The long haul is over
Kerikeri Primary School principal Sarah Brown has completed her doctorate in education (EdD) after eight years of study while she also worked full-time, including as principal and lecturing jobs.
Dr Brown said she began her research into the role of relationships and how youngsters’ transition into primary school while she was pursuing her Master’s degree, going on to investigate how relationships are established and maintained from early childhood education to primary school.
She followed seven chil- dren from several Northland early childhood centres into one primary school classroom, talked to parents, children, families and teachers to learn more about each child and what was being done to support them, and observed how relationships were established.
She planned to implement what she had learned at Kerikeri Primary School and share it through presentations and seminars. She is also due to speak at an early childhood conference in Kerikeri in July.