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Somerset, Gwen – 1976
This booklet, directed to parents, advocates parent involvement in New Zealand playcenter groups, discusses parental duties in the playcenter, and suggests ways parents can help children to learn. The booklet has three chapters. Chapter I discusses the value of parent involvement from the point of view of the child, the parent, and the community.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Guides, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedBarney, W. D. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1977
Reviews services available for physically and intellectually handicapped New Zealand children and discusses issues related to providing preschool education for such children. (SB)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Exceptional Child Education, Exceptional Child Services, Foreign Countries
Flavell, Marie V. – 1991
The Kohanga Reo, or "language nest" centers, provide places where Maori children can learn their native language. In its partnership with Te Kohanga Reo, the New Zealand Early Intervention Service has: (1) sent representatives to Maori tribal committee meetings; (2) ensured Kohanga Reo representation on early intervention management…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Childhood Needs, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries
Download full textFarquhar, Sarah-Eve – 1991
The New Zealand early childhood center charter is a contract between the Ministry of Education and an individual center. The charter was introduced with the 1989 publication of the "Early Childhood Management Handbook." It was thought to be the key to improving quality in services, since it outlined official center policies,…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Welfare, Day Care Centers, Educational Quality
Renwick, Margery, Comp. – 1991
An invitational seminar, which was sponsored in March 1991, by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, focused on research on the role of parents in early childhood education. Papers presented covered: (1) the preprimary project, a study of children's experiences prior to formal schooling (C. Garden); (2) the role of the state versus the…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Parent Education
Farquhar, Sarah-Eve J. – 1990
The early education policy of the National Party government in New Zealand is based on the Parents As First Teachers (PAFT) approach and the New Parents as Teachers project, which originated in the United States in Missouri. It is difficult to assess this project, which is not well-documented. The PAFT policy that parents should be home with…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Simanu-Klutz, Fata – 1999
This briefing paper focuses on the choices of instructional language in Pacific classrooms, as mandated by national or state policies, and discusses consequences of such choices on students' academic achievement and career preparation in the changing Pacific region. The paper first notes that in most South Pacific secondary schools, English is the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Background, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Farquhar, Sarah-Eve; Laws, Karina – 1991
After six decades of supposed equal resource sharing among all cultural groups, in 1982 the first Maori-initiated and operated child care center opened in New Zealand. Called a "Kohanga Reo" ("language nest"), it inaugurated a new movement, and by 1990 there were 612 such centers. This paper first describes the characteristics…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Day Care Centers, Ethnic Groups
Meade, Anne – 1981
The decision-making processes of two major early childhood education organizations in New Zealand were examined in this study; specifically, decisions affecting the availability of preschool education services and the acceptability of these services. In light of events of the mid-1970s, a free kindergarten and a playcentre were examined in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
Education in New Zealand is the topic of this publication. The following topics are discussed: the country and the people, the basic system, preschool education, primary education, secondary education, Maori and Island education, special education, tertiary education, teacher education, continuing education, educational organizations, and recent…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Continuing Education, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
McDonald, Geraldine – 1976
A brief historical account of developments in early childhood education in New Zealand is presented as background for a discussion of current research in this area. Five main sources of research in New Zealand, each with a special research style and field of interest are cited: (1) the universities, (2) the Department of Education, (3) women's…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Anne B. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1980
Describes the philosophy of, efforts to develop, and two-year outcomes of a child-care center for preschool children and infants. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Facilities
Peer reviewedTangaere, Arapera Royal; McNaughton, Stuart – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1994
This case study examined the effects of a Maori language and culture immersion preschool program on a preschooler's English and Maori language usage at home. School and home observations revealed the importance of the child's role in acquiring bilingual expertise, the presence of complementary activities at home, and shared cultural commitments.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Role, Cultural Awareness
McLachlan-Smith, Claire – 1993
This study examined New Zealand kindergarten teachers' perceptions or implicit theories of their role in children's learning, the nature of their curriculum, and how they perceived children as learners. Twelve head teachers of urban kindergartens were interviewed on the basis of Carr and Kemmis' (1983) seven categories of teacher knowledge: (1)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment
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
