This paper makes the case for deep and radical change to New Zealand's approach to science education. It discusses the implications of recent science education research and policy work, and argues New Zealand still has a long way to go to developing a future-oriented science education system.  It explores what needs to change and contains suggestions for some first steps. 

“Developing science education that is a better fit for the ...

This is the first report from a 3-year (2012–2015) kaupapa Māori research project that investigates how best to support the continuity of reo Māori development of whānau as they transition between kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa primary, wharekura, secondary and beyond. It aims to provide useful information about the reo Māori education options that are most likely to help whānau achieve their reo Māori aspirations.

The project is being run by Te ...

This report is one in a series written for the Ministry of Education in the Curriculum support for science strand of a wider project called Science in the Curriculum. It describes two case studies in which teachers were asked to think about their purposes for teaching science and the outcomes they hoped their students would achieve. The case study teachers in two secondary schools worked with a visiting researcher. As ...

This report is one in a series written for the Ministry of Education as part of the e-Learning in science strand of the Science in the Curriculum project. It  brings together findings from earlier phases of the research, as well as parallel research on school engagement with the science community. The third phase of the project  focused on developing a conceptual tool for exploring the potential of digital technologies to ...

In September 2012 NZCER and Te Wānanga o Raukawa held the second Kei Tua o Te Pae hui, Changing Worlds, Changing Tikanga—Educating History and the Future, held at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. The aim was to explore the impact that colonisation has had on tikanga Māori, to think about how tikanga has been shaped by history and to consider what we take with us into the future. The ...

This report documents views and experiences of NCEA from NZCER's 2012 National Survey of Secondary Schools. Responses from teachers (1266) and principals (177) predominate, but the report also reflects the responses from parents (1477) and trustees (289). Full details of the sample are in the overview report, Secondary schools in 2012.

This report shows support for NCEA has remained high among principals and consolidated among teachers, school trustees and parents ...

This article is drawn from the Teachers of Promise research which has followed a group of promising teachers, now in their ninth year of teaching. It discusses how school leadership shapes the working environment for teachers.

The article was published in Education Review, NZ Teacher series in February 2012. You can read it here.

Hei Ara Ako ki te Oranga draws on many existing frameworks and writings, and in particular the work of Professor Sir Mason Durie. A series of small group interviews with learners and tutors provided initial data, and the model was refined through wānanga with Māori academics and Māori literacy providers.

The project team developed a draft conceptual model which was piloted by Māori literacy providers. The providers helped refine the ...