Open Polytechnic

Exploring Authentic Partnership in Distance Initial Teacher Education: Associate Teachers’ Perspectives from Aotearoa New Zealand

Partnership is widely treated as central to high-quality practicum in Initial Teacher Education, yet most research assumes local, ongoing relationships between Initial Teacher Education providers and schools. This study explores how Associate Teachers understand authentic partner...

Thinking Through Making: Supporting Children’s Inquiry Through Visual Arts in Early Childhood Education

Abstract Inquiry-based approaches in early childhood education recognise the visual arts as a vital mode of thinking, enabling children to theorise, represent, and make meaning through material and sensory exploration. However, integrating the arts meaningfully within inquiry can...