New Zealand Schools eBook Introduction: Destinctive Curriculm
Figure 1.--While the New Zealand curriculum is very similar to that in that in Britain. There are some differences, reflecting New Zealand's economy and geographic location. The center of the New Zealand economy has been agriculture. This has begun to change in New Zealand as other industries including fisheries, high-tech, tourism, and other industries become more important. New Zealand schools have given considerable attention to agriculture and some schools outside the main urban centers still give some attention to agriculture.
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While the New Zealand curriculum is very similar to that in that in Britain. There are some differences, reflecting New Zealand's economy and geographic location. The center of the New Zealand economy has been agriculture. This has begun to change in New Zealand as other industries including fisheries, high-tech, tourism, and other industries become more important. New Zealand schools have given considerable attention to agriculture and some schools outside the main urban centers still give some attention to agriculture. We do not note fisheries significicantly affecting the curriculum, but tourism certainly has had some impact. An increasingly important part of the New Zealand economy in recent years has become tourism and that has begun to be reflected in the curriculum. Geography and demographics has also affected the curriculum. Thus Maori and Japanese are part of the curriculum at many schools.
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