White-Gaze Centred Judgements
Since I completed my Term 3 visits with the school leaders I am privileged to work with, I’ve been thinking. Firstly, some context: 11 of the 12 schools are deciles one to four, primary,...
World’s top economists make case for English majors
A great migration is happening on US college campuses. Ever since the fall of 2008, a lot of students have walked out of English and humanities lectures and into STEM classes, especially computer science...
Teenagers warned to turn the music down or risk loss of hearing
Teenagers cranking up the music on headphones and other personal devices are being warned that they risk losing their hearing if they do not change their habits urgently.
Results from a new survey carried out...
Tweaks to the decile funding model not the solution
Authored by the Initiative’s chief economist Dr Eric Crampton, Seeing the problem, but missing the point explains that more work should be done to analyse the performance of New Zealand’s schools.
“The government is right to wish...
Diversity the key to improved performance in schools
A new evidence summary released today by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) highlights the benefits of championing a diverse school leadership workforce in Australia.
The report Spotlight: Diversity in School Leadership, points...
Under pressure: helping young people cope with anxiety
Anxiety is not new, so why is there such a focus on it now and how can we help our young people to cope with it?
Dr Valerie Sotardi from the University of Canterbury (UC)’s College...
Healthy homework gets results
Researchers from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the University of Otago have investigated the effects of a compulsory, health-related homework programme on physical activity, dietary patterns and body size in primary school children.
Auckland...
Kiwi researchers enhancing ECE in Indonesia
Senior lecturers Dr Donella Cobb and Dr Sonja Arndt from the Early Years Research Centre (sited in the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research at Waikato) have been working in partnership with UNICEF Indonesia...
A good first step, but more attention is needed to strengthen dual education in...
The government’s proposal to reform New Zealand’s underachieving vocational education sector is laudable, but there are still concerns that need to be addressed, says a new research note from The New Zealand Initiative.
The research...
Beauty tyranny in the age of Instagram
Young women in the age of social media are under ever more intense pressure to look ‘Insta-perfect’ and it’s not making them happy.
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