Recent NZ research into inclusive practices
Until recently, limited New Zealand research into inclusive practices in New Zealand schools existed.
Research activities that illustrate including students with special education needs are listed below.
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Barriers to School Inclusion
Dr Alison Kearney, of Massey University, has kindly given us permission to share her doctoral thesis.
Download a copy of Barriers to School Inclusion: An Investigation into the Exclusion of Disabled Students from and within New Zealand Schools' (2009).
Barriers to School Inclusion (PDF, 2 MB)
Evaluation of narrative assessment and curriculum exemplars for students with special education needs
Dr Bourke, of Victoria University, Wellington, and Dr Mentis, from Massey University, report on a three-year Ministry of Education-funded evaluation of narrative assessment and curriculum exemplars for students with special education needs
Download a copy Research and Evaluation of Narrative Assessment and Curriculum Exemplars for Students with Special Education Needs: Final Report (March 2010).
Research and Evaluation of Narrative Assessment 2010 (PDF, 3 MB)
Visibly learning
Visibly learning: teachers’ assessment practices for students with high and very high need presents research into assessment practices teachers in New Zealand schools use when they are teaching students with high and very high support needs.
This article draws on research funded by the Ministry of Education and lead by researchers from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Massey University, New Zealand, and Newcastle University, United Kingdom.
Reproduced by kind permission of the authors and publisher.
Download a pdf version of the full article from the International Journal of Inclusive Education (Edition 19 July 2011, Routledge).
Learning better together
In 2009, IHC commissioned Dr Jude MacArthur to research and develop a guide to inclusive education in New Zealand schools.
Learning better together – Inclusive Education – video presentation that outlines the thinking behind inclusive education, how it works in the classroom, and what parents can aspire to for their disabled children
Whakarongo mai, Listening in – stories from the inside
Katherine Rees carried out her research into the education experiences of people with disabilities.
Katherine ReesInclusive Education is something that students, families and educators alike have been striving for in New Zealand for well over twenty years. When reflecting on my schooling I came to the conclusion that the idea of inclusion was no longer constructive when trying to create a successful learning community for diverse learners. The purpose of this paper is to provide new language for discussing diverse learner needs in the school setting and illustrate how moving away from a resource focus will create life-long learners.
Download a copy Whakarongo mai, Listening in – stories from the inside.