(2004)  In March 2004, PPTA conducted a survey of guidance counsellors, both members and non-members, in order to gather some key information regarding issues such as qualifications and teacher education, professional association membership, extent of classroom teaching responsibilities, and views of PPTA services.   256 guidance counsellors responded to the survey, which was an excellent response rate.   A copy of the questionnaire used is attached as an Appendix.

(July 2009) This paper was discussed at Te Roopu Matua on 27 March 2009 and at the Executive Professional Issues Advisory Committee (PIAC) on 2 April 2009. The full Executive Committee received this paper at their May meeting.      (Tags: research; PPTA governance; professional development; Maori education)

(2007)  School qualifications reform in New Zealand, 1980-2002.    Staff member Judie Alison, Advisory Officer (Professional Issues) PhD     The thesis has considerable content about PPTA’s involvement from the mid-1960’s in advocating for the abolition of norm-referenced assessment in favour of some form of standards-based assessment.   PPTA members will find this interesting in the context of the ongoing debates about NCEA.   Chapter Five, ‘The union’s role in qualifications reform’ (pp.93-125), is a particularly interesting account, using PPTA documents dating back to 1965, of PPTA’s advocacy for qualifications reform, in particular for the abolition of norm-referenced assessment in favour of some form of standards-based assessment.

(2007)  Staff member Judie Alison, Advisory Officer (Professional Issues) PhD    The thesis has considerable content about PPTA’s involvement from the mid-1960’s in advocating for the abolition of norm-referenced assessment in favour of some form of standards-based assessment.   PPTA members will find this interesting in the context of the ongoing debates about NCEA.   Chapter Five, ‘The union’s role in qualifications reform’ (pp.93-125), is a particularly interesting account, using PPTA documents dating back to 1965, of PPTA’s advocacy for qualifications reform, in particular for the abolition of norm-referenced assessment in favour of some form of standards-based assessment.  

(2007) Response to a critique of the Te Kōtahitanga questionnaire, written by Professor Roger Openshaw and Associate Professor John Clark, School of Educational Studies, Massey University

(August 2007) Presentation on the evaluation of Te Kōtahitanga made by Professor Roger Openshaw

(August 2007) Roger Openshaw, Massey University College of Education.  Key findings of the Evaluation of Te Kotahitanga – Phase 3 (2 pages).