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Making a Difference for the Under Fives? The Early Implementation of Te Whaariki, the New Zealand National Early Childhood Curriculum.
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May, Helen; Carr, Margaret – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1997
Describes the implementation of Te Whaariki, the New Zealand National Early Childhood Curriculum. Found that general support for the curriculum is high but that current regulations and funding make it difficult for centers to meet the quality expectations. Several training institutions have begun using Te Whaariki as a framework, and evaluation…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Preschool Curriculum
Weaving Patterns: Developing National Early Childhood Curriculum Guidelines in Aotearoa--New Zealand.
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Carr, Margaret; May, Helen – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Describes development of New Zealand's national early childhood curriculum guidelines, called by the Maori phrase for "woven mat." Examines the government's changing role in early childhood education, the curriculum development process, and sources and principles of the curriculum. Details the curriculum's specific aims for children.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Learning and Teaching Stories: Action Research on Evaluation in Early Childhood. Final Report to the Ministry of Education.
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Carr, Margaret; May, Helen; Podmore, Valerie N. – 2000
Linked with professional development programs to support the implementation of Te Whariki, the national early childhood curriculum in New Zealand, a project was designed to: (1) construct a framework for assessment and evaluation in early childhood programs in Aotearoe-New Zealand; and (2) use this framework to develop an evaluation process…
Descriptors: Action Research, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Choosing a Model. Reflecting on the Development Process of Te Whariki: National Early Childhood Curriculum Guidelines in New Zealand.
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Carr, Margaret; May, Helen – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1993
Reflects on the process of developing national curriculum guidelines for early childhood based on New Zealand's experience. Discusses how development involved complex interactions between the nature of early childhood in New Zealand and its history (setting), the opinions, ideas, and practice of current practitioners (consultation), and decisions…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Learning and Teaching Stories: New Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation in Relation to Te Whariki.
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Carr, Margaret; May, Helen; Podmore, Val – 1998
In a climate of increasing concern with educational accountability and quality, it has been important to reappraise the issues of assessment and evaluation in relation to early childhood care and education. This document is comprised of three papers describing approaches to assessment and evaluation used in Te Whariki, a national curriculum…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, National Standards
Learning and Teaching Stories: Action Research on Evaluation in Early Childhood in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
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Carr, Margaret; May, Helen; Podmore, Valerie N. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2002
Provides an overview of the principles and framework of Te Whaariki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum, and of subsequent assessment and evaluation research. Presents the framework of "Learning and Teaching Stories," a user-friendly approach to assessment and self-evaluation, used in action research in three regions of New…
Descriptors: Action Research, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Key Learning Competencies across Place and Time: Kimihia Te Ara Totika, Hei Oranga Mo To Ao
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Carr, Margaret; Peters, Sally; Davis, Keryn; Bartlett, Claire; Bashford, Nadine; Berry, Paula; Greenslade, Susie; Molloy, Sue; O'Connor, Nikki; Simpson, Mere; Smith, Yvonne; Williams, Tina; Wilson-Tukaki, Andrea – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2008
The overarching aim of this research in the proposal was the following: In a number of early childhood centres and early years school classrooms that have already begun to explore in this area, to investigate effective pedagogy designed to develop five learning competencies over time. This project was developed in response to curriculum reform in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Government Role, Educational Policy