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Not the bottom, but the beginning: The failure of the teaching profession to value early childhood education
(Tuwhera, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)No abstract. -
DiY (Do-it-Yourself) pedagogy: A future-less orientation to education
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2018)A future-less orientation, as defined in this article, explores approaches to education within the context of precarious, shifting, labour markets and the uncertain future of employment trends. A future-less orientation ... -
Is peer review in academic publishing still working?
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Peer review is central to academic publishing. Yet for many it is a mysterious and contentious practice, which can cause distress for both reviewers, and those whose work is reviewed. This paper, produced by the Editors’ ... -
“Don't tell me, show me!” Rethinking scholarship in the age of the video journal
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2018)No abstract. -
Rebooting biculturalism in education in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Tuwhera, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)A response to Christine Jenkin (2017). Early childhood education and biculturalism: Definitions and implications. New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 14(1), 8-20. -
Collective Writing: An Inquiry Into Praxis
(Addleton Academic Publishers, 2017)This is the second text in the series collectively written by members of the Editors’ Collective, which comprises a series of individual and collaborative reflections upon the experience of contributing to the previous and ... -
A Māori Crisis in Science Education?
(AUT University, 2017)This article is written for teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand schools who teach science to Year 7-10 students or as part of a primary classroom programme under NZC (the New Zealand Curriculum). What can teachers do about ... -
Educational Makerspaces: Disruptive, Educative or Neither?
(AUT University, 2017)Makerspaces are now common in schools. This idea, which originated outside education, is being advocated as a way to improve student engagement in learning and/or to foster creativity and/or innovation. It is also linked ... -
Travels in education: Towards Waldorf 2.0
(Educational Journal of Living Theories, 2017)This article documents an exploratory, values-based process involving culture, society and contemporaneity in Steiner Waldorf education. I do this by using my own developing values as a lens through which I assess and ... -
Educators Behaving Badly
(AUT University, 2016)As 2016 comes to an end, salacious news headlines seem to suggest that an element of the teaching profession will not be able to look back on this year with any degree of pride or satisfaction. -
Editorial: Teaching As Inquiry–mandated Requirement or Critical Disposition?
(AUT University, 2016)No abstract. -
The Leadership-as-practice (L-A-P) Movement: Transforming Education Research Through Applying an Emerging Frontier to Teacher Collaborative Inquiry Research
(Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), 2016)A new frontier of understanding leadership is emerging in the broad field of leadership studies known as the leadership-as-practice movement. Rather than assume leadership resides in the specific behaviours and traits of ... -
Teachers’ Reflective Practice in the Context of 21st Century Learning: Applying Vagle’s Five-component Post-intentional Plan for Phenomenological Research
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Vagle’s ‘post-intentional phenomenological research approach’ applies post-structural thinking to intentionality. I apply his five-component research process, reflect on some initial findings of semi-structured interview ... -
Teaching and critically reflective practice in Freire
(Springer-Reference, 2016)Few of the many books written by Freire drew particular, and extended, attention to the teacher in the way Pedagogy of Freedom (1998) was able to do. While this entry draws on many other important works by Freire, it ... -
Pause, Breathe, Smile: a Mixed-methods Study of Student Well-being Following Participation in an Eight-week, Locally Developed Mindfulness Program in Three New Zealand Schools
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Children today face increasingly high stress levels, impacting their well-being. Schools can play a crucial role in teaching social and emotional skills; therefore there is a need to identify effective interventions. This ... -
The transformative educative prospects of flexible learning environments
(New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 2015)An opinion piece on flexible learning environments. -
The globalisation of Steiner education: some considerations
(Research on Steiner Education (RoSE), 2015)Steiner early childhood centres and schools span the globe and are attended by thousands of children in contexts and settings far removed from that of the first school in Southern Germany. This article attempts to assess ... -
Transforming science education for the Anthropocene-is it possible?
(Springer, 2015)Since its inception, science education has been the focus of a great many reform attempts. In general, the aim has been to improve science understanding and/or make science study more interesting and/or relevant to a wider ...