Te tuangi (the clam): A metaphor for teaching, learning and the key competencies | Zendy

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Te tuangi (the clam): A metaphor for teaching, learning and the key competencies

Author(s) -

Mary Simpson,

Tina Williams

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

set research information for teachers

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2253-2145

pISSN - 0110-6376

DOI - 10.18296/set.0394

Subject(s) - metaphor , context (archaeology) , curriculum , key (lock) , interpretation (philosophy) , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , mathematics education , geography , ecology , computer science , archaeology , linguistics , biology , programming language , philosophy

This article explores the shift from "essential skills" to "key competencies" in the school curriculum. Drawing on information gathered from teacher interviews and observations at a New Zealand primary school, this article suggests that culture and context strongly shape and influence the interpretation of key competencies. The authors develop a metaphor—te tuangi—to theorise the relationship between a learner (akonga) and a teacher (kaiako) in a cultural and social context.

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