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Ruth
DeSouza » Education
Education
I have been a student
in Kenya, New Zealand and Tonga and somehow despite my best efforts to
not be a high school teacher like both my parents, I've become deeply
interested in educational issues and about improving participation in
education. As an academic in a tertiary institute I am cognisant of the
words of Bevis & Murray that "Teaching is a political activity" (1990,
p326) and aware that tertiary institutes are places where knowledge is
produced, reproduced and revised. As Pettman (1992) states, they both
employ and deliver education to people and are an important place where
racism or sexism are reproduced or struggled against- a microcosm of the
world.
The Ministry of Education
has a really stunning and comprehensive website so I highly recommend
it for it's links and resources. Do
also check out the Education Gazette
and the New
Zealand Teachers Council websites
or the Education - Statistics New Zealand site and of course The
New Zealand Qualifications Authority. The Quality Public Education
Coalition (QPEC Inc) is
a coalition of parents and educators concerned about quality education
in New Zealand. You
might also be interested in my page on learning
and development
This page has the following sections
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These pages have relevant links:
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Early Childhood
Schools
Tertiary
Education
See my New Zealand migration page for links to international student and export education resources
Research
ICT
Diversity
and education
Educators
need to acknowledge their limitations in regard to the cultural life of
bicultural/multicultural students. We need to acknowledge that students
bring to the classroom knowledge about their cultures, communities and
educational needs. We need to ensure that we are informed about the conditions
in which bicultural students live so that when dialogue occurs we can
create opportunities for students to reflect, critique, challenge and
transform the conflicts and contradictions that students face as an oppressed
group (Darder, 1991). You can read more about strategies for engaging
marginalised groups by following the links to my culture
and health page and culture and education
page..
Maori
English
for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Pasifika
Education
Special
Education
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