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KAIRARANGA – VOLUME 16, ISSUE 1: 2015Editorial
elcome to the first edition of airaranga for 20 5. At the time of going to press, mem ers of parliament were a out to de ate the second reading of the Harmful Digital Communications Bill that will make it an offence to send messages or post material to cause harm. This offence will e punisha le y up to two years in ail or a 2,000 fine. Schools, parents and young people themsel es ha e long grappled with the harmful effects of cy er ullying, and this potential legislation may e welcomed. owe er, as arla Sanders from Sticks‘n’Stones a New ealand anti cy er ullying pro ect points out, it may not e appropriate to criminalise people as young as for actions that they may not fully understand the conse uences of Stuff, 20 5 . There is no dou t, howe er, that the issue of cy er ullying must e addressed. As the authors of an article in this edition of airaranga point out, cy er ullying is linked to a range of serious ad erse outcomes, and growing num ers of our young people are e periencing this form of a use.
e egin this edition of airaranga with an inter iew with Associate rofessor ill e an rown who retired from assey
ni ersity at the end of 20 5. Associate rofessor e an rown has had a long and distinguished career in inclusi e and a ori education, and in this inter iew she shares with aul itchell her passion for the field, her early influences, and the things that ha e dri en her work o er the years.
n the second article, Tegan Lynch, anessa Green, hris owden and Susan arcourt report on a study e amining parents’
perspecti es of cy er ullying. This is followed y an opinion piece where ohn Grant discusses the issue of tertiary education for adults with intellectual disa ilities. The fourth article y arolyn
hite and Alison earney presents findings from a small New ealand study into the impact of school stand downs. This article o er iews the use of stand downs in New ealand schools and e plores alternati es to this practice. Ne t, orothy owie pro ides an o er iew of the euerstein Approach, and descri es her work in this area. The si th article y icki orkel and Tara
cLaughlin discusses social and emotional competence, and its importance in young children’s de elopment. They e plore strategies that teachers can use to promote the de elopment of social and emotional competence. inally, Gayathri ra hakar
illai e plores the literature on the Te otahitanga programme with an emphasis on the ffecti e Teaching rofile.
inally, with sadness, we say good ye to o unningham. a airaranga editorial oard mem er who passed away after a courageous period of time attling illness. o made a significant contri ution to this ournal and to the wider education community, and she will e ery sadly missed. e send our heart felt sympathies to her friends, colleagues and family.
Nga mihi nui Alison earney
for the airaranga ditorial Team
eference Stuff 20 5 . Fears cyberbullying will criminalise children. etrie ed from http www.stuff.co.n technology digital li ing fears cy er ullying law will criminalise children.html
Kairaranga
Editorial Board
r Alison earney Associate rofessor, assey ni ersity arol atts ducational sychologist, TL ,
Ngaruawahia
aul itchell TL luster anager, Nawton School, amilton
ath Steeghs TL , luster
Graeme No ilo TL , ractice Leader, luster r ean Annan esearch Affiliate, oolf isher
esearch entre, ni ersity of Auckland r ill e an rown Associate rofessor, assey ni ersity o a ies ractice Leader, arly nter ention,
r ere erryman anager, outama ounamu esearch entre,
r ichael Gaffney Senior Lecturer, School of ccupational Therapy, tago olytechnic
r oseanna ourke Senior Lecturer, ictoria ni ersity of ellington
r Son a acfarlane Senior Lecturer, ni ersity of anter ury r alerie argrain Senior Lecturer, Australian atholic
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anesse Geel Lead ractitioner, akuranga, Current editing team
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