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| Questions/instructions: In this activity you will be looking at pictures of some important people. They are important because they are leaders. I want you to think carefully about how they became leaders. Here is the first picture. |
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responses
2001 ('97) |
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y4
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y8
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Show
picture 1.
This is Mr Ward. Mr Ward is the principal of a school. |
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| 1. How did Mr Ward get to be the principal of the school? |
applied
for position
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11 |
17
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referees
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0 |
2
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interview
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3 |
5
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selected
by BOT/committee/group
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9 |
13
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training
and experience
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40 |
62
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desirable
professional qualitites
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31 |
32
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desirable
personal qualitites
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25 |
24
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Show picture 2. | ||||||||||||
| This is a picture of Queen Elizabeth, the queen. | |||||||||||||
| 2. How did Queen Elizabeth become queen? |
inherited:
born in right family
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50 |
79
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no
family member higher on succession list
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2 |
10
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Show picture 3. | ||||||||||||
| Here is a picture of a kaumatua. A kaumatua is a Mäori elder. | |||||||||||||
| 3. How did this person get to be a kaumatua? |
elder
(in age)
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20 |
40
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elder
(in leadership, expertise,wisdom, respect)
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19 |
29
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appointed/elected/recognised
as such by community
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5 |
7
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inherited
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5 |
10
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Show picture 4. | ||||||||||||
| Here is a picture of a mayor. | |||||||||||||
| 4. How did this person get to be a mayor? |
offered
him/herself as candidate
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5 |
12
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campaigned,
explained policies
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5 |
17
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elected
by public of district
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36 |
67
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desirable
knowledge/expertise/experience
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15 |
16
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desirable
personal qualities
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17 |
14
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| Commentary Students tended to focus on one point (necessary qualities of mechanism) and not comment on other qualities or steps in the process. Year 8 students showed greater knowledge and understanding, on average. |
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