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Principles and values
New Zealand curriculum – draft 2006–2007
Read about the principles and values on pages 9–10:
- The New Zealand curriculum: Draft for consultation 2006 (PDF, 2.24 MB)
Principles
Principles are beliefs that guide practice. The broad principles suggested in the draft New Zealand curriculum should guide schools as they design their own curricula.
Values
All schools teach values, and these are seen in the way teachers and students in a school think and act.
The values outlined in the 1993 New Zealand Curriculum Framework were revised to provide a clearer focus for schools and teachers. The curriculum will promote broad values important to all New Zealanders.
Background reading
Values in the New Zealand curriculum: Background, rationale and recommendations (Word, 38.50 kB)
Developing a statement for values in the draft New Zealand curriculum
A team from Waikato University worked with national and regional consultation groups during 2004–5. The consultation meetings identified key shared community values.
A literature review on Values in the New Zealand Curriculum identified and reported on:
- key trends in the way values are addressed in recent international curricula
- key trends in the way values are addressed in learning areas
- key issues surrounding the inclusion of Māori values in the curriculum
- key issues in addressing Pasifika, Asian, and other cultural and ethnic values
- recent developments in values in the curriculum in New Zealand
- recent research on values in education internationally.
