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School leadership through COVID-19: A tale of two Auckland secondary school principals

This article tells the contrasting stories of two Auckland secondary school principals who faced different challenges in leading their schools through a number of COVID-19-related lockdowns. It...

| Year published: 2021 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Falling Rolls

It is a fact that there will be fewer and fewer children at school as the 1980s go on. The prospect is felt by teachers as a threat both to their job security, and also to the quality of education...

| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

The Confusing World of High School Reading

In The Confusing World of High School Reading (Part 1): What the Teacher Doesn't See I reported the results of a recent study which showed that teaching a class of high school pupils can be deceptive...

| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

A Whanau in Action

Secondary schools can be organized in a variety of ways. A whanau organization subdivides a large school into largely self-contained units or whanaus to gain the social advantages of a small school...

| Year published: 1985 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Learning and Teaching Writing

In 1984, in one hundred Form 2 (Year 7) classes and in one hundred Form 5 (Year 10) classes throughout New Zealand, six thousand children wrote three pieces each. Their work was collected and the 18,...

| Year published: 1989 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Students-at-risk: identification and intervention: a case study

A co-educational state high school in Queensland developed a way of identifying and helping children-at-risk. This case study results in helpful advice.

| Year published: 1993 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Aiming for Student Achievement: How teachers can understand and better meet the needs of Pacific Island and Maori students

By identifying issues that impact on student achievement in low decile schools with high ratios of Pacific Island and Maori students schools can improve the learning opportunities for these students...

| Year published: 1998 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Encountering interactive television: A pilot study of the introduction of a new educational technology in Victorian schools

Is interactive television the latest high-tech white elephant, or can it become a valuable educational technology for schools? Answers from research into the implementation process of interactive...

| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Longer learning periods for the secondary school day: What does research say?

Author(s): Rosemary (Rose) Hipkins MNZM

The New Zealand Curriculum highlights the importance of learning to learn. This presents practical challenges to schools, in relation to shifts in teaching and learning practices. This article...

| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

“Students First” and nurturing networks: Visualising positive futures for New Zealand secondary students

New Zealand’s first secondary school nurture group, at Linwood College, is discussed with reference to Students First (a theme of the Secondary Futures project). Learning is organised around students...