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Community Dance as a Democratic Dialogue
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Wise, Serenity; Buck, Ralph; Martin, Rose; Yu, Longqi – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
This article explores the values that bridge democracy and community dance. Policymakers show an interest in promoting democracy, including the very values shared between community dance and democracy. Observing this, we propose that policy may benefit from examining the pedagogy and practices of community dance, and incorporate relevant aspects…
Descriptors: Democracy, Dance, Dance Education, Educational Practices
Child Poverty in New Zealand: Why It Matters and How It Can Be Reduced
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Boston, Jonathan – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014
A combination of policy changes and wider socio-economic trends led to a dramatic increase in child poverty in New Zealand during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Higher rates of child poverty have now become embedded in the system and show little sign of resolving themselves. For a country which once took pride in being comparatively egalitarian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Children, Public Policy
Stand-Alone Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability Course Requirements: A Snapshot from Australia and New Zealand
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Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn R.; Wymer, Walter – Journal of Marketing Education, 2010
This article analyzes the extent to which Australian and New Zealand marketing educators use dedicated or stand-alone courses to equip students with alternative views of business. A census of marketing programs in degree-granting universities was conducted. Program brochures were obtained via the Internet and were content analyzed. This study…
Descriptors: Marketing, Foreign Countries, Social Responsibility, Ethics
Dramatising Family Violence: The Domestic Politics of Shame and Blame
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Nicholson, Helen – Research in Drama Education, 2009
This paper examines an education programme devised by the New Zealand educational theatre company, "Everyday Theatre," which offers a fictional representation of family abuse. The paper raises political questions about the dramatic representation of the family as a social system, and examines how the boundaries between private feelings…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Social Influences, Family Violence, Social Change
In Sickness and in Need: The How and Why of Special Consideration for Students
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de Lambert, Kelly; Williams, Tim – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
This article reviews the practice of special consideration for students who have been unable to complete examinations or assignments due to temporary incapacity such as illness or bereavement. A literature review revealed no meaningful academic discussion on the place of such special consideration in higher education. A broad overview of the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Student Needs, Foreign Countries
Giving the 'Hidden Hand' a Helping Hand? The Rhetoric and Reality of Neo-Liberal Education Reform in England and New Zealand.
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Gordon, Liz; Whitty, Geoff – 1997
Recent moves in many parts of the world to restructure and deregulate state education have sought to link significant degrees of institutional autonomy with an emphasis on parental choice and competition, thereby creating "quasi-markets" in education. This paper discusses such developments as part of a neo-liberal project for education…
Descriptors: Accountability, Conservatism, Educational Administration, Educational Change