The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand, 6th Edition | AU/NZ

Mary F. Hill is Associate Professor in Education at The University of Auckland and has worked for more than forty years in education, including more than twenty years in higher education. Her major professional and research interests revolve around issues of professional learning, educational assessment and practitioner research and inquiry. She has won two Faculty teaching excellence awards (2015, 2017) and has served as the President of NZARE and Chairperson of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Martin Thrupp was Professor of Education at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, The University of Waikato, from 1995 until 2023, except for a six-year stint working in London. Martin taught various papers about Aotearoa New Zealand society and education, mainly to teacher education students. His research interests were in education policy, especially the lived effects of policy across diverse primary and secondary schools and their communities. He undertook related educational research in New Zealand as well as in Europe, especially England, and won several awards for research and publications. Martin's recent research was about privatisation trends within public education. He also recently edited a book about Finland’s education system, working alongside several Finnish academics. In May 2022 he received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Turku.

Jane Abbiss - The University of Canterbury, Graeme Aitken - The University of Auckland, Mere Berryman - The University of Waikato, Elizabeth Eley - The University of Waikato, Cathy Buntting - The University of Waikato, Kerry Earl Rinehart - The University of Waikato, Jenny Ferrier-Kerr - The University of Waikato, Annaline Flint - The University of Auckland, Dianne Forbes - The University of Waikato, Matt Kennedy - Golden Sands School, Annie Geurin - University of Canterbury, Carol Hamilton -The University of Waikato, Mary Hill - The University of Auckland, Letitia Hochstrasser Fickel - University of Canterbury, Maria Kecskemeti - The University of Waikato, Leon Benade - Auckland University of Technology, Lyn G. McDonald - The University of Auckland, John O’Neill - Massey University, Darren Powell - The University of Auckland, Christine M. Rubie-Davies - The University of Auckland, Susan Sandretto - University of Otago, Alison Sewell - Massey University, Claire Sinnema - The University of Auckland, John Smith - Russell Street School, Martin Thrupp - The University of Waikato