In early childhood education, the arts have traditionally been taught based on ideas about developmentally appropriate practice and the creative self-expression of the child. This is despite a shift ...

Building a future-oriented science education system in New Zealand: How are we doing? Research publication 2013 Building a science curriculum with an effective nature of science component Research ...

Capabilities for living and lifelong learning: What's science got to do with it? Research publication 2015 Rethinking professional learning and development in primary science Research publication 2014 ...

While primarily aimed at early childhood educators and primary school leaders, this pukapuka is also valuable for secondary ...

How should we educate today’s students so that they will be proactive, confident future-builders in the uncertain times ahead? This book explores that question. The authors used a selection of wicked ...

This working paper describes some of the ideas underpinning NZCER’s Future-Focused Issues (FFI) project. There is a variety of ways to interpret what it means to take a “future focus” in education.

The Hidden Lives of Learners takes the reader deep into the hitherto undiscovered world of the learner. It explores the three worlds which together shape a student’s learning – the public world of the ...

For emerging researchers, introductory content that is specific to the Aotearoa context can be hard to find. Research methods for education and the social disciplines in Aotearoa New Zealand draws on ...

Pūrākau, or Māori narratives, have shaped the historical accounts of Māori throughout the generations. Yet they have historically been misappropriated, misrepresented, and misinterpreted as “fables” ...

Our purpose centres on whakatere tōmua / wayfinding. Whakatere tōmua is our mahi. Our purpose—through research, resources, and services—is to find ways for kaiako, ākonga, and whānau to have the best ...

This project began in 2019. It addresses questions about what changes or adaptations our education system may need to make in the immediate and short-to-medium term future, in response to climate ...

This adaptable guide invites kaiako to rethink approaches to engaging ākonga, re-envisage the teacher/learner dynamic, revise old habits, and reconfigure learning environments to acknowledge and ...