ABOUT NZARE

The New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) was established in December, 1979 and its membership consists of individuals and organisations with an interest in educational research.

NZARE Presidents

The current president is Professor Linda Smith, University of Waikato.

NZARE Council

The NZARE Council is elected at the Annual General Meeting. NZARE has contracted the New Zealand Council for Research in Education to act as secretariat. Current Council members are listed on the Contacts page.

NZARE as a national organisation

As a national organisation, NZARE connects those interested in education research, tertiary institutions, schools and early childhood centres, government agencies such as the Ministry of Education, and the New Zealand Council for Research in Education.

» Go to 2006 NZARE Herbison Lecture by Dr Geraldine McDonald: "A spirited beginning: The origins of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education."

NZARE as an international organisation

NZARE has established international links with the British Educational Research Association [BERA], American Association for Research in Education [AARE], the Canadian Society for the Study of Children [CSSE], and Australian Educational Research Association [AERA]. Further links presently are being forged with other international research organisations so that we may network for the common goal of promoting excellence in education research.

NZARE and research dissemination

NZARE organises annual conferences and seminars where participants drawn from New Zealand and overseas share new research and engage in academic and professional debate. Members also receive Input - He Panui o Te Hunga Rangahau Maatauranga o Aotearoa, the newsletter of NZARE, as well as the New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies which publishes quality refereed papers of special interest to those in education.

NZARE and its caucus communities

NZARE has established caucuses to promote and serve the interests of Maori, Pasifika, Early Childhood and Students in education research.

NZARE and its special interest groups

NZARE has made provision for the development of special interest groups (SIG) within the Association. The inaugural SIG for early childhood education was established in 2008. The policy on SIG formation and document for members to establish a SIG can be downloaded here. Then post to NZARE Secretariat, PO Box 3237, Wellington 6140.

» Download the form, Policy on NZARE Special Interest Group (SIG) Formation (PDF, 66KB)

NZARE and honouring excellence in research

The NZARE fosters excellence in research through a range of awards. These encompass excellence in post graduate and doctoral theses; high quality research involving Maori, and Pasifika; innovative group based research; and the contemporary achievements of individuals who have advanced imaginative innovations in education through research.

Download NZARE's Constitution (PDF, 20K).

Download NZARE's Ethical Guidelines (PDF, 20K).

See also Research Ethics.