Doctoral study in Curriculum and Pedagogy: Curriculum Subjects

Our academic staff include national and international leaders in many areas of curriculum and pedagogy, including education in the Arts, Languages and Literacies, Science, Technology and Science, Social Sciences, and Health and Physical Education.

Our staff also have deep practical and theoretical knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy and explore a wide range of topics related to teaching and learning in these learning areas. These areas include interventions to improve achievement, innovative curriculum and learning design, dialogic education and the role of teacher expectations and beliefs. For doctoral opportunities specifically in these topics, see Doctoral Study in Curriculum and Pedagogy: Pedagogy.

As a doctoral student in Curriculum and Pedagogy, you will become part of a vibrant, high-calibre research community. You will have access to opportunities to publish your work, attend conferences and build a professional network within the academic community. Your research will not only contribute to the advancement of educational theory and practice but can also offer tangible benefits to educational systems, practitioners, and students worldwide.

Pursue your topic with us and benefit from exceptional standards of support and supervision from nationally and internationally recognised researchers in the following broad research areas:

Arts

Barbara Ormond, Camilla Highfield, Deidre Le Fevre, Esther Fitzpatrick, Graham McPhail, Kirsten Locke, Molly Mullen, Paul Heyward, Peter O'Connor

Languages and Literacies

See Doctoral study in Languages and Literacies

Sport, Health and Physical Education

See Doctoral study in Sport, Health and Physical Education

Social Science Education

Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Helene Connor, Hēmi Dale, Maree Davies, Esther Fitzpatrick, Maia Hetaraka, Janet May, John Morgan, Barbara Ormond, Christine Rubie-Davies

STEM Education

See Doctoral study in STEM Education

Subject areas in general

Louisa Allen, Piata Allen, Sally Birdsall, Angel Chan, Helene Connor, Maurice Cheng, Megan Clune, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Hēmi Dale, Lisa Darragh, Fiona Ell, Rosemary Erlam, Esther Fitzpatrick, Katie Fitzpatrick, Janet Gaffney, Camilla Highfield, Paul Heyward, Rebecca Jesson, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Peter Keegan, Kerry Lee, Kirsten Locke, Mei Lai, Graham McPhail, Janet May, John Morgan, Molly Mullen, Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu, Stephen May, Jacinta Oldehaver, Barbara Ormond, Peter O'Connor, Alan Ovens, Darren Powell, Rod Philpot, Elizabeth Rata, Christine Rubie-Davies, Claudia Rozas, Alexis Siteine, Constanza Tolosa, Tony Trinick, Hana Turner-Adams, Jean Uasike Allen, Aaron Wilson, Shengnan Wang, Lawrence Zhang

For past research topics in Languages and Literacies; Sport, Health and Physical Education; and STEM Education, please see the doctoral study pages:
Languages and Literacies
Sport, Health and Physical Education
STEM Education

'An Appreciative Inquiry into Effective Entrepreneurship Education in New Zealand Schools' | Supervised by Dr Kerry Lee and Dr Camilla Highfield

'A Lens of Marginalisation: Pacific Learners in Aotearoa/New Zealand and their Understanding of History' | Supervised by Professor Carol Mutch and Associate Professor Kirsten Locke

'Activating the Arts for Youth Wellbeing in Aotearoa: Practices, Principles and Possibilities' | Supervised by Dr Molly Mullen, Dr Kelsey Deane and Professor Peter O'Connor

'Drama Education in Postnormal Times: Towards a Postdramatic Pedagogy' | Supervised by Professor Peter O'Connor

'Examining the in-between: Contextual influences on how young children learn through the visual arts' | Supervised by Associate Professor Jill Smith and Dr Esther Fitzpatrick

'Hitting the street: The legitimation of "street art" in visual arts education in New Zealand' | Supervised by Associate Professor Jill Smith and Associate Professor Graham McPhail

'Knowledge in History Education: History Teachers as Curriculum Makers' | Supervised by Professor Elizabeth Rata, Professor John Morgan

'Progressive Education and Its Discontents: On the Limits of Idealism in Progressive Education' | Supervised by Associate Professor Kirsten Locke and Professor Carol Mutch

'The Entrepreneurial Mindset in Secondary School Education: A Framework Towards Entrepreneurial Mindset Development' | Supervised by Dr Kerry Lee and Professor Christine Woods

'The condition of school geography in Mexico' | Supervised by Professor John Morgan

'Toi Ora, Whānau Ora: The Therapeutic Benefits of Creating Māori Art' | Supervised by Dr Helene Connor and Professor Tony Trinick

There are several scholarships you may be eligible for when you decide to pursue your doctoral studies in Curriculum and Pedagogy.

• University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships

Do you want to chat further about your studies? Contact us using the details below.

Email: foed-doct@auckland.ac.nz