Curriculum and Pedagogy
Research, scholarship, teaching and the practice of pedagogy to innovate and improve education in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our research and teaching includes:
- Arts education
- Languages and literacies education
- Science, technology and mathematics
- Sport, health and physical education
Our strengths include the diverse range of curriculum areas reflected in the compulsory education sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, including arts education, English and literacies education, health and wellbeing education, language education, mathematics and statistics education, physical education, science education, social studies education, technologies education, and TESOL.
Some staff in this discipline also engage in sports studies, which includes sports coaching and the sociology of sport.
Our programmes
We specifically oversee the following programmes:
- Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Education
- Bachelor of Education (TESOL)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching Linguistically Diverse Learners
Our discipline group also contributes to initial teacher education programmes and postgraduate programmes.
Our staff
In addition to our academic staff. we have an active group of postgraduate research masters, EdD and PhD students, both full-time and part-time, who participate in and contribute to our research culture.