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Pathways to the Past: Effective Pedagogies for Maori and Pasifika Students in the Historical Disciplines
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November, Nancy; Sturm, Sean; Wolfgramm-Foliaki, 'Ema – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2020
Current research into, and definitions of, historical literacy do not adequately acknowledge the cultural backgrounds of indigenous learners across the historical disciplines and levels. Nor do they recognise the vital role of historical literacy in empowering indigenous students. In talanoa (conversations) with Maori and Pasifika students and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, History Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy
The Impact of Children's Everyday Learning on Teaching and Learning in Classrooms and across Schools
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Bourke, Roseanna; O'Neill, John; Loveridge, Judith – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2018
The authors of this report explored children's informal learning outside of school and then investigated how this knowledge can enhance teaching and learning practice in the classroom. The authors worked alongside children to develop a conceptual framework of the variations in how Year 5 students learn informally in their everyday lives outside…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Informal Education, Learning Activities
Generating Positive Outcomes by Years 5 to 8 Priority Learners in Writing: An Inquiry into Effective Teacher Practice
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Parr, Judy M.; Gadd, Murray – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2018
Writing is a demanding, multidimensional process that is, cognitively and socially, highly complex. Success in writing is vital to success in education and in the workforce. Writing is increasingly used to demonstrate learning through schooling and has the potential to contribute toward understanding and learning in the content areas. The project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Children's Working Theories about Identity, Language, and Culture (O faugamanatu a fanau e sa'ili ai o latou fa'asinomaga, gagana ma aganu'u)
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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
Strengthening Responsive and Reciprocal Relationships in a Whanau Tangata Centre: An Action Research Project
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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
Key Learning Competencies across Place and Time: Kimihia Te Ara Totika, Hei Oranga Mo To Ao
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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