The Picking up the Pieces review of special education is available on the Education Counts website.

A discussion of what has been learned  about issues and possibilities for building staff:parent relationships in a research project, "Parent involvement in children's learning", undertaken collaboratively by teams of teachers, professional development advisers and researchers in New Zealand and Australia.

Keynote address to the Eighth Early Childhood Convention, "Making change for children now: Shaping early childhood today", 22-25 September 2003, Palmerston North.

Keynote address to NZEI Te Riu Roa Conference, Collaborative approaches in the early years, Wellington, 4-7 April 2002.

Evaluative research is a powerful tool for education researchers. It is through evaluative research that the process of reflection and learning-in-action can occur for many practitioners in the field of education: from policy to the classroom and teacher practice.

It has been argued that the most reliable and valid technique of evaluative research is the utilisation of externally contracted researchers. The intention is to enable results to be, to the ...

Feminist and post-colonial research have highlighted learning issues for students who do not see a place for themselves within science, as this is traditionally represented in school science education.

The use of narrative pedagogy is seen by some as a means of overcoming some of these issues, but translating the intention to use narrative into actual classroom resources is less well understood.

This paper outlines some issues that arose during ...

This paper summarises the information gained from a review of the literature surrounding the evaluation of technology-rich initiatives in the compulsory schools sector in New Zealand and overseas.

Paper presented at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) conference, Christchurch, 6-9 December 2001.

This paper looks at various definitions of numeracy, ranging from dictionary definitions to a literature search. General patterns of these definitions are explored and common themes identified. The place of numeracy in the New Zealand curriculum is outlined both in the Curriculum Framework, where it is described as an essential skill, and in the individual Curriculum Statements. A brief discussion of numeracy and "street-wise maths" is given.

Paper presented at ...

In common with many other countries, the New Zealand Government’s priorities include building an education system to equip its school leavers with 21st century skills, by focusing effort on building professional knowledge and strengthening effective teaching.

This presentation focuses on the ongoing opportunities that the teachers in our sample have had to become more effective teachers over time.

Our “teachers of promise” form a sample of 57 primary and secondary ...

This paper provides an overview of the first seven years of the Competent Children study.

It covers the origins and purpose of the study, the nature of the sample data, and some of the findings and insights which have emerged.

The paper also uses these factors to explore the value of taking a longitudinal approach to social research

Paper presented at the Ministry of Social Policy seminar, The Long Road ...

This paper advocates for clearer distinctions to be drawn between school science and scientists’ science, particularly with respect to the investigative processes that typify each.

It draws on the findings of a recent survey of public attitudes to science in New Zealand, and on recent international research in science education.

The paper explores the possibility that the images of science that appear to be carried from school into adult life ...