Last year the Hamilton branch of the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children produced a radio programme, broadcast by 1YW Hamilton, on the gifted child and the school situation. The...
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Enhancement in pupils' decision-making skills was chosen as one of the goals of an experimental project because, in 1974, when the project began, increasing interest was being shown in decision-...
Handling children's anger can be perplexing, draining and anger-provoking for adults.
Figures on the extent of violent and disruptive behaviour in schools tend to be unreliable, mainly because of the difficuities of definition that are involved. However, recent studies indicate...
What do young people think of the urban environment and of the recreational facilities available to them? In order to get some insight into these questions a number of pupils in some Auckland...
Parent involvement in pre-school education in New Zealand commonly takes three forms: parent helping, parent education and parent organization and administration.
Spina Bifida is a congenital abnormality in which the arches of one or more of the spinal vertebrae have failed to fuse together so that the spine is 'bifid' or split in two. The severity of the...
Listening improvement programmes appear to be rare in New Zealand schools, possibly because listening is something we tend to take for granted. A case of familiarity breeds neglect perhaps?...
School leadership in New Zealand, both at primary and secondary levels, is dominated by men, despite the fact that women constitute half the combined teaching force.
Large numbers of children, sometimes very young children, are admitted to our hospitals each year. Many stay for only short periods and while they may show disturbed behaviour upon returning...
One of the most persistent and frustrating challenges facing those concerned with specific learning disability is to formulate a definition that will serve the needs of teachers, parents and the...
Studies of spelling are not particularly numerous in New Zealand, the 2 standard bibliographies listing no more than 20 completed during the last 50 years. All but two of these studies appeared...
Why do students think teachers include poetry in the English curriculum? What aspects of poetry do they say teachers stress? Do the opinions of students and teachers on these matters coincide?...
Last August, 1600 delegates from 35 countries assembled in Adelaide for the 23rd World Congress of the International Society for Education through Art (lNSEAl. It was a memorable event for...
Going to school is an important milestone in a child's life and it is a major event for the parents too. How should you prepare your child for school? How can you prepare yourself? We asked some...