Workforce Publications
Research on teachers/kaiako, principals, teacher aides, and other school professionals. Includes research on specific programmes, such as Teacher Led Innovation Fund (TLIF), Teach First NZ, Incredible Years Teaching (IYT).
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Instructed second language acquisition: A literature review
The purpose of this literature review is to examine theory and research that has addressed what constitutes effective pedagogy for the acquisition of a second language (L2) in a classroom context. In other words, the review seeks to answer the…
Author(s): Professor R. Ellis, Auckland Uniservices Limited. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2005
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Review of the Specialist Classroom Teacher Pilot Summary Report (2006)
This review was undertaken alongside the implementation of the Specialist Classroom Teacher scheme, in state and integrated secondary schools across NZ, in 2006. This is the Summary Report page, the Full Report page is found here.…
Author(s): Lorrae Ward
Date Published: May 2007
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Effective professional learning in physical activity
An evaluative research report in 2007 on the impact of effective professional learning in curricular and co-curricular physical activity in primary schools. This report will inform schools communities, educational researchers, pre-service teacher educators, in-service advisors, community support agencies and teachers…
Author(s): Kirsten Petrie, Alister Jones & Anne McKim
Date Published: March 2007
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Te Kōtahitanga
This is the homepage for the Te Kōtahitanga publication series. The project sought to investigate how to improve the educational achievement of Māori students in mainstream secondary school classrooms, by talking with Māori students and other participants in their education.…
Author(s): Russell Bishop, Mere Berryman, Janice Wearmouth, M. Peter, Sandra Clapham, Tom Cavanagh Lani Teddy, Alison Powell, Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai and Cath Richardson
Date Published: Various Years
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Te Reo Māori in the Mainstream Professional Development (PD) Pilot Programmes for primary school teachers: An evaluation
In 2005, the Ministry of Education funded four te reo Māori professional development (PD) pilot programmes for mainstream primary school teachers. These pilot programmes were run in different areas of the country by four different providers.…
Author(s): K. Murrow, K. Hammond, E. Kalafatelis, K. Fryer and H. Edwards
Date Published: January 2007
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Review of secondary schools' use of NCEA professional development resources 2005-2006
The Publication "School/Cluster Based Secondary Qualifications Professional Development - Review of Secondary Schools' use of NCEA professional development resources, 2005-2006" reviews the Ministry of Education funded programme of professional development to support the implementation of Scholarship and NCEA for the…
Author(s): Louise Starkey, Susan Stevens, Mike Taylor, Rawiri Toia, Anne Yates, Cedric Hall, Lynanne McKenzie and Luanna Meyer, Victoria University of Wellington, College of Education. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2006
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Beginning teachers 2000-2004
This report looks at where beginning teachers are teaching, their demographic profile, employment trends, qualifications of beginning teachers, and subjects taught by secondary beginning teachers.…
Author(s): Siobhan Murray, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2006
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Initial Teacher Education
This is the home page for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) publications. Initial Teacher Education enables students to learn to become quality teachers. All programme of Initial Teacher Education include opportunities to learn to teach on practicum, with support. The publications…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
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Status of Teachers Research Project 2002-2006
This is the home page for the Status of Teachers Research Project, a joint research project undertaken by the New Zealand Teachers Council and the Ministry of Education inquiring into the status of teachers in New Zealand and implications for…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
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An evaluation of the CAS Pilot Project
This research was jointly funded by the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. We particularly thank Geoff Gibbs and Steve Bargh for their interest, encouragement, and for including us in the professional development sessions.…
Author(s): Alex Neill and Teresa Maguire, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2006
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Teacher Census 2004
In September 2004 the Ministry of Education undertook a survey of all teachers in state and state integrated schools. The Ministry would like to thank teachers who participated in the 2004 Teacher Census. The information collected by the Teacher Census…
Author(s): Demographic and Statistical Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2005
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The effects of curricula and assessment on pedagogical approaches and on educational outcomes
This review analyses the literature on the effects of curricula and assessment on pedagogical approaches and educational outcomes, i.e. student achievement. The review looks at whether there are differences between mandated or local curricula in terms of their impact on…
Author(s): Malcolm Carr, Clive McGee, Alister Jones, Elizabeth McKinley, Beverley Bell, Hugh Barr and Tina Simpson, The University of Waikato. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2005
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Secondary teacher workload study
This research, carried out by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in 2004, looks at the hours worked, the kinds of work performed and the manageability of that work, for principals, middle managers and teachers in New Zealand secondary…
Author(s): Lawrence Ingvarson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Adrian Beavis, Helena Barwick, Imelda Carthy and Jenny Wilkinson
Date Published: 2005
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Whaia te iti Kahurangi: NZCER Evaluation
NZCER was contracted by the partners in Whaia te iti Kahurangi (Te Runanga o Ngati Porou and the Ministry of Education) to undertake a formative evaluation of the initiative. Whaia te iti Kahurangi (WTIK) is aimed at improving student achievement…
Author(s): Cathy Wylie and Vyletta Arago-Kemp
Date Published: 2004
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Evaluation of the Introductory Professional Development Programme for Teacher Aides | Kaiāwhina
This report presents findings of an evaluation of the nationwide Introductory Professional Development Programme for teacher aides/kaiāwhina working with students with special educational needs, funded by the Ministry of Education. The evaluation began in 2001, during the development of the…
Author(s): Marie Cameron, Linda Sinclair, Pauline Waiti and Cathy Wylie, New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Date Published: October 2004
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Raising Māori students' achievement in Te Taitokerau
This publication is a summary of the Evaluation of Te Putahitanga Matauranga. Te Putahitanga Matauranga (TPM) is an education improvement and development project aimed at raising Māori students' achievement in Te Taitokerau (the Far North). TPM encompasses 78 schools in…
Author(s): Margie Hohepa, Kuni Jenkins with Jo Mane, Dale Sherman-Godinet and Sharon Toi, The International Research Institute for Māori and Indigenous Education, University of Auckland.
Date Published: February 2004
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Analysis and use of student achievement data
This group of five studies reports on aspects of the AUSAD initiative in Mangere and Otara that is designed to improve the capacity of the schools to analyse, share and learn from their student achievement information.…
Author(s): Helen Timperley in association with Linda Smith, Judy Parr, Jennifer Portway, Sarah Mirams, Suzanne Clark, Mali Allen and Jill Page. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2004
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Evaluation of the Te Kauhua Māori Mainstream Pilot Project
Te Kauhua is a professional development pilot project which provides schools with opportunities to address Māori student achievement in mainstream settings. The evaluation identified common transformative processes which resulted in sustained professional growth amongst teachers.…
Author(s): M. Tuuta, L. Bradnam, A. Hynds and J. Higgins with R. Broughton. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2004
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Teachers' experiences in curriculum implementation: General curriculum, the arts, and health and physical education
This report is part of the National School Sampling Study, a Ministry of Education initiative to investigate how teachers work with the curriculum, 2002-2003. This is the final report in a series which investigates teachers' experiences in teaching from the…
Author(s): Clive McGee, Ann Harlow, Thelma Miller, Bronwen Cowie, Mary Hill, Alister Jones and Ariana Donaghy, The University of Waikato. Report Prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2004
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Evaluation of professional development for Pacific teachers which supports the Arts in the New Zealand curriculum
Author(s): Gravitas Research and Strategy Limited. Report Prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2003
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