education and Care in Montessori Early Childhood Services Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2007 These earlier reports should be used for historical perspective – many of our more recent reports replace these and are more current and up to date. About…
Early Childhood Monographs: The Quality of Education and Care in Steiner Early Childhood Services Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2007 In New Zealand, many early childhood services offer programmes that are aligned to particular educational philosophies, cultural identities or religions. When parents are choosing an early…
