Browsing Thesis - Doctoral by Degree Name "Doctor of Education"
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An Exploration of the Nature of Physically Active Play in New Zealand Early Childhood Education.
The provision of physically active play (PAP) varies amongst early childhood services, directly impacting the experiences and opportunities available to children. This is a significant issue because PAP is a central ... -
An exploration of the relationships among people, places, and things involved in the transition from early childhood education to primary school
A successful transition to primary school is critical for contributing towards a positive future learning journey for children. Relationships are central to a child experiencing an affirming transition experience, however ... -
An exploration of the use of videotaped teaching and dialogue to support preservice teachers to critically reflect on their emerging teaching practice
How teacher educators can support preservice teachers to critically reflect on their teaching practice forms the primary focus of this thesis. Internationally, teacher education programmes have shown enormous interest in ... -
An exploratory study into the consistency and effectiveness of written feedback provided by markers in a tertiary education programme
Although consistency and effectiveness of feedback have been alluded to in literature, there has been little research that has specifically looked at these issues. Very few studies have quantified feedback types or looked ... -
An international comparative study of the teacher efficacy beliefs and concerns about teaching of preservice teachers in Malaysia, New Zealand, and England
This study compares the teacher efficacy beliefs and concerns about teaching reported by preservice teachers from Malaysia (n = 53), New Zealand (n = 100), and England (n = 119). Furthermore, it examines the validity of ... -
Associate Teachers in New Zealand: Great Expectations
Practicum is the cornerstone of teacher education. This research is set in the New Zealand context and explores understandings of the practicum from the perspective of associate teachers in the primary school sector. Much ... -
Becoming aware: A study of student teachers' personal and professional values
Student teachers’ personal and professional values have received passing attention in the educational literature, despite assertions that their values influence their perceptions, pedagogical decisions and actions. This ... -
Building Nature of Science:Professional development model to enhance teaching practice
The Nature of Science (NoS) has been introduced in the New Zealand Curriculum for English-medium teaching and learning in years 1 - 13 (Ministry of Education, 2007) as the overarching strand through which the contexts of ... -
Do we have what it takes? An investigation into New Zealand occupational therapists' readiness to be self-directed learners
In 2005, the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand (OTBNZ) introduced the Continuing Competence Framework for Recertification (CCFR) which included the mandated requirement for occupational therapists to regularly ... -
"Do you dance at work Mummy?" An ethnographic study of young children's perspectives of work.
This study foregrounds young children’s perspectives of work, allowing their opinions, experiences and knowledge to become visible. It questions the ways in which young children understand work, and what work means to young ... -
Generalist Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs for Teaching Dance
How teachers think, behave and respond to teaching situations is predicated on their self-efficacy beliefs (Bandura, 1997). Because these beliefs can affect teachers’ motivation, emotions, and expectations for taking action, ... -
"Getting it": Successful intercultural teaching practicum
New Zealand’s population is becoming increasingly diverse, particularly with new arrivals from the Asian continent. With this, comes the increased need for early childhood education professionals to respond authentically ... -
Improving Student Achievement Through Feedback
Ever since the groundbreaking work of Black and Wiliam (1998a), the question of how best to present feedback to students has been an international concern. Recent works by Andrade, (2005) and Lipnevich, McCallen, Miles, ... -
Invisible Women
A qualitative study of educational leaders who are mothers of colour in the context of Aotearoa. -
Ko te waka reo Māori, he waka eke noa: The motivations, attitudes, and learning experiences of non-Māori secondary school students learning te reo Māori
Te reo Māori is the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand and was recognised as an official language in 1987. It is a vital part of Māori culture and a defining feature of New Zealand’s education system. Although ... -
Perceptions of Relational Aggression among New Zealand Adolescent Girls and their Classroom Teachers: The Popular, the Regular, and the Tough Girls
Relational aggression concerns behaviours intended to harm someone by damaging or manipulating relationships or feelings of acceptance, friendship, or group inclusion (Crick & Grotpeter, 1995). The purpose of this study ... -
PISA, education policy, and the teaching profession: How context matters.
When resources are scarce, and education policies must be selected and enacted at a national level, how do policymakers select the policy options most suited to their context? Few countries can raise the quality of pre-service ... -
Putting support where the learners are: A multiple case study of the practice of embedding librarians in New Zealand online tertiary classes
The emerging practice of embedding librarians in online tertiary classes creates new opportunities for the delivery of learner support. This research sought to identify how this new form of embedded librarian learner support ... -
Slipping Down Ladders and Climbing Up Snakes: The Educational Experiences of Young Adults who were in Foster Care
Education has the potential to make a significant contribution towards improving the life-chances of children and young people in state care. However, despite a growing overseas body of research literature on the education ... -
Spirituality in the Context of the Aotearoa New Zealand Primary School Classroom
Contemporary spirituality is understood to be a basic quality of all people, more culturally plural than simple religious affiliation. Accordingly, spiritual wellbeing is seen to be a fundamental dimension of people’s ...