Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Education and Social Work
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The changing world of refugees: research award
4 October 2018
At a time when 68 million people have been displaced around the world, Associate Professor Jay Marlowe has won a 2018 Rutherford Discovery Fellowship for research that will help refugee settlement.
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Professor Cindy Kiro: new Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori)
2 October 2018
Professor Cindy Kiro has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) at the University of Auckland.
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Easing the way for bicultural engagement
27 September 2018
How Māori and Pākehā engage face-to-face, and develop strong relationships across difference, was central to PhD research by Dr Frances Hancock who graduated from the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
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Career swap into teaching
26 September 2018
Working with students in a communications and marketing role at an Auckland school proved a defining career experience for Kit Haines when he realised he wanted to change direction and go into teaching.
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Refugee quota a win-win investment
24 September 2018
Opinion: While other countries are blocking borders, New Zealand is doubling its refugee quota, write Associate Professor Jay Marlowe.
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Time to plan for a bilingual New Zealand
14 September 2018
Opinion: There is a promising pathway ahead for te reo if we can turn enthusiasm for Māori Language Week into a workable plan, writes John McCaffery.
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Life and learning in the digital age
12 September 2018
Opinion: How can those born before the digital age navigate the technological terrain of today? Cathy Gunn (CLeaR) explains how.
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Why art shouldn't just be a luxury in prison
10 September 2018
The arts are carriers of hope, a human right and as vital in prisons as they are everywhere else in our society argues Professor Peter O’Connor.
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UNESCO role for NZ educator
30 August 2018
Associate Professor Carol Mutch from the University of Auckland has been appointed New Zealand Commissioner – Education for UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).
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Māori for all: He waka eke noa
13 August 2018
Opinion: John McCaffery looks at the growing drive to promote te reo Māori within New Zealand's education system, but he says the struggle is not over.
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An inclusive society begins at school
8 August 2018
Opinion: Missy Morton wants a New Zealand where schools see diversity as a resource rather than a problem to be managed.
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Closing NZ’s knowledge gap
6 August 2018
Opinion: Professor Elizabeth Rata (EDSW) argues against an ‘empty national curriculum’ that is denying young people equal access to rich and valuable knowledge.