Background to the Key Competencies

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A background paper was prepared for the Ministry of Education in the first half of 2006.

Following from this, five schools, who were early adopters of key competencies, shared their experiences with the research team.    

Key themes from the schools' experiences were synthesised into a resource kit for schools Key competencies: the journey begins

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Background to the Key Competencies project outputs:

Year published Title Author(s) publication type
2007 Key Competencies: The Journey Begins discussion kit
2006 Nature of the key competencies: A background paper Rosemary Hipkins Paper
2006 Unpacking the key competencies: What does it mean for primary schools? Sally Boyd and Verena Watson Conference paper
2006 What might it take to implement the Key Competencies?: Some issues to consider. Rosemary Hipkins Conference presentation