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Carter, Margie – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
Last February, in search of expanded thinking, the author led a group of 20 early childhood professionals on a study tour to Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The group included two Canadians and two Aussies, with everyone else from the United States. While they knew they had much to learn from the overall system of early childhood education in NZ, the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Field Trips
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Piggot-Irvine, Eileen – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2006
Independent reviewer evaluations of the Ministry of Education (MoE) funded Principal Professional Learning Community (PPLC) programme for experienced principals in New Zealand (NZ) suggest a highly valued and strongly supportive programme. My own critique of the programme, against criteria for "strong" professional learning communities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Interprofessional Relationship, Professional Development
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Imrie, B. W. – Higher Education, 1981
Policies and professionalism are discussed with reference to experiences in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Great Britain. A professional development policy is considered to be a prerequisite for inservice programs for academic staff, evaluation of academic performance, and career-related decisions. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Governing Councils, College Students, Departments
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Strachan, Jane – Gender and Education, 1993
Critiques many research efforts on women in educational leadership. Describes a feminist, action research project, and argues that it more accurately explores the issues and facts of this subject. The research project involved 10 women in education in New Zealand and sought to empower them to seek professional advancement. (JB)
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education