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The Parker Brothers' 1971 game of "Careers" may be light-hearted but the career decisions faced by young people leaving school today are no game. Those decisions are considered more...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Of those students entering with University Entrance as their highest school-leaving qualification, 47% are in the 17- 18 age bracket. This is a similar percentage to those holding an 'A' Bursary and...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Tertiary education should give students (1) the general ability to think critically and independently and, (2) competencies in at least one specialised discipline. Unfortunately, if tertiary...
| Year published: 1986 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Even TAFE and Polytech classes are dominated by information- giving by ever-talking teachers. This research discovered that higher levels of thinking are encouraged and used in practical classes more...
| Year published: 1993 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Ngā Kete Kōrero (The Language Baskets), a national research study commissioned by the Ministry of Māori Development Te Puni Kōkiri in 1993, has provided comprehensive information about the...
| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Fewer than 4% of primary and intermediate schools have half the 7.8% Pacific nations children. Only 2% of primary teachers are of similar background. A study of Pacific students at Wellington College...
| Year published: 2000 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
How effective are secondary school students’ information-literacy skills in the tertiary environment? When the authors looked at the expectation Years 12–13 teachers have of their students’...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The findings reported here suggest that while teacher research can be worthwhile professional development, if it is to be a realistic option robust support systems need to be put in place for...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Teachers, educators and leaders have privileged roles in responding to the educational aspirations of our Māori learners, whānau, hapū, iwi and communities. This article considers the...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2012_2_037.pdf | Content type: Set article
Emphasis on the spoken word in our English programmes has strengthened considerably over the last decade. The National English Syllabus Committee reflects the change by recommending that more...
| Year published: 1975 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article