PUBLISHED: UNIVERSITY WORLD NEWS, 3 June 2023 When a university no longer commits to the principle of universalism it can neither claim, nor does it deserve, the title of university. New Zealand universities are rapidly …

This article was published in The Democracy Project, 3rd October 2023  Elizabeth Rata: Two Treaties of Waitangi: The Articles Treaty and the Principles Treaty October 2023  Commentary  There are two versions of the Treaty of …

This extract about partial loyalty from Chapter 6 ‘Social Relations of Trust‘ in my 2012 book ‘The Politics of Knowledge in Education’. The objective knowledge developed in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences …

Our accelerating retreat from the idea of universal knowledge will do us harm, warns the University of Auckland’s Elizabeth Rata  ‘Critical times as a species’. These are extreme words, made more powerful recently by …

Authors: Michael Corballis – School of Psychology, University of Auckland | Robert Nola – Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland | Elizabeth Rata – Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland AbstractWhat …

Author’s Note: This chapter was published in a book written for a Masters’ course at Massey University. It was subsequently removed from the second edition by the editors. Reference Rata, E. (2008) Educating for …

FUTURE PATHWAYS TE ARA PAERANGI GREEN PAPER SUBMISSION From: Professor Elizabeth Rata, University of Auckland e.rata@auckland.ac.nz Distinguished Professor Brian Boyd, FRSNZ, University of Auckland, Rutherford Medalist 2020 b.boyd@auckland.ac.nz 14th  March 2022 Submission to: Future Pathways …

I gave this address ‘In Defence of Democracy’ to the New Zealand ACT Party Annual Conference, in Wellington and Auckland, July 2022. I want to thank David Seymour, Leader of the ACT Party, and …

Lilburne-Rata Archive The Lilburne Rata Archive of New Zealand Education is a collection of school syllabus documents and associated classroom material from the 1870s to the 1970s. Our main aim in compiling the Archive …