News & Events
WMIER Research Series: Small is beautiful
21-23 February 2012 10-10.30am
This three-day WMIER research series which will explore the value of small-scale research projects as one way of pursuing a personal research programme.
Posted 15 Feb 2012 8:47am
Progress and meaning in extreme sport activities
20 January 2012 3-5pm
The Sport & Leisure Studies Research Network invites you to attend a presentation by visiting scholar Dr. Christopher Cutri, Associate Professor, Brigham Young University.
Posted 17 Jan 2012 1:34pm
HiPSTer Symposium
13-14 December 2011
The new research network was launched with a symposium at the Faculty of Education.
Posted 16 Jan 2012 1:13pm
Waikato Journal of Education Special Issue: A teacher education partnership: The Solomon Islands and New Zealand
13 December 2011
A new special issue of the WJE is now available. This WJE issue brings together perspectives about the New Zealand Aid Programme-funded Partnership between the University of Waikato’s Faculty of Education and the Solomon Islands’ School of Education to develop its capability in preparing teachers.
Posted 13 Dec 2011 2:38pm
Moths, candles and criteria: Examining creative practice research in higher degrees
8 December 2011 11am-2pm
Guest presenters Associate Professor Ralph Buck and Dr Nicholas Rowe join Dr Karen Barbour at this meeting of the Creative Forum, an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of research, pedagogy and creative practice.
Posted 01 Dec 2011 8:45am
New and emerging possibilities for educators: Technology for learning, teaching and research
5 December 2011 1-3.20pm
This seminar, hosted by the elearning Brown Bag Lunch series in association with WMIER will feature guest speakers Agnes Kukulska-Hulme (Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University, U.K) and Steve Wheeler (Plymouth University, U.K).
Posted 30 Nov 2011 2:57pm
An afternoon with Jean McNiff
24 November 2011 1-4pm
NZCARN invites you to a video-linked seminar featuring Jean McNiff. Jean’s focus will be Researching our practice: Transparency, accountability and transformation.
Posted 10 Nov 2011 9:23am
Bourdieu Hui
15 November 2011
WMIER recently sponsored the hui that was instigated by the recognition of a recent growing interest in Bourdieu's work. The intention was to enhance our understandings of Bourdieu's conceptual work, share methodological or theoretical dilemmas and breakthroughs in our work where reflexivity and practice is central and create a community of scholars who can take his work to new places.
Posted 05 Nov 2011 3:42pm
WMIER Research Series: Scoping a research project: From ideas to action
14-15 November 2011 10-10.30am
This WMIER research series will offer some suggestions for ways to scope a research project and information on the support that is available.
Posted 03 Nov 2011 3:08pm
WMIER Research Series: Dealing with data: analysis & dissemination
3-5 October 2011 10-10.30am
In this WMIER research series presenters will share their experiences of using tools for analysing and presenting data.
Posted 01 Oct 2011 3:16pm
WMIER Research Series: Thinking about the long term
26-28 September 2011 3-3.30pm
WMIER research series presenters will discuss their ideas and experiences of developing an academic career over the long term.
Posted 01 Sep 2011 2:56pm
Visual Research Seminar Series: ‘Thinking about’ research using visual methods
23 August 2011, 11am-12pm
This is part of a series of seminars following on from the Conversation About Visual Research colloquium held in February.
Posted 08 Aug 2011 3:48pm
WMIER Research Series: Cirque de Statistics 2
15-17 August 2011
This series will look at which statistical analysis tools you can use in your research.
Posted 01 Aug 2011 2:38pm
Strategic thinking for early childhood education: 2011 and beyond
27 July 2011
This seminar provided a rare opportunity to hear from Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford (University of London) about lessons for policy makers from the large scale longitudinal Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education study in the UK.
Posted 03 Jul 2011 2:31pm
WMIER Research Series: Small is beautiful
25-27 July 2011 10-10.30am
This WMIER research series will explore the value of small-scale research projects as one way of pursuing a personal research programme.
Posted 02 Jul 2011 2:23pm
Social Theory, Education and Embodiment: A conversation with Professor John Evans
13 July 2011 1-2.30pm
Guest speaker John Evans (Loughborough University) will present a paper introducing a special issue of Sport Education and Society demonstrating the need for transdisciplinary study of body pedagogies focussed on embodiment, emplacement, enactment and subjectivity
Posted 01 Jul 2011 2:14pm
Visual Research Seminar Series: Digital Story-telling
5 July 2011 11am-12pm
This is part of a series of seminars following on from the Conversation About Visual Research colloquium held in February.Elaine Bliss will provide an over-view of the process of digital story-telling.
Posted 29 Jun 2011 1:36pm
NZ CARN symposium on ethical issues in action research
1 July 2011
The Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research hosts the network’s first national NZ CARN activity of the year: a one-day symposium featuring Susan Groundwater-Smith and John O'Neill.
Posted 28 Jun 2011 9:19am
WMIER Research Series: Working Smart for Writing 2
20-22 June 3-3.30pm
In this series WMIER research series Faculty staff will share their experiences of publishing. The presenters bring a breadth of experiences from a range of contexts.
Posted 13 Jun 2011 4:08pm
WMIER Research Series: Cirque de Statistics
9-11 May 2011 10-10.30am
This series will look at which statistical analysis tools you can use in your research.
Posted 25 Apr 2011 3:46pm
Visual Research Seminar Series: Ethics and Visual Research
19 April 2011 11am-12pm
This is the first of a series of three seminars following on from the Conversation About Visual Research Colloquium held in February 2011.
Posted 23 Mar 2011 1:16pm
WMIER Research Series: Research Collaborations
18-20 April 2011 3-3.30pm
Research Collaborations: Working with colleagues and schools. Researchers talk about how they developed processes of working together to set up and conduct research into teaching and learning in their own practice and in schools.
Posted 21 Mar 2011 3:39pm
Colloquium: A Conversation About Visual Research
17 February 2011
A panel of University of Waikato staff who use visual methods in their research shared their ideas about the considerations and challenges of using visual information in research.
Posted 27 Jan 2011 12:19pm
One view of the field of science education research
Tuesday 15 February 2011, 10.30am-12.00pm
Guest speaker Emeritus Professor Richard Gunstone at the February meeting of the Science, Maths, Technology and Environmental Education Research Network.
Posted 26 Jan 2011 8:40am
WMIER Research Series: Working Smart for Writing
7-9 Feb 2011 10-10.30am
Posted 24 Jan 2011 8:31am
Making a difference in classrooms and centres: The intersection of theory and practice
12 November 2010, 9.15am - 4.00pm
In November the University of Waikato’s Faculty of Education formally celebrates 50 years of teacher education. This symposium is one of several events on campus during November highlighting teaching and learning.
Posted 01 Nov 2010 4:56pm
Making a difference: An extended conversation about learning
5 November 2010, 9am – 4pm
In November the University of Waikato’s Faculty of Education formally celebrates 50 years of teacher education. This symposium is one of several events on campus during November highlighting teaching and learning.
Posted 01 Nov 2010 4:07pm
