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Using research findings from the United States which throw light on family stress Professor Bronfenbrenner draws conclusions for New Zealand and points ways ahead. An address given at the second...
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An economist looks at what it costs society to invest in children and their education- and what it pays.
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Families are central to the lives of children, and in New Zealand there is a great diversity of family configurations. Bishop (1990) has described children’s literature as having a dual ...
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Media headlines ensure that we are constantly reminded of the presence of bullying in our schools. This article draws on responses to a national survey on barriers to student learning. The strategies...
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A series in which we ask a leading researcher to distil three key ideas from their work over the years.
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This article looks at ways of bridging the discontinuities young children experience between three settings: the home environment, the early childhood setting, and the new entrant classroom. It...
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This article looks at ways of bridging the discontinuities young children experience between three settings: the home environment, the early childhood setting, and the new entrant classroom. It...
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Children in violent homes are often very isolated from support outside the home. School can be one place where their need for help or protection is identified. How should teachers respond?
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Exploring children's perceptions of families as part of a classroom activity can be a valuable way of broadening and challenging their pictures of families.
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Here are the voices of 50 women who are seldom heard – working class mothers – commenting on their own schooling and that of their children.
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