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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Leading in Collaborative, Complex Education Systems
(Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, 2015)No abstract. -
On the Edge: Shifting Teachers’ Paradigms for the Future
(Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI), 2015)This project was designed to explore the conditions needed for New Zealand teachers to experience the transformational learning we argue is needed for future-oriented schooling. Its focus was teachers’ thinking. The research ... -
Teachers’ critical reflective practice in the context of twenty-first century learning
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)In the twenty-first century, learning and teaching at school must prepare young people for engaging in a complex and dynamic world deeply influenced by globalisation and the revolution in digital technology. In addition ... -
Symbolic policy and the educational myth of biculturalism
(Addleton Academic Publishers, 2015)Using the concept of symbolic policy and drawing from an anthropology of policy approach, this paper explores the ways that bicultural education policy creates and sustains a myth of partnership between Māori and ... -
Teacher professional learning and development for a future-oriented education system – a “wicked problem”?
(Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), 2014)In this presentation we present some initial findings from a research project designed to explore the kinds—and level—of support a group of teachers needed to experience the “step change” in thinking that (we argue) they ... -
From Pisa to Santander: a statement on children’s growth and wellbeing
(Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health (CRES), University of Malta, 2014)No abstract. -
Challenges and support factors of married Emirati students in teacher education
(2014)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on the path to becoming a knowledge economy and the role women play as pioneers and innovators, not only in their own society but, also, in the global community is strongly advocated [1]. ... -
Challenges and support factors of married Emirati students in teacher education
(2014)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on the path to becoming a knowledge economy and the role women play as pioneers and innovators, not only in their own society but, also, in the global community is strongly advocated [1]. ...