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Experiencing Being Judged: Making Visible School Community Expectations of Rural Principals
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Rinehart, Kerry Earl – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2022
Judgements of the work of school principals may be formal through an appraisal process or informal from students, teachers, parents, and members of the community in which the school operates. This article focuses on New Zealand rural primary school principals' experiences of informal expectations--and judgements about whether they meet these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Rural Schools, Expectation
Natural Hazard Preparedness in an Auckland Community: Child and Community Perceptions
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Bolton, Patricia; Dirks, Kim; Neuwelt, Pat – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
Community engagement in natural hazard preparedness is crucial to ensure sustainable initiatives. Children are important members of communities, and can actively contribute to community preparedness. This article presents research undertaken with 11- to 12-year-old students from a school in Auckland, New Zealand, and leaders associated with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters, School Role
Learning Te Reo Maori via Online Distance Education: A Case Study
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Jeurissen, Maree – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2015
Despite some gains in the regeneration of te reo Maori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand, its long-term survival remains threatened. One avenue for regeneration seldom considered is the English-medium secondary school. This article reports on a case study where students in one such school chose te reo Maori as an option and, and,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Case Studies, Indigenous Knowledge, Language Maintenance
Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in CONFINTEA VI and Follow-Up Processes
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Morrison, Sandra L.; Vaioleti, Timote M. – International Review of Education, 2011
This paper discusses key issues raised by indigenous peoples during CONFINTEA VI and proposes strategies to enable them to participate in ongoing processes. Indigenous peoples are not involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of adult education programmes, and this often results in a "one-size-fits-all" model. This article…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Followup Studies, Indigenous Knowledge
Learning from Leisure: Developing Nature Connectedness in Outdoor Education
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Cosgriff, Marg – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2011
The "greening" of outdoor education has received increasing attention from educators in Aotearoa-New Zealand and internationally. Given contemporary global concerns about the scale of environmental issues and the associated recognition that educating for sustainability is a matter of urgency, the continuing exploration of pedagogies…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Womens Studies
Perceptions of Neighborhood Problems and Health-Related Quality of Life
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Hill, Erin M.; Shepherd, Daniel; Welch, David; Dirks, Kim N.; McBride, David – Journal of Community Psychology, 2012
This article examines the association between perceptions of neighborhood problems and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a sample of New Zealand residents (n = 692). A modified version of the Neighborhood Problems Scale (originally developed by Steptoe and Feldman, 2001) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) were…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Neighborhoods