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Working Together for the Student: What I Learned from Two Years on a Primary School Board in New Zealand

A former board member of a New Zealand primary school describes the country's political climate as radical economic libertarian; contract bidding among schools will soon be required. Elementary schools are child-centered and multicultural, operate year-round, involve the board and community, follow a national curriculum, and have overworked, underpaid, yet highly valued teachers. (MLH)

• Author/Creator: Dyer, Samuel Coad
• Date Published: Sep
• Journal/Secondary Title: Phi Delta Kappan
• Number: 1
• Volume: 80
• Year: 1998

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Community
• Subject: Community Involvement
• Subject: Government Role
• Subject: Student Centered Curriculum
• Subject: Teaching Conditions

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