Early Years
Research Centre
He Kôhanga Toi Tangata
‘POET’ Symposium
Pedagogies of Educational Transitions
Saturday 21 March, 2015 from 9.30am to 2.15pm
MSB1.01 and MSB1.05, University of Waikato, Hamilton
The Early Years Research Centre is hosting a symposium as part of a Marie Curie IRSES. You are invited to hear the
local and international Pedagogies of Educational Transitions (POET) teams share research from their different
countries and discuss implications for research, policy and practice.
THE PRESENTERS
Australia: Charles Sturt University
What does ‘continuity of learning’ mean for practitioners and policy makers?
Professor Bob Perry and Australian POET team
New Zealand Team: The University of Waikato
Learning journeys from early childhood to school
Associate Professor Sally Peters & Vanessa Paki
Ka rere ngā kuaka – From kōhanga to kura
Associate Professor Margie Hohepa , Tirau Anderson, Doris Olliver
The house speaks: We speak back to the house” – Stories of and
reflections on noho marae at Te Kohinga Mārama Marae
Cheri Waititi
No longer a bridge too far? A collaborative approach to transition
that weaves together two settings
Hazel Woodhouse
Swedish Team: Mälardalen University
Collaboration in transitions: Young children with intellectual
disabilities in Sweden
Dr Jenny Wilder & Dr Anne Lillvist
School transitions - Rites of passage in school and life,
a Swedish perspective
Professor Anders Garpelin
Icelandic Team: University of Iceland
Continuity in children’s learning: Icelandic policy and practice
Sara Margrét Ólafsdóttir & Kristín Karlsdóttir
Scottish Team: University of Strathclyde
Scottish transitions stories: Children’s early learning journeys:
Policy, practice and research
Emeritus Professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop
There is no charge, but places are limited and you must register.
Please RSVP by 11 March, 2015 notifying of any special
dietary requirements: [email protected]
The New Zealand-EU International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Counterpart Fund is supported by Government
funding and administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand.