Jessie Hetherington Educational Research Centre

Overview

Named after a pioneer of New Zealand Education practice, the Jessie Hetherington Centre for Educational Research provides support for significant and strategic educational research and development activities in the nation’s capital and in the Asia-Pacific region with international impact.
The Centre focuses on research and development to enhance theoretical and evidence-based educational policy and practice from early childhood to higher education, nationally and internationally. As part of its purpose and activities, the Centre strives to promote and support collaborative research and development linkages across the disciplines and with the professions involved in the education of children and adults.  Included within these activities is a particular focus upon research partnerships addressing bicultural and multicultural aspects of education in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region.  The Centre supports academic staff and postgraduate students in developing research plans and building research capacity.
The Jessie Hetherington Centre for Educational Research builds on existing developments and initial success and expands and enhances the research portfolio and profile of the College.

For more information see the Jessie Hetherington Centre for Educational Research brochure.

Centre Activities

Ongoing Research Projects

• Longitudinal research on the impact of New Zealand’s standards-based NCEA on student motivation
• Tertiary assessment policy and practices including student experiences and programme approaches to assessment
• Global-mindedness among today’s undergraduates across four countries
• Educational strategies to support evidence-based numeracy policy and practice related to positive student outcomes
• Effective professional development and supports to address behavioural challenges at all levels of schooling
• Research on the “Diversity of Diversity” in early childhood education
• Behavioural flexibility in children with autism
• Culturally responsive pedagogy in secondary schools
• Evaluation of reading materials in Kura Māori immersion

Reports

• Longitudinal research on NCEA and student motivation, The impact of the NCEA on student motivation Click here
• National evaluation of early childhood education professional development Click here
• Research project on international student exchanges – Sending our students overseas Click here
• Evaluation of the Senior Subject Adviser Pilot Initiative 2007 Click here
• Findings From the New Zealand Numeracy Development Projects 2007, Findings from the New Zealand Secondary Numeracy Project 2007 Click here
  

Staff

Director
Professor Luanna Meyer

Deputy Director
Professor Jeff Sigafoos

Associate Directors
Associate Professor Carmen Dalli
Dr Joanna Higgins
Dr Wally Penitito

Research Associates
Don Brown
Kaye Brunton
Sue Cherrington
Lise Claiborne
Stephanie Doyle
Barrie Gordon
Bruce Granshaw
Vanessa Green
Maggie Haggerty
Jenny Horsley
Anne Hynds
Joanna Kidman
John McClure
Jonathan Newton
Hazel Phillips
Pania Te Maro
Sarah Te One
Sonja Rosewarne
Mary Jane Shuker
Jeff Sigafoos
Louise Starkey
Susan Stevens
Mike Taylor
Frank Walkey
Lyn Wright
Anne Yates

Researchers
Sophie Alcock
Dayle Anderson
Robin Averill
Alison Barker
Feaua’i Burgess
Doug Ferry
Ali Glasgow
Tabitha Hapi
Philippa Hart-Smith
Roger Harvey
Rawiri Hindle
Viv Hullena
Anne Hynds
Judith Loveridge
Sandi McCutcheon
Meri Marshall
Andrea Milligan
Azra Moeed
Jonine Nager
Ruth Pritchard
Catherine Savage
Brenda Shirley
Marama Taiwhati
Rawiri Toia
Deborah Wansbrough
Ngawai Winiata

Research and Development Officer
Susan Davidson

Research Administrator
Susan Kaiser

Executive Assistant
Pam Ritchie

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