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Recent Policy research publications

Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey 2018: Summary report

Author(s): Cathy Wylie, Sue McDowall, and Hilary Ferral

The Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey tool (TSP) was available for free school use for the second consecutive year in 2018. It was used by 265 schools that wanted an evidence base for understanding and developing their practices for the benefit of students.

This report gives the aggregate picture for those schools. Compared with the national school picture, schools using the TSP included fewer small, rural, decile 1–2 schools, and schools with high Māori enrolment.

There is considerable variability between schools, but overall, school characteristics did not seem to be playing a strong role. This suggests that aspects that are challenging require system-wide support.

Policy School governance and management Education leadership practices

Research summary - 2019

Secondary schools in 2018: Findings from the NZCER national survey

Author(s): Linda Bonne and Jo MacDonald

Policy School governance and management Families and communities

Research report - 2019

Trends in assessment: An overview of themes in the literature

Author(s): Rosemary Hipkins and Marie Cameron

Policy Curriculum and assessment Implementing New Zealand Curriculum

Literature review - 2018

Tautokona te reo: The wellbeing of te reo Māori in kura and schools

Author(s): Maraea Hunia, Basil Keane, Nicola Bright, Helen Potter, Kiwa Hammond, and Ropata Ainsley

Policy Te Wāhanga Māori and education

Research report - 2018

NZCER national survey of primary and intermediate schools 2016: Methodology and sample information

Author(s): Melanie Berg

This report describes sampling and analysis details for the NZCER national survey of primary and intermediate schools 2016, as well as respondent characteristics and characteristics of the schools with which respondents are associated. It supports the individual thematic reports that use the 2016 National Survey data.

Policy Assessment tools Curriculum and assessment

Research report - 2017

Recent Policy books from NZCER Press

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$39.95

Changing our secondary schools

A powerful critique of two decades of educational reform in New Zealand, from an educator who was deeply involved. It is also a provocative call for action.

Bali Haque has been both a secondary school principal required to implement reform and a senior public servant in the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) tasked with pushing...

Policy National Standards NCEA

$25.00

Set 40th Anniversary Collection

To celebrate 40 years of set: Research Information for Teachers, NZCER Press has published a collection of 16 articles selected from the many hundreds that have been published over the years. Selected by guest editor Marie Cameron, this is not a “best of” compilation but is a collection of some of the articles that have stood out for...

Literacy Policy School governance and management Schooling for the future National Standards NCEA Education leadership practices Maths education Implementing New Zealand Curriculum Key Competencies

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$55.00

The Discovery of Early Childhood (2nd ed.)

The second edition of Discovery updates, expands and illustrates Helen May’s foundation book on the discovery of new and often radical ideas concerning the care and education of young children in institutions established outside of the family home.

Policy Early childhood

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$39.95

Vital connections: Why we need more than self-managing schools

What was the real effect of the radical Tomorrow’s Schools reforms? Has New Zealand’s school system improved as a result? What changes are needed now to meet our expectations of schools?

This is the definitive and compelling story of New Zealand school self management over more than two decades. Cathy Wylie explores the paths taken and...

Policy School governance and management National Standards NCEA

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$44.95

Critic and Conscience - Essays on Education in Memory of John Codd and Roy Nash

This book honours the work of John Codd and Roy Nash, who made important contributions to educational scholarship and to education policy and practice in this country and internationally. Launching the book at an event at Massey University in July, vice chancellor Steve Maharey made the comment that the best way to honour their work now was for...

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Policy research projects

Teaching and School Practices Survey Tool (TSP)

National Survey

Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey 2018: Summary report

Secondary schools in 2018: Findings from the NZCER national survey

Trends in assessment: An overview of themes in the literature

Tautokona te reo: The wellbeing of te reo Māori in kura and schools

NZCER national survey of primary and intermediate schools 2016: Methodology and sample information