Graeme Aitken’s speech at launch

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Graeme Aitken’s speech at launch

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In his speech, Graeme discusses the gap that exists between research and practice, the factors that have contributed to it and how The Education Hub will work to bridge the gap.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Professor Graeme Aitken

Graeme has a long history in education, firstly as a geography teacher and then in Secondary Teacher Education, as the Director of The University of Auckland Principals Centre, and most recently as the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland. Graeme co-developed the Teaching as Inquiry model that underpins the pedagogical approach of the New Zealand Curriculum and is the co-author of the Best Evidence Synthesis for Social Sciences.

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