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School of Educational Studies, Massey University, Palmerston North There is a growing interest in exploring the contribution neuroscience might make to education. However, linking the two gives rise to a particularly serious philosophical problem – the ‘is-ought gap’. That is, an evaluative statement about what we ought to do (education) cannot be derived from descriptive […]
Massey University, Institute of Education Schools are often required to make decisions about whether or not to purchase particular commercial resources and/or professional development initiatives to improve teaching and learning. Decisions need to be made about various aspects including the costs, the appropriateness and the purported effectiveness of such programmes and/or initiatives. As teachers become […]
Extending innovative leadership to better student outcomes in primar Carolyn Stuart, Brendon Henderson, Anne Lye, Trevor Jeffries, Keith Rickard, Peter Simpson, Julie Mackey & Niki Davis In the final 2014 issue of NZ Principal there was an article discussing six keys for digital leadership (Stuart, 2014). The article mentioned a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative […]
