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Through my brown eyes: Niuean school boys’ experiences in two New Zealand secondary schools

This article describes a study that captured the voices of six Niuean boys and their views on senior secondary schooling and the pursuit of higher education in New Zealand. Their tutala give insight...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Student ‘belief effects’ in remedial reading: Stories from six severely reading disabled adolescents

A research project showed that progress in a remedial reading programme for severely reading disabled adolescents was determined by the effects of their beliefs about ability and strategy...

| Year published: 2001 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

TV and Homework

How many children do their homework with the TV on? Does it help or hinder? This research from audience surveys in the UK makes us pause before automatically condemning homework with...

| Year published: 1991 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

What is real? Students' perceptions of physical education

A study that challenges teachers to consider the educational basis of physical education.

| Year published: 1998 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Planning for critically informed, active citizenship: Lessons from social-studies classrooms

To be active members of a democracy, young people need to develop skills in active citizenship participation. Within New Zealand, there are opportunities to develop such skills within the...

| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text:

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Advancing young citizens’ political literacy through social-sciences curricula

This article focuses on how Year 11 secondary students view themselves as political beings, voice political ideas, and think critically about political participation. The research was...

| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Climate strikes: Their value in engaging and educating secondary school students

The climate strikes of 2019, an extraordinary worldwide phenomenon, swiftly and succinctly showed the world the collective concern of youth. What insights might curriculum planning for climate-change...

| Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Tū tangata: Culturally encompassing physical activity and its impact on the mental wellbeing and academic achievement of Pacific talavou

As part of their kaupapa of catering for the whole child, Pacific Advance Secondary School in Ōtāhuhu has implemented an innovative programme called Tū Tangata to get their talavou physically active...

| Year published: 2023 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Student leader perspectives of a place-responsive initiative

This article outlines the development of a leadership programme for senior students involved in co-leading a Year 9 cross-curricula “Festival of Learning” known as Hui Taurima. The focus is on the...