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Parents do look round for the ‘best’ school for their children. Can a school change itself to be the ‘best’? The options for change are limited, and advertising your wares may be more like...

Six parents of Year 4–6 students at a rural primary school were interviewed to explore their perspectives on the mathematics education of their children.

Whānau are integral to the educational wellbeing of Māori students in English-medium education. However, very little Māori educational research has been carried out with an explicit focus on...

'If we ignore or hold constant differences of personal endowment and life history it is the interaction of homes and schools that is the key to educability.'
Floud 1956
In this bulletin Colin...

There is much international evidence that parental involvement in children’s learning can positively influence achievement. New Zealand policy expects schools to nurture such involvement,...


Nairn, K., Higgins, J., & Sligo, J. (2012). Children of Rogernomics: A neoliberal generation leaves school. Otago University Press. Reviewed by Jennifer Tatebe
Kalantzis, M., & Cope,...

A close look at the links between school, parents, and community in eight schools in suburban Sydney questions the nature and effectiveness of the home/school partnership.

The Middle Eastern population in New Zealand has grown significantly in the past two decades. However, little is known about Middle Eastern parents’ expectations and their children’s experiences of...
