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Challenge and opportunity: Middle leaders and the implementation of the New Zealand curriculum
(2011)The implementation of a new national curriculum is a huge undertaking. The formulation of the revised New Zealand Curriculum in 2007, with its three year implementation period, came near the end of a decade of intensive ... -
The challenge of strategic management and strategic leadership in the case of three New Zealand secondary schools
(2009)In 2003, as part of the amended Education Act, the Ministry of Education mandated that schools submit a strategic plan as part of the revised charter requirements. The model used by the Ministry of Education uses corporate ... -
The challenges New Zealand intermediate school leaders face as they transition year six primary students into year seven, intermediate schools
(2014)There is strong evidence, internationally and in New Zealand, of the interruption to learning that occurs on transition from one school setting to another. In New Zealand the risks are greatest particularly for those ... -
The complexities of schools sustaining their focus on a school-wide initiative
(2009)Within a framework of sustainability and change this research set out to examine ways that three primary schools have attempted to sustain a school-wide Talent Development Initiative once their three year, Ministry of ... -
The complexity of pastoral care middle leadership in New Zealand secondary schools
(2011)The aim of this research was to interpret from multiple perspectives the pastoral care middle leadership role in New Zealand secondary schools. It was based on the rationale that pastoral care middle leadership within New ... -
Data driven decision making and the New Zealand secondary school principal
(2010)In an age of expanding educational accountability driven by pressures to lift student achievement the role of Data Driven Decision Making (DDDM) within schools has escalated. In a New Zealand context the 2001 Education ... -
Effective evaluation of professional development
(2011)The overall aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of professional development evaluation in a sample of New Zealand primary schools. RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. Why is it important to evaluate professional ... -
'Everything to everybody' : the profile and challenges of pastoral care middle leadership in New Zealand secondary schools
(2013)The aim of this research was to interpret, from multiple perspectives, the profile and challenge of pastoral care middle leadership in New Zealand secondary schools. It was based on the rationale that pastoral care middle ... -
Expectations and experiences of independent learning in two New Zealand secondary schools
(2012)This study explored the expectations and experiences of students and staff that were involved in an independent learning programme in their school. In addition to these expectations and experiences, this research explored ... -
Experienced principals’ accounts of their character development : their inside stories
(2012)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What is character and how is it related to leadership? 2. How do experienced principals account for their development of character with reference to: a. the development of their self-awareness ... -
Faculty heads: Their roles and leadership practices in New Zealand secondary schools
(2007)In secondary schools, the role of curriculum middle manager is a complex one, by virtue of its position within a management structure, and more needs to be understood about the demands of the role within particular ... -
Finding value in appraisal? Case studies of teachers’ perspectives in two private schools
(2008)The potential benefits of appraisal as a mechanism for improving performance are more likely to come to fruition if there is commitment from teachers’ that goes beyond mere compliance. This thesis set out to explore teachers’ ... -
The impact of student feedback on secondary teachers
(2010)This thesis explores the impact of student feedback, as a part of the formal appraisal process within a secondary school, on the teachers involved. The central theme of this thesis arose from the researcher’s experience ... -
Investigating factors influencing the retention of Maori students within secondary education in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(2010)Maori students in mainstream schooling in Aotearoa-New Zealand are significantly disadvantaged by inequitable education outcomes. Some blame the students themselves or their families for this situation, while others argue ... -
An investigation of student perceptions of quality in a secondary school
(2011)This research examines current students’ perceptions of the quality features required by them from a secondary school and considers how well they judge their school to be performing in relation to these. Strengths and ... -
Leadership identification and development of primary school teachers: Exploring the complexities
(2009)Leadership development is a key activity in schools. It can focus on improving outcomes for students, personal development for leaders and support strategic change for the school. This thesis analysed the further development ... -
Leadership in digital technology: The challenge of decision making
(2012)This research investigated the perceptions of decision-making in the use of digital technologies by three secondary schools, leaders and teachers. In the use of digital technology teachers in these schools understood it ... -
Leadership in learning and change: An evaluation of leadership in the context of implementing a Bible College programme
(2010)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. Is there congruency between the LBC's Leadership Team vision and the actualisation of the LBC [Lifestyle Bible College] at this stage of the implementation process? 2. What leadership challenges ... -
Leaders’ perceptions of the practices and challenges that influence Pasifika achievement in New Zealand secondary schools
(2013)Within the New Zealand education system, Pasifika secondary school students are identified as being one of the groups most at risk of not succeeding, with large numbers underachieving. The Ministry of Education and the ... -
Learning and teaching experiences in an offshore programme : challenges and strategies
(2013)This study examines the experiences of learners and lecturers undertaking a computing degree delivered offshore by lecturers from a New Zealand university to students in Vietnam in 2012. It focuses on the learning and ...
