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Gill Rutherford – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2024
The compulsory education of students who have complex learning characteristics has received little attention in New Zealand research literature. This paper explores the positive educational experiences of a student who transferred from one high school to another in the same city, which resulted in him 'actually learning'. Using Appreciative…
Descriptors: Learning, Foreign Countries, High School Students, School Choice
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Hone, Lucy; Quinlan, Denise – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2019
The website of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience (NZIWR) states that it is dedicated to increasing wellbeing for communities and organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand. Within education, its mission is to build whole-school wellbeing. "Set" contacted NZIWR to help give our readers insight into the research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Resilience (Psychology), Sense of Community
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Lawrence, Julie; Taylor, Rachael W.; Galland, Barbara; Williams, Sheila; Gray, Andrew; Sayers, Rachel M.; Taylor, Barry – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Objectives: To determine the frequency of 14 discipline strategies used by mothers (n = 564) and fathers (n = 335) in caring for their six-month old infant. Methods: Data on discipline practices were obtained from families participating in an obesity prevention trial (Prevention of Overweight in Infancy). Each parent was asked to indicate the…
Descriptors: Infants, Discipline, Parenting Styles, Infant Care
Lawes, Elliot; Boyd, Sally – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2017
New Zealand students face challenges to their social and emotional wellbeing. There are high rates of school bullying compared with other countries. More needs to be done to foster young people's wellbeing and help them develop skills and competencies to manage their wellbeing. Multifaceted Whole School Approaches are an effective way for schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Prevention, Bullying