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Hond-Flavell, Erana; Ratima, Mihi; Tamati, Aroaro; Korewha, Hinerangi; Edwards, Will – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2017
Te Kopae Piripono (TKP), Maori immersion early childhood education (ECE) centre, was recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2005 as a Centre of Innovation (COI), funding a 3-year practitioner research project which looked at whether "Whanau Development at Te Kopae Piripono fosters leadership across all levels of the whanau enhancing…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Ethnic Groups, Pacific Islanders, Child Development
Davis, Keryn; McKenzie, Ruta – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2017
This 2-year collaborative research project focused on young children's working theories about identity, language, and culture, how early childhood teachers can nurture and encourage this learning, and how this in turn impacts on children's participation in early childhood education (ECE) communities. The project builds on a previous Teaching and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Cooperation, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education
Podmore, Valerie N.; Hedges, Helen; Keegan, Peter J.; Harvey, Nola – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2015
In this report the authors signal the plurilingual nature of children's and teachers' learning and teaching experiences. Plurilingualism introduces a dynamic view of bilingualism in educational settings and refers to an individual's ability to draw upon her/his total language resources for learning and teaching (Cummins & Early, 2011; Garcia…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
McDowall, Sue – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2015
This is the second publication in the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) Project Plus series. Project Plus aims to inform questions of policy and practice by synthesising findings of educational interest from projects funded by the TLRI. This Project Plus focuses on literacy in the early childhood education (ECE) and school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, National Curriculum, International Assessment
Clarkin-Phillips, Jeanette; Carr, Margaret – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2009
This project came about after discussions with the general manager of the Wellington Region Free Kindergarten Association and Jeanette Clarkin-Phillips (University of Waikato) about setting up a research partnership to support the teachers at Taitoko Kindergarten in Levin. The teachers were establishing an integrated community centre (the whanau…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Pilot Projects, Parent Workshops
Carr, Margaret; Peters, Sally; Davis, Keryn; Bartlett, Claire; Bashford, Nadine; Berry, Paula; Greenslade, Susie; Molloy, Sue; O'Connor, Nikki; Simpson, Mere; Smith, Yvonne; Williams, Tina; Wilson-Tukaki, Andrea – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2008
The overarching aim of this research in the proposal was the following: In a number of early childhood centres and early years school classrooms that have already begun to explore in this area, to investigate effective pedagogy designed to develop five learning competencies over time. This project was developed in response to curriculum reform in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Government Role, Educational Policy