College of Education
The University of Otago College of Education was formed in January 2007, upon the merger of the University of Otago and the Dunedin College of Education.
The University of Otago College of Education is dedicated to the enhancement of educational practice through high quality teaching, scholarship, research, professional leadership and community service, to benefit children, other learners, educators and the wider community (local, national and international).
Recent Deposits
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The education systems of Norway and New Zealand : a comparative historical analysis
Norway and New Zealand present striking disparities in the value base and purpose of their national education systems. Norway, both historically and in contemporary times has tended to emphasise the social and moral purposes ... -
Marakihau - An Historical Narrative of Maori Kindergarten Teachers from the 1950's to 1989.
This thesis identifies, discuss and shares the stories of a group of Māori women during their respective careers in the kindergarten sector from the 1950s to 1989. I explore the research participants’ early learning as ... -
All the little things: The experiences of New Zealand secondary school teachers living with impairments and/or chronic illness
Uncover me, my life is woven Into the warp of impairment The weft of chronic illness Experience first-hand me living (Woven, LJS, 2014) What are the experiences of New Zealand secondary school teachers living with ... -
Tattooing, bodies and women : notions of resistance
Tattooing is a form of body modification that has existed in society for thousands of years. All societies place importance on the body, and bodies are modified throughout the world by a variety of practices, of which ... -
Foucauldian Discourse Analysis and Early Childhood Education: Tools for Understanding Inequity and The Pursuit of Social Justice
Formal early childhood education is a relatively modern institution to which increasing numbers of children are routinely exposed. Since the modern invention of childhood, the early childhood years have been increasingly ... -
Investigating Students' Perceptions of Collegiality in Doctoral Education
Collegiality in the doctoral environment and collegial peer communities are under-researched, and their potential to enhance doctoral education is under-utilised. Academic developers, researchers, government departments, ... -
Understandings of Social Investment in the Oil and Gas Sector
Every year, Oil and Gas (O&G) companies spend a significant amount of money on social investment programmes in communities that host their activities. Yet the benefits of these programmes are debatable. This thesis reports ... -
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 ... -
Skateboarding beyond the limits of gender? Strategic interventions in Sweden
Sweden prides itself as a country where young women can enjoy gender equality. Yet many young women skateboarders still experience discomfort when skateboarding in public spaces. We argue that diverse strategies are required ... -
Achieving citizenship for all: How can a kindergarten community of practice support the active participation of a disabled child and their family?
This dissertation explores the ways in which one kindergarten community of practice supports the active participation of a disabled child and their family. It gives a full explanation of active participation as being ... -
“Critical literacy seems really interesting, but why talk about menstruation?” A critical literacy approach to teaching and learning about menstruation
For the majority of young people, puberty and sexuality education is an important source of information about menstruation. Menstruation is part of the Positive Puberty unit, Year Six to Eight in the New Zealand Health ... -
The lived experience of high achieving Year 13 boys using silent in-school individual study time during timetabled study periods
This human science research investigates the phenomenon of silent study in a high performing, highly regarded school was in a high decile socio-economic area New Zealand. It constructs a phenomenological description of ... -
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, ... -
Social moderation: Assessment for teacher professional learning
This thesis addresses New Zealand’s unmet need for additional teacher professional learning opportunities in assessment. It reports on a yearlong, multi-case study involving the teachers at three New Zealand primary schools. ... -
Mathematics as a secondary subject: the girls' view
Mathematics evokes a range of negative emotions from many girls as they struggle to see its worth. Many girls hate mathematics, they view it as unimportant and boring, and they enjoy their other school subjects far more. ... -
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 ... -
"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 ... -
Constructing the academic category of teacher educator in Aotearoa New Zealand university recruitment processes.
An examination of recruitment materials and interviews with personnel involved in the employment of teacher educators to positions in university-based New Zealand initial teacher education reveals three constructions of ...