Implementing the New Zealand Curriculum: Understandings and experiences from three urban primary schools.

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dc.contributor.authorNaysmith, Robert Bramwell
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-13T23:14:44Z
dc.date.available2011-10-13T23:14:44Z
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.description.abstractThe introduction of the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) provided both opportunities and challenges to schools. As teaching and learning has continued to evolve and develop in accordance with new research, technological innovations and changing school populations so too has curriculum. The curriculum was designed to initiate a transformation in values, principles, and key competencies that are needed for learners to successfully participate in schooling and society. The New Zealand government introduced a new curriculum in 2007 with the intention of it being implemented into schools by 2010. The content of curriculum was guided by pedagogical understandings supported by research. This included an emphasis on schools having ownership of their curriculum. The 2007 curriculum also had a larger focus on educating the whole child not just on learning objectives. This research investigates how three schools have undertaken the implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum (2007), and the effects this implementation has had on teaching and learning. Using semi-structured interviews, the descriptive narratives of each teacher’s and school’s experience and understanding has been explored. The results indicated that the participating schools are embracing the new curriculum and that changes made due to professional development, teacher collaboration and curriculum implementation are directly affecting learning for children in a positive way.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/5657
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/9694
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Developmenten
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNZCUen
dc.rightsCopyright Robert Bramwell Naysmithen
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.subjectCurriculumen
dc.subjectNew Zealand curriculumen
dc.subjectprofessional developmenten
dc.subjectchange managementen
dc.subjectteaching and learningen
dc.subjecteducationen
dc.subject21st century teachingen
dc.subjectschool leadershipen
dc.subjectcurriculum changeen
dc.subjectconsultationen
dc.subjectpedagogyen
dc.subjectandragogy.en
dc.titleImplementing the New Zealand Curriculum: Understandings and experiences from three urban primary schools.en
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Educationen
uc.bibnumber1675663
uc.collegeFaculty of Educationen
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