Current Research & Other Activities

CURRENT RESEARCH  & OTHER ACTIVITIES

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1. OUR INAUGURAL PROFESSORIAL SHORT COURSE

2. OUR RESEARCH & ETHICS COMMITTEE

3. OUR RESEARCH PROJECTS

4. VISIT TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA ON A NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT TRADE MISSION

5. MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY

6. LAUNCH OF SIX NEW QUALIFICATIONS IN AUCKLAND

7.  OUR 2012 HIGHER EDUCATION SYMPOSIA WTH THEMES IN:
CURRICULUM DESIGN and ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

8. HOUSE OF MONTROSE LTD DONORS TO THE NEW AUCKLAND ART GALLERY CELEBRATE OPENING

9. International Higher Education Curriculum Designer Society (IHECDS)



1.           SHORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE 2011

Managing Leadership Dilemmas through Productive Conversations




Facilitator: Professor Carol Cardno, Department of Education, Unitec Institute of Technology

                                                                 
Biography Professor Carol Cardno QSOCarol Cardno is Professor of Educational Management and Head of the Department of Education at Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Carol is the author of several books including Action Research: A Developmental Approach (New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2003) and many academic papers on topics related to her research interests which are action research, staff appraisal, leadership development, organisational learning and the management and resolution of leadership dilemmas. Her work is internationally acknowledged and she has been invited to present keynote addresses in several countries, most recently in Australia, South Africa and Cyprus. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand Association for Educational Administration and Leadership and a Fellow of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management. In 2007 Carol featured in the Queen’s Birthday honours list and was made a companion of the Queen’s Service Order for services to educational administration and management. Her current research focuses on the way leaders manage relationships and dilemmas as key activities related to the leadership of learning.

Course Aims and Objectives

Professionals working together in educational organisations often encounter situations that are fraught with tensions. One such tension poses a dilemma when leaders are trying to meet the needs of the organisation and also maintain positive relationships between colleagues. To achieve productive conversations participants will be enabled to understand the nature of such dilemmas and the theory behind the normal practice of avoiding them. In addition, participants will be introduced to some tools that can be employed to increase the possibility of conducting a productive conversation. They will also be given the opportunity to map a leadership dilemma and practice productive conversation skills.

The course will cover the following topics:

-       the nature of leadership dilemmas
-       defensive and productive conversations
-       the triple I approach for being productive
-       using the ladder of inference to be productive
-       how to map a dilemma
-       how to practice productive conversations

Go to House of Montrose Education Consultants Short Course page for information about our 2012 Professorial Presentation by Associate Professor Nick Zepke - Massey University...

2.        OUR RESEARCH & ETHICS COMMITTEE

The New Zealand Curriculum Design Institute Research and Ethics Committee members are:

Susan F. Stevenson (Chair)
Dr Pip Bruce Ferguson
Tui Summers
Dr Debbie Bright
James Harrison
Dr Mary Panko
Kishwer Kingschild
Dr Donald Joyce
Lawrence Green
Nikki Going
Reverend Dr. ‘Ama’ama Tofaeono

Our committee meets on a regular basis and will hear applications from our own and other organisations who require independent advise or review on Research and Ethical approval Applications.

Contact Us for more information about these services.

3.        CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

INFORMATION COMING SOON... Watch This Space



4. VISIT TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA ON A NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT TRADE MISSION

In April 2011 the Chief Executive Director and Finance & Operations Directors of House of Montrose Ltd visited Papua New Guinea with a New Zealand Government Trade Mission. Interest was high in both the Higher Education Consulting Services and Qualifications designed by the New Zealand Curriculum Design Institute.  The company has formed a partnership with Christine Sumbuk the Founder and Director of Innovation Training Services in Papua New Guinea.

Below is a photo taken at the Trade Mission Expo showing some of the members of the New Zealand Government Trade Mission to Papua New Guinea, they include the Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to New Zealand, New High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister and Dr John Goldsmith.



5. MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY

In August 2011 Members of the House of Montrose Ltd Board of Directors met with Prime Minister John Key after a public meeting in Hamilton. Below the Chief Executive Director Susan F. Stevenson is shown shaking hands with the PM.



6. LAUNCH OF SIX NEW QUALIFICATIONS IN AUCKLAND

The New Zealand Curriculum Design Institute and the New Zealand Institute of Education celebrated the launch of our partnership to deliver New Zealand's first Educational Facilitation and Curriculum Design and Academic Leadership qualifications on the 29th August 2011 in Auckland.

7. OUR 2012 HIGHER EDUCATION SYMPOSIA WTH THEMES IN:
CURRICULUM DESIGN and ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

The New Zealand Curriculum Design Institute and House of Montrose Education Consultants are sponsoring the

International Higher Education Curriculum Design and Academic Leadership Symposium
on 4th and 5th December 2012.

See:  Our 2012 Academic Symposia page for a Call for Papers/Provocations, Programme, Keynote, Registration and other information or Contact Us

8. HOUSE OF MONTROSE LTD DONORS TO THE NEW AUCKLAND ART GALLERY CELEBRATE OPENING...

House of Montrose Limited are Bronze Donors to the Auckland Art Gallery.  We encourage you to visit and enjoy this great new facility.

9. INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM DESIGNERS SOCIETY (IHECDS)

Interested?

See our special pages on this new organisation or Contact Us