Browsing Education Dissertations and Theses by Subject "Auckland (N.Z.)"
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An examination of the complex web of influences on the educational achievement of Samoan and Tongan male students in Auckland secondary schools
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What key values and strategies do Samoan and Tongan parents identify as supporting educational achievement for their children, with specific reference to boys? 2. What factors external to schools ... -
Expectations and reality : primary school principals’ experiences of change leadership in the transition to digital learning environments
(2015)Principals in New Zealand primary schools are aware of the expectations placed on them in their role as educational leaders. These expectations include being leaders of change, leaders of learning and leaders who are able ... -
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 ... -
Implementing personalised learning in New Zealand primary schools Innovative Learning Environments
(2016)The New Zealand Ministry of Education is requiring that all primary school ‘new builds’ and renovations be Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs), within these there is an expectation that personalised learning is to be ... -
Metacognition in a secondary school : the development of a collaborative and iterative professional development programme
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What do teachers currently believe and do that is considered to foster students’ metacognition? 2. How might teachers conduct a collaborative inquiry into building capacity for developing metacognition ... -
Personalised learning : perceptions of curriculum leaders and mathematics teachers in a secondary school classroom
(2015)The personalised learning and teaching approach is an ideal vehicle to impact and explore the needs and abilities of students, so that they can achieve to the best of their ability. This study is focused on the ... -
Secondary to tertiary transitions : current trends
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the secondary school leader’s perceptions of the transition for students from secondary to tertiary education? 2. What are the tertiary transition challenges for secondary students from a ... -
Student perspectives of secondary to tertiary transitions : influences on the decision making process
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are the beliefs and experiences of students who have recently transitioned from secondary to tertiary education in one New Zealand polytechnic? 2. What are the beliefs and experiences of ... -
Student voice : empowerment, engagement, efficacy in New Zealand schools
(2014)This study was carried out to examine student voice initiatives in schools; more specifically, the successes and challenges that leaders and teachers have faced when implementing student voice strategies. ‘Student voice’ ... -
Teaching and learning challenges facing primary school teachers of students from non-English speaking backgrounds
(2013)This study examined the teaching and learning challenges faced by teachers of students from non-English speaking backgrounds in three Auckland primary schools. A qualitative methodology was chosen for this research ... -
Teaching as inquiry : perspectives, practices and perceptions of success in New Zealand primary schools
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. What are leaders’ and teachers’ perspectives of teaching as inquiry? 2. How is teaching as inquiry practised in New Zealand primary schools? 3. What are leaders’ and teachers’ perceptions of ... -
Technology innovations that support technology enhanced teaching and learning and their evaluation in two Auckland secondary schools
(2016)Technology innovations have been introduced into Auckland secondary schools to meet the needs of 21st Century learners. All secondary schools in New Zealand are required to critically and strategically review their practice ... -
Understanding choices in the grouping of children within early childhood education : an Auckland based study of same-age / multi-age grouping arrangements
(2013)RESEARCH QUESTIONS. 1. What reasoning and values lie beneath the practice of grouping young children in same-age and multi-age settings? 2. What are the perceived advantages and disadvantages of same-age and multi-age ... -
Ways in which middle leaders support teachers in integrating digital technology
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • What are teachers’ perceptions of how they are supported to implement pedagogies for integrating digital technology? • What are the challenges faced by teachers with the introduction of digital ... -
Why trade students withdraw from their courses : students’ perspectives
(2014)Despite increasing numbers of students embarking on tertiary studies in New Zealand, the proportion of students completing a qualification is low compared to other OECD countries and Ministry of Education data shows that ...