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In pursuit of more equitable outcomes for students, the curriculum reforms of the early 1990s in New Zealand have required schools to develop strategic plans that align their strengths and needs with goals and activities designed to achieve growth and improvement in teaching and learning (Ministry of Education, 2008a). In support of this change, the Ministry of Education has funded professional learning programmes to address the goals identified by schools (Ministry of Education, 2008b).
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Thornley, C., Mcdonald, T. (2011). Individualised Professional Learning. In: Higgins, J., Parsons, R., Bonne, L. (eds) Processes of Inquiry. Professional Learning, vol 10. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-531-4_7
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