Education at Massey University

Through its teaching and research programmes, the School promotes a view of education as a multidisciplinary field of enquiry and a view of teaching as a learned profession. The integration of theory, research and practice is a strong unifying philosophical position for the Department's offerings.

We have a commitment to equity and the promotion of bicultural and multicultural studies. Through research and scholarship, nationally and internationally, the academic staff seek to advance knowledge and understanding of education. The School aims to provide learning opportunities for students who will become critical and reflective professionals, who are well informed on the theory of education and whose practice will be based on the best research available.

The broad goal is to enable students to acquire intellectual skills of enquiry, analysis and argument, and, within applied programmes, well-founded practical skills, in order to contribute to the future well-being of individuals, communities and society in general. The School is made up of these broad areas:

• Social Foundations (history, philosophy, sociology)
• Policy Studies
• Adult Education
• Educational Administration and Leadership
• Literacy Education
• English / Media Education
• Social Studies
• TESOL / Multicultural

School of Educational Studies

The school gives the highest priority to teaching and research and their nexus; for teaching should be research-driven and research should be related to what we teach. All academic staff in the school are research active, with many having national and international reputations. The teaching and research interests of the school include:

• Adult Education (marg gilling, Linda Leach, Gloria Slater, Nick Zepke)
• Educational Administration and Leadership (Marian Court)
• Educational Foundations and Policy (Paul Adams, John Clark, Howard Lee, Anne-Marie O'Neill, Roger Openshaw)
• English / Media Education (Brian Finch, Sally Hansen, Jeremy Kilty, Marion Orme, Karen Rhodes)
• Literacy Education (Alison Arrow, Keith Greaney, Jane Prochnow, William Tunmer)
• Social Studies (Graham Hucker, Alison Sewell, Rowena Taylor)
• TESOL / Multicultural Education (Penny Haworth, Lesieli MacIntyre)

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