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Children's Views on Nuclear Issues

Discussing nuclear war informally with a group of 16-year-olds I discovered that they had a great many different opinions about it, and many misconceptions. Stimulated by Hugh Lauder and Alan Scott...

| Year published: 1985 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Breaking the Sex-stereotyping Circle

How can education help to break down unnecessary sex-stereotyping of school subjects? The issue was much discussed in the 70s. The 'Catch 22' situation in the diagram was common and it was realised...

| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Pupils on Punishment

Are kids in secondary schools misbehaving more frequently? Do they have less respect for teachers? Do they have less respect for authority? Is what teachers do contributing to the problem? How would...

| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

The Confusing World of High School Reading

In The Confusing World of High School Reading (Part 1): What the Teacher Doesn't See I reported the results of a recent study which showed that teaching a class of high school pupils can be deceptive...

| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Increasing Meta-learning: Part 1 - Encouraging Students to Ask Questions

Children should learn how to learn. Nowadays we hope that school will teach that, above all else. Here is a case study of successful teaching for meta-learning. A second will appear in...

| Year published: 1990 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

The Course Experience of Year 12 Students: Results from "Youth in Transition"

Do students of different sex, race, level of school achievement or from different socio-economic backgrounds have different perceptions of their last year of school? If they do, how much equity is...

| Year published: 1995 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

What Do Students Think "Learning" is and How Do They Do It? A cross-cultural comparison

The differences between Australian and Japanese secondary students' conceptions of learning and their use of self-regulated learning strategies.