For emerging researchers, introductory content that is specific to the Aotearoa context can be hard to find. Research methods for education and the social disciplines in Aotearoa New Zealand draws on the thinking of numerous local researchers to deliver an overview and introduction to research methodology and methods, in a way that closely ties with contexts researchers will deal with in Aotearoa.
While focused on education, social work, and counselling, the information in this book is applicable across all social science and professional contexts and highlights the importance of high quality, nuanced research to support a more equitable society in Aotearoa.
This book is not intended as an in-depth technical textbook, but rather an accessible, broad-ranging catalyst of interest and thinking about how researchers operate in our country. It encourages emerging researchers to delve deeper into the world of research and provides practical applications of these methods interwoven with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, mātauranga Māori, and Māori and Pacific research methodologies.
It is an ideal resource for researchers, postgraduate research students, practitioners in education, social work, and counselling, and those in governmental agencies or other research institutes engaged or interested in conducting critical and rigorous research. Download the contents page from the link below.
About the editors
Frauke Meyer is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Waipapa Taumata Rau—The University of Auckland. Her research is concerned with school improvement, leadership, and interpersonal leadership practices to improve equity in educational outcomes.
Kane Meissel is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Waipapa Taumata Rau—The University of Auckland. Kane’s research focuses on the identification of specific factors that relate to success and improved equity among under-served learner groups.
Contributors
Mohamed Alansari
Robin Averill
Tim Baice
Leon Benade
Ruth Boyask
Virginia Braun
Gavin T. L. Brown
Pat Bullen
Nigel Calder
Laura Ann Chubb
Victoria Clarke
Lisa Darragh
Stephen Davis
Kelsey Deane
Stephanie Doyle
Katarina Edmonds
Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow
Esther Fitzpatrick
Christa B. Fouché
Janet S. Gaffney
Jane Gilbert
Suskya Goodall
Maia Hetaraka
Joanna Higgins
Rebecca Jesson
Eileen Joy
Judith Loveridge
Jacoba Matapo
Katrina McChesney
Hiria McRae
Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu
Kane Meissel
Naashia Mohamed
Nicole Pepperell
Matt Rankine
Kate Rhodes
Fuapepe Rimoni
Christine Rubie-Davies
Tanya Wendt Samu
Susan Sandretto
Karyn Saunders
Melinda Webber
Esther S. Yao
Grant Zouch
