Kay Morris Matthews
Biographic Data
| ID | 5848476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kay Morris Matthews |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kay Morris |
| FAMILY NAME | Matthews |
| SIGNATURE | MATTHEWS K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8370-3347 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Degrees of separation? Early women principals in New Zealand state schools 1876–1926
As a British colony, New Zealand had early to grapple with how best to implement a state system of schooling. Inspectors of primary schools and governing boards of secondary schools were responsible for appointing school principals. This paper examines the ways in which they dealt with new situations: in the case of the primary schools where there were few suitable male applicants and in the case of the secondary schools where they were responsib…
Boundary crosser
This paper highlights the intersections of history, gender and educational administration through a case study of an influential woman educator, Anne Whitelaw. It draws upon manuscripts, school archives, school histories, official files and periodicals from ‘both sides’ of the world. Although known in New Zealand as the first Headmistress of Auckland Girls’ Grammar School (1907–1910) little attention has been given to Anne Whitelaw more generally…
Knowing their place
Nineteenth-century British missionaries and the colonial government in New Zealand adopted a policy of assimilation of Maori into Pakeha (European) culture through actively discouraging Maori language, belief systems and culture. Central to the goal of assimilation was a Native School policy which in particular, emphasised the ‘Europeanising’ of young Maori. Church-run schools for Maori, which were subsidised by the state, aimed to return young M…
Boundary crosser
This paper highlights the intersections of history, gender and educational administration through a case study of an influential woman educator, Anne Whitelaw. It draws upon manuscripts, school archives, school histories, official files and periodicals from ‘both sides’ of the world. Although known in New Zealand as the first Headmistress of Auckland Girls’ Grammar School (1907–1910) little attention has been given to Anne Whitelaw more generally…
Knowing their place
Nineteenth-century British missionaries and the colonial government in New Zealand adopted a policy of assimilation of Maori into Pakeha (European) culture through actively discouraging Maori language, belief systems and culture. Central to the goal of assimilation was a Native School policy which in particular, emphasised the ‘Europeanising’ of young Maori. Church-run schools for Maori, which were subsidised by the state, aimed to return young M…
Knowing their place
Nineteenth-century British missionaries and the colonial government in New Zealand adopted a policy of assimilation of Maori into Pakeha (European) culture through actively discouraging Maori language, belief systems and culture. Central to the goal of assimilation was a Native School policy which in particular, emphasised the ‘Europeanising’ of young Maori. Church-run schools for Maori, which were subsidised by the state, aimed to return young M…
Boundary crosser
This paper highlights the intersections of history, gender and educational administration through a case study of an influential woman educator, Anne Whitelaw. It draws upon manuscripts, school archives, school histories, official files and periodicals from ‘both sides’ of the world. Although known in New Zealand as the first Headmistress of Auckland Girls’ Grammar School (1907–1910) little attention has been given to Anne Whitelaw more generally…
Degrees of separation? Early women principals in New Zealand state schools 1876–1926
As a British colony, New Zealand had early to grapple with how best to implement a state system of schooling. Inspectors of primary schools and governing boards of secondary schools were responsible for appointing school principals. This paper examines the ways in which they dealt with new situations: in the case of the primary schools where there were few suitable male applicants and in the case of the secondary schools where they were responsib…
Law (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Historical Education Studies Worldwide (2 works) · Law (2 works)