This article compares the 1997 New Zealand social studies curriculum statement with The New Zealand Curriculum, in terms of the location of Pacific knowledge and experience, and argues that teacher decision making is a political process that has become an even stronger determinant for whether or not Pacific topics will be included in school social studies programmes, given that national curriculum directives for such topic inclusion no longer exist. Such a dislocation raises questions and concerns relating to teacher decision making.

In this article Jim Neyland responds to Dennis Sumara and Brent Davis in 2007’s Curriculum Matters, revealing how the writings of 20th century thinkers such as Niebuhr, Macquarrie, Korzybski, Fromm, and Dewey resonate with their idea of the “ex-centred” individual.

set started in 1974 as a kit—looseleaf pages and little booklets with articles, reviews, and even
stories. set generally came out twice yearly—free for the first few issues, funded by the Department
of Education, then on a subscription basis. It covered education from preschool to tertiary level.

The positive changes in early childhood education policy in New Zealand in the late 1980s occurred largely as a result of enough people coming together to speak with one voice for the sector. When the webs created by policy makers join with the webs of scholars and webs of thinking teachers, the children's learning will be supported and improved.