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The books used to teach children to read in New Zealand schools present a narrowed view of reality which may be harmful to girls. This is the general finding of an inquiry completed earlier this year...
| Year published: 1974 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article draws on a study of three New Zealand primary co-principalships to discuss some alternatives for re-ordering school organisational structures and power relationships. Some...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Streaming (or ability grouping or tracking, as the Americans would have it) has been tried, thrown out, revived, recommended, debunked and debated periodically in recent decades. Writing for New...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Issues of grouping and streaming are still hotly debated by teachers and administrators. Many are moved to turn to the research workers, and ask the simple question - Should we stream our children...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
'Who are you?' said the caterpillar. Alice replied rather shyly, 'I -- 1 hardly know, sir, just at present -- at least 1 know who 1 was when 1 got up this morning, but 1 must have changed several...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Children of around six have rather different perceptions of people's roles than do older children and adults. They tend to focus on one aspect or characteristic of a situation instead of scanning all...
| Year published: 1985 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
White haired, white coated, mixing chemicals in a mad desire to rule the world - why does this stereotype exist, persist, and can it be changed in school?
| Year published: 1988 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: Set1988_2_004.pdf | Content type: Set article
Some of the findings from a research project that aimed to document the role that a visit to one New Zealand science and technology centre played in the educational activities of six visiting primary...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Researchers and practitioners around the world have been working on understanding the nature of bullying and finding practical and useful solutions for dealing with it. This overview of their work...
| Year published: 2000 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article explores the impact of book bags containing non-fiction books, related artefacts and activity sheets on the reading behaviour and attitudes of reluctant and struggling boy readers....
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article