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Live and let learn, Jim Collinge
Learning our Living: a teaching autobiography Charmaine Pountney Cape Catley, $29.95, ISBN 0908561865 For many people a teaching autobiography might not seem an exciting prospect. Charmaine Pountney, however, is no ordinary teacher. This book is an account of nearly 60…
Tagged with: Cape Catley, Charmaine Pountney, Issue 48, Jim Collinge, June 2001
Posted in Autobiography, Education, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Autobiography, Education, Non-fiction, Review
Preserving the institutional memory, Doug Munro
Eminent Victorians: great teachers and scholars from Victoria’s first 100 years ed Vincent O’Sullivan Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, $24.95, ISBN 0 473 06487 1 As every schoolboy and schoolgirl doesn’t know, a book called Eminent Victorians appeared…
Tagged with: Doug Munro, Issue 44, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Vincent O’Sullivan
Posted in Education, History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Education, History, Non-fiction, Review
Don’t get your Lyotard in a twist, Peter Munz
University Futures and the Politics of Reform in New Zealand Michael Peters and Peter Roberts Dunmore Press, $34.95, ISBN 0 86469 350 8 During the last fifteen years, our universities have been transformed from moderately well-functioning collegiate institutions educating students…
Tagged with: Dunmore Press, Issue 44, Michael Peters, Peter Munz, Peter Roberts
Posted in Education, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Education, Non-fiction, Review
Beeb without the warts, Jim Collinge
To The Fullest Extent Of His Powers: C E Beeby’s Life In Education Noeline Alcorn Victoria University Press, $49.95, ISBN 0 86473 353 4 About 20 years ago I met an old doctor. On learning that I was involved in…
Tagged with: C E Beeby, Issue 40, Jim Collinge, Noeline Alcorn, Victoria University Press
Posted in Biography, Education, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Education, Non-fiction, Review
A rebore with the engine running, Harvey McQueen
Reforming Education: The New Zealand Experience 1984-1996 Graham and Susan Butterworth Dunmore Press, $39.95, ISBN 0 86469 334 6 The book’s cover shows five scowling youngsters – not a good introduction to an account of the most far-reaching structural change…
Tagged with: Dunmore Press, Graham Butterworth, Harvey McQueen, Issue 38, Susan Butterworth
Posted in Education, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Education, Non-fiction, Review
Tertiary fees and simple minds, Alistair Shaw
Cultural Politics and the University in Aotearoa/New Zealand Michael Peters (ed) Dunmore Press $39.95 ISBN 0 864 69306 0 Investing in Minds: the Economics of Higher Education in New Zealand Sholeh A Maani VUW Institute of Policy Studies $30.00 ISBN…
Tagged with: Alistair Shaw, Dunmore Press, Issue 35, Michael Peters, Sholeh A Maani, VUW Institute of Policy Studies
Posted in Economics, Education, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Economics, Education, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Rocking the cradle, Kath Bennett
The Discovery of Early Childhood Helen May Auckland University Press with Bridget Williams Books co-published with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research $39.95 ISBN 1 86940 166 2 The Next Generation: Childrearing in New Zealand Jane & James Ritchie…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Bridget Williams Books, Dunmore Press Penguin Books, Helen May, Issue 32, James Ritchie, Jane Ritchie, Kath Bennett, NZCER, Sue Middleton
Posted in Education, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in Education, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Freedom within a framework, Harvey McQueen
The Role of the State in Education The Sir Ronald Trotter Lecture delivered by Richard A Epstein New Zealand Business Roundtable, $12.50, ISBN 1 877148 06 7 Worldwide, education is under criticism. Why? First, after World War II large claims…
Tagged with: Autumn 1997, Harvey McQueen, Issue 29, New Zealand Business Roundtable, Richard A Epstein, Sir Ronald Trotter
Posted in Education, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in Education, Politics & Law, Review
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