Postgraduate Qualifications and Steiner Education

The Auckland University of Technology has for several years had a Steiner education specialism in its BEd programme. This specialist interest is now being extended to the postgraduate level-both doctoral level (PhD or EdD) and for the MEd (which includes the PgradDipEd or a PgradCertEd).

In 2007 we had two doctoral students specialising in this area, and we began a new masters paper, Steiner education: Theory & contemporary perspectives  with twelve students in the initial intake. In addition, another paper, The authentic teacher: Beliefs into action, incorporates Steiner education as does the textbook for this paper.

Typically for a Masters in Education, students need to complete a paper on educational research methods, a fourth paper, and a thesis which for people interested in Steiner education will link with their interest. The fourth paper may be selected from a list of other masters papers. This list includes Examining professional practice and a "Reading paper", both of which give scope for a focus on Steiner related work.

Anyone interested in finding out more should contact either Andy Begg,  who leads the postgraduate education programmes at AUT or Gaylene Denford-Wood, who teaches the MEd Steiner paper.