Items tagged with "Leadership and special education"

Kennington Janice

To visit a number of educational and medical facilities in New Zealand and in the UK which provide for the learning needs of students who have significant disabilities of an intellectual, physical, and/or health nature.

Tags: Leadership and special education, Priority learners

Langrish Jennifer

A comparative study of the implementation of school-wide positive behaviour support plans in the USA.

Tags: Leadership and special education

McKeown John

Examine how several schools in Auckland and the UK deal with their students aged 15 years + with autism, severe intellectual disability and challenging and violent behaviour.

Tags: Leadership and special education

Munkowits Linda

To investigate ways we can better meet the needs of the large number of new entrants entering schools with diagnosed development learning issues.

Tags: Leadership and special education

Opie Geoffrey

Main purpose is to improve my knowledge of best practice in relation to working with and managing children who present with severely challenging behaviours. 

Tags: Leadership and special education

Philp Faye Jennifer

Investigate current transition options for students (in three main centres NZ, NSW, Aus) with very high physical and complex needs (VHPC) as they move from school to life beyond school programmes. Provide the NZ Govt with compelling and rigorous findings that will influence perspective, policy, and funding for effective transition for students with VHPC needs to a purposeful adult life.

Tags: Leadership and special education

Quarless Gary

Investigate how schools are developing Total Communication environments (sign language, symbolic/pictorial means of communication, Objects of Reference and te Reo) and practices to better engage students who have special needs with a focus on how staff incorporate these practices into their differentiated and personalised learning programmes; learning environments and whole school culture.

Tags: Leadership and special education

Simons Neil

To investigate how students with special needs can be effectively included in primary schools.

Tags: Leadership and special education

Stackhouse John

Investigate teaching and learning for priority students in a collaborative learning environment, with an emphasis on special education needs.

Tags: Leadership and special education, Modern learning environments