CISC8015 Critical Writing by Lisa Maurice-Takerei https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8 Paragraphs en-us 2017-09-07 20:46:37 UTC 2026-01-28 12:26:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Copy and paste your paragraphs onto this page lmauricetakerei https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186193168 Describing and Critiquing
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There is little doubt that educational leadership research and practice has been heavily influenced by generic leadership and management theory (Bush, 2011; Cardno, 2012) although it is now recognised as a field of study in its own right with a vast theory base contained in scholastic journals covering the areas of educational administration, management and leadership. 

]]> 2017-09-10 22:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186193168 There is a much debate between Practitioner Research and Theory Research. Campbell (2013) states there are a number of studies about preservice education that shows the positive effectiveness and impact of action research. This includes such things as variety of knowledge about teaching or curriculum, sense of self as a teacher, clarified theories of teaching and awareness of reflection. Although there are a number of studies that show action research in a positive light there is still a divide between theory and practice research. Dhingra (2004) notes the “apparent intellectual segregation of education theory and pedagogical practice” (p.232). Simms (2013) responds to this by saying that often teacher educators think action research lacks an academic nature. melg https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186200907 -Mel]]> 2017-09-11 00:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186200907 Rachael dawnf https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186230713 As a white, middle class teacher and researcher, there is some debate around my eligibility to use and my ability to engage with kaupapa Maori research methodology. I am not Maori, but a number of the children whom I teach do identify as Maori. Carol Mutch (2013, p.67) suggests that “you do not embark on such research without finding a mentor from amongst your Maori colleagues or the local community”. Alison Jones (2012, p.106), herself a pakeha researcher, refers to “Maori-Pakeha collaborations” as a way to describe research relationships that allow for both Maori and Pakeha points of view. Durie (Hoskins and Jones, 2012, p.27) warns against  kaupapa Maori researchers developing a “veneer of Maori understanding” The advice from these researchers seems to be a commonsense approach. There are ways to approach the kaupapa Maori methodology in a humble and mindful way that allows for collaboration and ultimately a better result.]]> 2017-09-11 03:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186230713 Dawn dawnf https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186231650 Sorry, no contradictory readings found yet on this new theme in this specific area....

Many countries are approaching the challenge of school improvement by locating capable teachers as change-agents alongside their colleagues in and across schools.   Although educational researchers propose different models of influence, they originate from a basis of social deconstruction and reconstruction.  Munby and Fullan (2016) propose that the ‘direction of influence’ is altered, whereby teacher leaders network horizontally and vertically to form relationships to enact change.  Hargreaves and Fullan (2012) suggest a similar approach in their use of professional capital to leverage individual and team improvements across organisations.  Bandura (2000b) promotes collective agency, claiming a group’s capacity grows and changes as members involve themselves in ‘interactive, coordinative, and synergistic dynamics of their transactions’ (p. 75). ]]> 2017-09-11 03:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186231650 Andrew Connochie aconnochie https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186232872 Not a finished product yet, sorry.

Ritchie and Rau (2008, Cited in (Ngapuhi & Dunham, 2013) make the point that teachers need to change their position in the classroom to work beside the students which would signal an eagerness to incorporate different world views.  The use of student created instructional video (suggested by (Downing et al., 2014), which can be used to help students understanding of a topic can also help the teacher to understand how the students work in the context of creating visual media.  Ngapuhi and Dunham (2013) suggest that researchers are continually considering how what they are doing can effect the mana, mauri and wairua of the students they are researching and teaching.]]> 2017-09-11 04:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lmauricetakerei/c3zoqcsfq0f8/wish/186232872