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Tēnā koe, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia orana, Bula, Warm greetings to you.

Saturday the 5th of October, 2019, 9AM – 4PM –  Programme Schedule

Conference themes include: The Kaupapa Māori research: Te Puawaitanga (the blossoming) & the Pacific research/methodologies: Su’esu’e Manogi: ‘In Search of Fragrance’*
*‘Su’esu’e manogi e fatu ai lou titi auā ou faiva malo.’ (Searching for fragrances to fashion a garland and skirt, to gird the pursuit of your political aims.)

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TimeStudentEventLink to abstract pageVenue
8:30 – 8:50RegistrationA Block Student Common Area
6EA-122
9:00 – 9:20Whakatau: Katene Paenga
Welcome & Overview
REJ-101
9:20 - 9:50Keynote speaker: Maia Hetaraka, Ngāti Wai, Ngāi Tahu, Te Puna WanangaAbstractREJ-101
10:00 – 11:00Anna VasilyevaChair6EN-356
10:00 – 11:00Siu Kit YeungA gamification model for future-oriented educationAbstract6EN-356
10:00 – 11:00Edward PinelThe implications of future-focused change for New Zealand primary school teachersAbstract6EN-356
10:00 – 11:00Andrew MadjarUnderstanding educational change through Greek TragedyAbstract6EN-356
10:00 – 11:00Farrah JabeenChairAbstract6EN-414
10:00 – 11:00Eileen Joy’Hard to reach families’ and austerity politics in recent government policy: What does this say about Oranga Tamariki today?Abstract6EN-414
10:00 – 11:00Julia TodCollaborative Network Reform: Community of Learning - Kāhui Ako Across School LeaderAbstract6EN-414
10:00 – 11:00Briar O'ConnorNormalising the Vulnerable Children Act in a schoolAbstract6EN-414
10:00 – 11:00Iuliana RodinciucChairAbstract6EN-514
10:00 – 11:00Morteza SharifiA Critical Entry of International Students into Intercultural Communication in Higher EducationAbstract6EN-514
10:00 – 11:00Lana KostrykinaNever the Twain Shall Meet? IoHE in the Asia-Pacific regionAbstract6EN-514
10:00 – 11:00Alex PennycuickKia Ora and Welcome Aboard: Investigating faculty-based support to improve the experience of new international doctoral studentsAbstract6EN-514
10:00 – 11:00Sandra YellowhorseChairAbstract6EN-516
10:00 – 11:00Noah RomeroUnschooling Matter(s): Agential Realism, Decolonisation, and Critical Unschooling’s Messages for the MainstreamAbstract6EN-516
10:00 – 11:00Natasha Urale-bakerA Pasifika MethodologyAbstract6EN-516
10:00 – 11:00Liyun Wendy ChooPhoto-elicitation interviews: A participatory approach to social changeAbstract6EN-516
10:00 – 11:00Maria GuapachaChairAbstract6EN-551
10:00 – 11:00Jinjing FangSocial and Psychological Consequences of Assessment: A case study of an honours programme in Chinese higher educationAbstract6EN-551
10:00 – 11:00Anran ZhaoThe influence of stakes on students' test-taking motivation, a quasi-experimental study in Shanghai Abstract6EN-551
10:00 – 11:00Xiaoming TianEconomy, Knowledge, and Education in ChinaAbstract6EN-551
10:00 – 11:00Junita Duwi PurwandariChairAbstract6EN-561
10:00 – 11:00Sedigheh Abbasnasab SardarehStatistical software for specific end-users: The case of doctoral students in education and social sciencesAbstract6EN-561
10:00 – 11:00Trang NguyenGoing digital? Doctoral students' use of social media for research writing supportAbstract6EN-561
10:00 – 11:00Tian YangTeachers’ Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in Three Kindergartens in ChinaAbstract6EN-561
11:00 – 11:25Morning TeaA Block Student Common Area
6EA-122
11:30 - 12:15

Panel: Research impact beyond citations
Panelists: Laura A. Chubb, Daniel Couch and Justine Park
Chair: Professor Gavin Brown

AbstractREJ-101
12:20 – 1:20Eileen JoyChairAbstract6EN-356
12:20 – 1:20Alison M-C LiStories of, in, through children: Enabling or disabling inclusion in early childhood educationAbstract6EN-356
12:20 – 1:20Evelyn ChristinaUsing Childhood Studies and Disability Studies to Understand Children’s Peer Cultures in a New Zealand Inclusive Primary SchoolAbstract6EN-356
12:20 – 1:20Sandra YellowhorseK'é as Pedagogy: Transforming Indigenous Special EducationAbstract6EN-356
12:20 – 1:20Mihaela EnacheChairAbstract6EN-414
12:20 – 1:20David TehPerceptions and opinions of Malaysian English teachers towards a multilingual approach to English language learning (ELT) in Malaysian classroomsAbstract6EN-414
12:20 – 1:20Fang LiMaking the transition from student to teacher in changing times: A narrative inquiry.Abstract6EN-414
12:20 – 1:20Cheng DengPrimary school principals’, teachers’ and students’ perspectives on physical education in New Zealand Abstract6EN-414
12:20 – 1:20Moira NewtonChairAbstract6EN-514
12:20 – 1:20Ruijie XuDistributed Creativity and Diversity of Young Children's Dramatic playAbstract6EN-514
12:20 – 1:20Niroshami Randima RajapakshaYoung children’s agency for learning: An asset to make changes to their lives in early childhood settingsAbstract6EN-514
12:20 – 1:20Sarah ProbineI feel like making something': The contextual factors that shape how young children value and use the visual artsAbstract6EN-514
12:20 – 1:20Neera JainChairAbstract6EN-516
12:20 – 1:20Lan NguyenWhat Vietnamese University Teachers of English Understand about Intercultural Communicative CompetenceAbstract6EN-516
12:20 – 1:20Hui LinA case study of how the role of SENCo influences New Zealand SENCos’ teacher identitiesAbstract6EN-516
12:20 – 1:20Penny LinUnderstanding the donation decision of brain donors in an arts-based project: Through the lens of ConfucianismAbstract6EN-516
12:20 – 1:20Orlando ChavesChairAbstract6EN-551
12:20 – 1:20Carol MulcahyBeyond Polyfest: I-Kiribati perspectives of ‘success’ within the New Zealand education system.Abstract6EN-551
12:20 – 1:20Emma QuiganPoipoia te kakano kia puawai – nurture the seed, and it will blossom. Yet we still feel whakama ?Abstract6EN-551
12:20 – 1:20Xiaoming TianChairAbstract6EN-561
12:20 – 1:20Yujiao QiaoTeachers’ understandings and use of socio-scientific issues in science classrooms: A Chinese science education community’s perspectiveAbstract6EN-561
12:20 – 1:20Rajesh RamEngaging young people in science education through socioscientific issues of biosecurityAbstract6EN-561
12:20 – 1:20Morteza SharifiChairAbstract6EN-613
12:20 – 1:20Temitope AdelekanThe Knowledge Tension in the New Zealand University.Abstract6EN-613
12:20 – 1:20Joshua SarpongResearch Autonomy and 'Marketisation' in Higher Education: A Case Study of Two New Zealand Universities.Abstract6EN-613
12:20 – 1:20Mohammad Taqi AminiContextual academic development through Bourdieusian practice theoryAbstract6EN-613
12:20 – 1:20Lana KostrykinaChairAbstract6EN-632
12:20 – 1:20Betty MengInvestigating the Effects of Intervention on Tertiary Students’ Cognitive Reflection and Divergent Thinking AbilityAbstract6EN-632
12:20 – 1:20Robin LaneEcological Learning: Getting the science of learning into teachers' hands.Abstract6EN-632
12:20 – 1:20Chenghui (David) ChenFacilitating Chinese tertiary students’ metacognitive awareness of metadiscourse strategies in the EFL argumentative writing contextAbstract6EN-632
1:25 – 2:15Lunch
Poster Viewing (with author in attendance)
A Block Student Common Area
6EA-122
1:25 – 2:15Rachel CannPoster: Positive School Leadership for Flourishing TeachersAbstractA Block Student Common Area
6EA-122
1:25 – 2:15Tracy GaoPoster: The Dimensionality of Assessment Practices in Chinese Higher EducationAbstractA Block Student Common Area
6EA-122
1:25 – 2:15Moema GregorzewskiPoster: Emerging as the Others of our Selves? Exploring Drama Education as Critical Multicultural Education in Post-Normal TimesAbstractA Block Student Common Area
6EA-122
1:25 – 2:15Moira NewtonPoster: From reference to rhetoric: children's metalinguistic awareness and its relationship to their writing performanceAbstractA Block Student Common Area
6EA-122
2:15 – 3:15Wendy ChooChairAbstract6EN-356
2:15 – 3:15Mihaela EnacheThere was a whisper in my ear: You changed my life! An interpretation of teacher identity through found poetryAbstract6EN-356
2:15 – 3:15Farrah JabeenWho were we? Who are we now? Who will we be at the end of PhD journey?Abstract6EN-356
2:15 – 3:15Honglu ZhangThe analysis of multiple players of the Olympic education: inside the Trojan HorseAbstract6EN-356
2:15 – 3:15Briar O'ConnorChairAbstract6EN-414
2:15 – 3:15Young HanIntercultural couples' experiences across life stagesAbstract6EN-414
2:15 – 3:15Anna VasilyevaNegotiating beauty norms: Young women and the media.Abstract6EN-414
2:15 – 3:15Vibha TirumalaiDeconstructing the (im)possibilities of sexuality among Indian immigrants in New ZealandAbstract6EN-414
2:15 – 3:15Evelyn ChristinaChairAbstract6EN-514
2:15 – 3:15Maria GuapachaAre handwritten and word-processed texts scored similarly?Abstract6EN-514
2:15 – 3:15Junita Duwi PurwandariOral feedback when learning English as a foreign language: Perceptions of Grade 11 students in IndonesiaAbstract6EN-514
2:15 – 3:15Orlando ChavesChanging lives through EFL writingAbstract6EN-514
2:15 – 3:15Niro RajapakshaChairAbstract6EN-516
2:15 – 3:15Lan Anh Thi NguyenApproaches to Student Evaluation of Teaching in higher education: A case study in VietnamAbstract6EN-516
2:15 – 3:15Wenjing YaoTerraces of Assessment Preparation: The construction and implementation of language testing and assessment courses in different cultural and academic contextsAbstract6EN-516
2:15 – 3:15Wenli ZhangGambling addiction as a relationship issue: Chinese immigrants experience recovering from gambling addiction in New ZealandAbstract6EN-516
2:15 – 3:15Esther YaoChairAbstract6EN-551
2:15 – 3:15Julia RietzeMotivation, Identity, and Affect in Heritage Language ResearchAbstract6EN-551
2:15 – 3:15Iuliana RodinciucThe Role of Emotion for Parents and Teachers of Early Childhood Education Settings Involved in System-wide Education ChangeAbstract6EN-551
2:15 – 3:15Ripi KaurImmigrant Parenting: Involvement, Beliefs, and AcculturationAbstract6EN-551
2:15 – 3:15David TehChairAbstract6EN-561
2:15 – 3:15Wendy XiongPETE students' development of Cooperative Learning in a professional learning programme: A Chinese perspectiveAbstract6EN-561
2:15 – 3:15Waseema FikureeA leadership task effectiveness model for the Maldives: Perspectives from principals and the Senior Management TeamAbstract6EN-561
2:15 – 3:15Tracey WakefieldPractitioners' experiences of espoused organisational values and management practices in New Zealand Faith-Based Social Services.Abstract6EN-561
2:15 – 3:15Siu Kit YeungChairAbstract6EN-613
2:15 – 3:15Tianxin LiThe study of PRC students’ perceptions of self-assessment in Integrated Quality AssessmentAbstract6EN-613
2:15 – 3:15Yue YouChinese-as-a-Foreign-Language (CFL) teachers in New Zealand secondary schools: teachers' beliefs and practices with regard to grammar teachingAbstract6EN-613
2:15 – 3:15Harry Zhao“I really wish to make my Mandarin class interesting, but...”: Demystifying the teaching of beginner Chinese in New Zealand universitiesAbstract6EN-613
3:20 – 3:50Closing Keynote: Dr Tamasailau SuaaliiAbstractREJ-101
3:50 – 4:00Closing: Dr. Gavin Brown
Poroporoaki (farewell)
REJ-101