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While the education reforms of 1989 promised much for Maori in education, Maori membership on Boards of Trustees continues to be disproportionately low against that of non-Maori members. The governance role is significant in influencing the provision and outcomes of education for Maori students, but there has been little research into the experiences of Maori in school governance, or the... [Thesis or Dissertation]

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This qualitative ethnographic study explored the various ways a team of early childhood teachers made sense of, and used, an assessment framework based on learning dispositions and formative assessment for assessing children’s learning. In the late 1980s and early 1990s traditional methods for assessing children were being significantly questioned. The development in 1996 of Te Whāriki,... [Thesis or Dissertation]

This paper undertakes a review of the report of the Adult Education and Community Learning Working Party released by government in September 2001. It discusses a number of themes arising out of this report. However, the report is not seen in isolation, and the paper locates it in a wider context. It identifies some of the difficulties faced by those involved in adult education and community... [Journal Article]

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The digital era is a time when available technology enables access to information, ideas and people from a range of locations, at anytime. Young graduating teachers have grown up using digital technologies and some educators see this generation as digital saviours who will sweep into schools, able to teach the digital generation in relevant ways. This thesis examines the experiences of...

Interest in outdoor education has grown significantly over recent decades, and with this interest has come a growth in literature about outdoor education in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Much of this literature was collated in 1989 (Bailey, 1989). The present bibliography updates the 1989 effort with the added dimension of annotations in the form of an abstract for each publication listed. The... [Book]

This chapter has summarised some of the key trends and patterns in movement-based adult and community education. Some movements and groups appear to have been more successful and/or active in organising programmes at certain times. Thus, in 1983 various oppositional groups were active in organising educational programmes focusing on economic policy issues. In the mid-1980s, however, these... [Book Item]

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The main purpose of this essay is to review Peter Jarvis' book on Ethics and education for adults in a late modern society published by the National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education (England and Wales) (NIACE) in 1997. The essay begins by discussing the aims of the book and comparing it with the only other published book on ethics and adult education. It then outlines the... [Journal Article]

This paper reviews several surveys of educational participation by adults in Aotearoa New Zealand between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s. Selected methodological and substantive issues are addressed. It concludes, among other things, by pointing to: the continuities and discontinuities within a variety of ‘divides’ over the period including those of class, gender, cultural background and age;... [Journal Article]

This paper reviews several surveys of educational participation by adults in Aotearoa New Zealand between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s. Selected methodological and substantive issues are addressed. It concludes, among other things, by pointing to: the continuities and discontinuities within a variety of ‘divides’ over the period including those of class, gender, cultural background and age;... [Journal Article]

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This paper is one of three commissioned by ACE Aotearoa. It is intended to review the TEC consultation document on the proposed new funding framework released on 9 March 2005. The first part of this paper provides an overview of the document. The paper then moves on to a discussion and critique of it before concluding by highlighting some key questions. This paper has had to be prepared in a... [Report]

Little research has been done to analyse the patterns of participation by older people in educational activities in New Zealand. There is a dearth of information even on the number and percentage of older people involved in education. This article seeks to rectify this situation. Drawing on data derived from a national survey on undertaken in 1978, some answers are provided to key questions... [Journal Article]

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The field of adult learning and education has a rich and diverse history, and those of us working in the field are privileged to be able to draw on a range of traditions. This paper identifies some of these traditions, describes some features of globalisation and analyses its impact on adult learning and education. Drawing on the findings of a large-scale project which looks at programme trends... [Conference Item]

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