Senior Lecturer | Pūkenga Matua
Member of the Kaiāwhina Māori – Māori student support team
PhD, MA, MEd, BA, Dip Tchg
Kāi Tahu
Dunedin Campus
Waea | Tel +64 3 479 4214
Īmēra | Email michael.gaffney@otago.ac.nz
Tari | Office 2.04, Tower Block, College of Education, Dunedin
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Early Childhood Education Programme.
My research interests are quite broad as a result of working at the Childrenʻs Issues Centre, University of Otago from 1995–2010 as a researcher and lecturer. During this time I was involved in the development and teaching of the Post Graduate Diploma of Child Advocacy and supervising students in the Masters of Childhood and Youth Studies programme.
My current research interests often take me into evaluation studies of social and education service providers. I am particularly interested in how people learn to be parents and how communities, including early childhood settings, can support them. I am involved in a couple of Ministry of Social Development activities locally – Strengthening Families http://www.strengtheningfamilies.govt.nz and Community Response Forums https://www.communityresponse.org.nz
Research interests
- Childhood Studies: Children and Young People's views of their experiences
- Disability Studies and inclusion
- Socio-Cultural theory and Communities of Practice
- Social and Educational Evaluation
Publications
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2025). Poipoia te kākano, kia puāwai: Early intervention service provision in Aotearoa New Zealand. In W. Beamish & M. Yuen (Eds.), Early intervention for young children with disabilities: Advancing services and programs throughout Asia and the Pacific. (pp. 161-182). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-5662-2_8 Chapter in Book - Research
Gaffney, M., & McAnelly, K. (2025). Dancing round the rules: Making space for children's diverse modes of sensory meaning-making. In M. A. Peters & R. Heraud (Eds.), Encylopedia of educational innovation. (Living ed.) Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_347-1 Chapter in Book - Research
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2025). E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū: Early childhood kaiako amplifying the rights of the neurodivergent learner. He Kupu, 8(3), 45-53. Journal - Research Article
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2025). Ahakoa he aha te rākau he hua kei roto: Reviewing the Teaching Council's draft Inclusive Teaching Practice Guidance through a children's rights oriented lens. New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 22(2), 103-115. doi: 10.24135/teacherswork.v22i2.688 Journal - Research Article
Gunn, A. C., Carvalho, R., Gaches, S., & Gaffney, M. (2025). Preservice teachers learning about mentors' care(full) teaching. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzare.org.nz/conference Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
2025
Chapter in Book - Research
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2025). Poipoia te kākano, kia puāwai: Early intervention service provision in Aotearoa New Zealand. In W. Beamish & M. Yuen (Eds.), Early intervention for young children with disabilities: Advancing services and programs throughout Asia and the Pacific. (pp. 161-182). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-5662-2_8
Gaffney, M., & McAnelly, K. (2025). Dancing round the rules: Making space for children's diverse modes of sensory meaning-making. In M. A. Peters & R. Heraud (Eds.), Encylopedia of educational innovation. (Living ed.) Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_347-1
Journal - Research Article
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2025). E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū: Early childhood kaiako amplifying the rights of the neurodivergent learner. He Kupu, 8(3), 45-53.
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2025). Ahakoa he aha te rākau he hua kei roto: Reviewing the Teaching Council's draft Inclusive Teaching Practice Guidance through a children's rights oriented lens. New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 22(2), 103-115. doi: 10.24135/teacherswork.v22i2.688
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gunn, A. C., Carvalho, R., Gaches, S., & Gaffney, M. (2025). Preservice teachers learning about mentors' care(full) teaching. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzare.org.nz/conference
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2025). Ahakoa he aha te rākau he hua rei roto: Reviewing the Teaching Council's draft Inclusive Teaching Practice Guidance through a children's rights oriented lens. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzare.org.nz/conference
2024
Chapter in Book - Research
Gaffney, M., & McAnelly, K. (2024). Disabled children's active participation in early childhood education: A story of love, rights and solidarity from Aotearoa New Zealand. In A. E. Beckett & A.-M. Callus (Eds.), The lives of children and adolescents with disabilities. (pp. 32-48). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003102915-6
Journal - Research Article
Gaches, S., Gunn, A., Gaffney, M., & Carvalho, R. (2024). Refocusing care as central to teaching within ECE. Early Childhood Folio, 28(1), 13-17. doi: 10.18296/ecf.1137
Feng, K., & Gaffney, M. (2024). Parenting styles and student academic achievement: An exploration among secondary-school graduates in Beijing, China. Frontiers in Educational Research, 7(6). doi: 10.25236/FER.2024.070601
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2024). “I am fun and fun is me!”: What's fun got to do with rights-based inclusive teaching and learning? Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. 38. Retrieved from https://nzare.org.nz/
Gunn, A. C., Carvalho, R., Gaches, S., & Gaffney, M. (2024). Influencing teacher learning with narratives of care-full teaching. Proceedings of the 32nd European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference. A16. [Abstract]
Waterworth, K., Nicholls, D., Burrows, L., & Gaffney, M. (2024). Collaging as a practice to undo notions of the disabled child. Proceedings of the In Sickness & In Health (ISIH) 8th International Conference. (pp. 123-124). doi: 10.14426/ISIH2024CHB
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gaffney, M., & McAnelly, K. (2024, July). The importance of fun to rights-orientated inclusive EC curriculum. Verbal presentation at the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) 76th World Assembly and Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
Gaches, S., Gaffney, M., Carvalho, R., Curtis, A., & Gunn, A. (2024, February). The care-FULL work of early childhood professionals. Verbal presentation at the Performance of the Real Research Theme Interdisciplinary Conference: Performing Care and Carelessness, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2023
Journal - Research Article
Waterworth, K., Gaffney, M., Taylor, N., & Gibson, B. E. (2023). The civil rights of disabled children in physiotherapy practices. Physiotherapy Theory & Practice, 39(3), 547-559. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2021.2011511
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gaffney, M., & McAnelly, K. (2023). Talking the talk but failing to walk the walk: The Highest Needs Review and the long, winding road towards inclusive education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. 1019. Retrieved from https://nzare.org.nz/
Gaches, S., Carvalho, R., Curtis, A., & Gaffney, M. (2023). Mā te ahurei o te tamaiti e ārahi i ā tātou mahi: Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work [Panel discussion]. Proceedings of the 29th Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) Conference : Pathways: Where we've been, where we are, where we want to go. (pp. 8). Retrieved from https://receinternational.org/
2022
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2022). The role of love, rights and solidarity in creating inclusive early childhood education. Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference: Transforming the Future of Education. Retrieved from https://www.aareconference.com.au/program
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2022, November). “Let me show you my place”: Walking tours as a research and pedagogical tool in early childhood settings. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference: Te Aonui: The Mighty Triangle, [Online].
Commissioned Report for External Body
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2022). High needs review: Literature review. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Dunedin, New Zealand: Kanorau Research. 69p.
2021
Chapter in Book - Research
Waterworth, K., Nicholls, D. A., Burrows, L., & Gaffney, M. (2021). Physiotherapy for children and the construction of the disabled child. In D. A. Nicholls, K. S. Groven, E. A. Kinsella & R. L. Anjum (Eds.), Mobilizing knowledge in physiotherapy: Critical reflections on foundations and practices. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2021, November). "We are diverse but we are also one": Teachers and families of disabled children finding ways of working together. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Virtual Conference: Learning in Crises, [Online].
2020
Chapter in Book - Research
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2020). Producing an understanding of autistic tamariki in early childhood settings: The case for a new materialist approach. In A. C. Gunn, N. Surtees, D. Gordon-Burns & K. Purdue (Eds.), Te aotūroa tātaki: Inclusive early childhood education: Perspectives on inclusion, social justice and equity from Aotearoa New Zealand. (2nd ed.) (pp. 109-125). Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, M. (2020). Peer reciprocity and friendship in the classroom: A disabled student's experience. Ethnography & Education, 15(4), 462-478. doi: 10.1080/17457823.2019.1698308
Journal - Research Other
Gaffney, M. (2020). Kia ora from Aotearoa New Zealand. Children Australia, 45(2), 71-73. doi: 10.1017/cha.2020.31
2019
Chapter in Book - Research
MacArthur, J., McLaughlan, T., & Gaffney, M. (2019). Special education needs and disabilities in early childhood education (New Zealand). In C. Mutch (Ed.), Bloomsbury education and childhood studies. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic. doi: 10.5040/9781350996298.0008
Gaffney, M., & McAnelly, K. (2019). The Aotearoa New Zealand curriculum Te Whāriki as a basis for developing dispositions of inclusion: Early childhood student teachers partnering with families as part of their pedagogical practice. In B. M. Rice (Ed.), Global perspectives on inclusive teacher education. (pp. 181-195). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7703-4.ch011
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2019). Achieving citizenship for all: Theorising active participation for disabled children and their families in early childhood education. In A. Guerin & T. McMenamin (Eds.), Belonging: Rethinking inclusive practices to support well-being and identity. (pp. 56-72). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004388420_005
Journal - Research Article
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2019). Rights, inclusion and citizenship: A good news story about learning in the early years. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 23(10), 1081-1094. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2019.1629123
Gaches, S., & Gaffney, M. (2019). Children's rights and the draft Strategic Plan for Early Learning: Where are the children? Early Childhood Folio, 23(1), 22-27. doi: 10.18296/ecf.0064
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2019). Tūranga mo ngā mokopuna: A framework for realising children's rights to inclusive early childhood education. Te Hā o te Takata: Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. MCA19041. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/nzare19/
Gaffney, M. (2019). Do our accountability systems allow for children's views to be heard in decisions that affect them? Proceedings of the 29th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference: Early Years: Making it Count. (pp. 227). Retrieved from https://www.eecera2019.org/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Rogers, T., Gaffney, M., Hohmann-Marriott, B., Rudd, C., & Weber, Z. (2019, October). Teaching and learning circles. Panel discussion at the Teaching and Learning Symposium: Pride in the Humanities, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2018
Journal - Research Other
Gaffney, M., & White, E. J. (2018). Video activism as political advocacy for social justice: The legacy of professor Anne Smith in education. Video Journal of Education & Pedagogy, 3, 5. doi: 10.1186/s40990-018-0017-z
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gaffney, M. (2018). How does pedagogy support parental learning alongside that of children and teachers? Proceedings of the 28th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference: Early Childhood Education, Families and Communities. (pp. 93). Retrieved from https://www.eecera.org
Gaffney, M. (2018). "Learning in the middle": An ecology of classroom engagement. Proceedings of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER): Inclusion and exclusion, resources for educational research? Retrieved from https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes
Waterworth, K., Nicholls, D., Burrows, L., & Gaffney, M. (2018). Working a way out of the confines of conventional qualitative research approaches: Developing postqualitative methods to rethink autonomy for disabled children. Proceedings of the In Sickness & In Health (ISIH) 7th International Conference: Technologies, bodies and health care. (pp. 59). Retrieved from https://isihconference.com/
Waterworth, K., Nicholls, D., Burrows, L., & Gaffney, M. (2018). The construction of the disabled 'other' child in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the In Sickness & In Health (ISIH) 7th International Conference: Technologies, bodies and health care. (pp. 58). Retrieved from https://isihconference.com/
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2018). Are we there yet? On the road to inclusion in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. (pp. 90). Retrieved from http://www.nzareconference.org.nz
2017
Journal - Research Article
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2017). He waka eke noa: A case study of active participation for a disabled child in an inclusive early childhood community of practice. Early Childhood Folio, 21(1), 16-21. doi: 10.18296/ecf.0031
Boon, B., Greatbanks, R., Munro, J., & Gaffney, M. (2017). Service delivery under translation: Multi-stakeholder accountability in the non-profit community sector in New Zealand. Health & Social Care in the Community, 25(2), 402-413. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12319
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2017). This is you, this is me, this is us: Children's identity work in early childhood education. Proceedings of the New Zealand for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. (pp. 105). Retrieved from https://forumpoint2.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/nzare2017/info
Waterworth, K., Nicholls, D., Burrows, L., & Gaffney, M. (2017). The 'normal child' in rehabilitation practices in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Rehabilitation Conference: Making an Impact: Putting Knowledge to Work in Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.nzrehabconference2017.co.nz/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAnelly, K., & Gaffney, M. (2017, November). Whānau of disabled children: Their sense of belonging in early childhood settings. Keynote presentation at the Disability Matters Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Waterworth, K., Nicholls, D., Burrows, L., & Gaffney, M. (2017, November). The normal child and the other child in rehabilitation practices in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 4th Aotearoa New Zealand Childhood Studies Colloquium: Growing Up in Our Democracy: Provision, Participation and Provocation, Wellington, New Zealand.
Gaches, S., & Gaffney, M. (2017, August). Collaborative close-reading of Revised Te Whāriki. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago College of Education Annual Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2016
Journal - Research Article
Drummond, B. K., Gaffney, M., & Marshall, K. (2016). And investigation of the views of parents in Otago on dental care for primary school-aged children by the Community Oral Health Service prior to the introduction of the hub-based clinic system. New Zealand Dental Journal, 112(4), 108-115.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Robertson, L., Andrew, A., & Gaffney, M. (2016). The value of oral assessment (viva) to determine student clinical reasoning competency and coursework integration. Proceedings of the Tertiary Education Research in New Zealand (TERNZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://herdsa.org.nz/ternz/2016
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gaffney, M. (2016, August). Lets talk research: Have you been thinking about a project? Verbal presentation at the University of Otago College of Education (UOCE) Annual Early Childhood Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2015
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thomas, N., Ergler, C., Gaffney, M., & Te One, S. (2015, October). Childhood studies and children's rights: Future directions in research, policy and practice? Panel discussion at the 2nd Aotearoa New Zealand Childhood Studies Colloquium: What Does Childhood Studies Mean for Research, Policy and Practice? Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M. (2015, October). How voice and agency transforms and is transformed within the classroom. Verbal presentation at the 2nd Aotearoa New Zealand Childhood Studies Colloquium: What Does Childhood Studies Mean for Research, Policy and Practice? Dunedin, New Zealand.
2014
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, M. (2014). Calling forth disability in the classroom. Disability & Society, 29(3), 359-372. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2013.816627
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, M. (2014). Preparing for motherhood: The birth support group antenatal programme: An evaluation of a programme offered by Catholic Social Services in Dunedin. Commissioned by Catholic Social Services. 46p.
Gaffney, M. (2014). It"s about the kids: An evaluation of Kids Camps New Zealand: The Dunedin experience: Final report. Commissioned by Kids Camp New Zealand. 50p.
2013
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, M., Munro, J., with Inns, B., Morgan-Hudson, D., Kennedy, K., Nyman, L., & Buckley, M. (2013). Young people's participation in service evaluation. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 25(4), 62-70.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, M. (2013). Dads re-imagining fatherhood: Taking it to the next level: An evaluation of the Game On course for fathers offered by the Catholic Social Services in Dunedin. Commissioned by Catholic Social Services. 13p.
Gaffney, M., & Taylor, N. (2013). The strength in our parents: Towards a regional parenting strategy 2013. Commissioned by Our Way Southland. Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Research on Children and Families, University of Otago. 32p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Gaffney, M. (2013). The challenge of ongoing consent? [Case study]. In A. Graham, M. Powell, N. Taylor, D. Anderson & R. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Ethical research involving children. (pp. 147-149). Florence, Italy: UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti. [Report Contribution].
2012
Chapter in Book - Research
Gaffney, M., & Munro, J. (2012). Young people's participation in service evaluation. In J. Fleming & T. Boeck (Eds.), Involving children and young people in health and social care research. (pp. 138-148). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203116319
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gaffney, M., & Healey, D. (2012, August). Conversations, connections, community: Belonging is important for parents and whanau too. Verbal presentation at the ECE Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Gaffney, J. M. D. (2012). The school experiences of a learning disabled student (PhD). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2492
2011
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Aitken, M., & Gaffney, M. (2011, November). School was pretty good and why not? A student with learning difficulties shares some classroom experiences. Verbal presentation at the Disability Studies Inaugural Conference: Every Body In, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2010
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gaffney, M. (2010, December). Playgroups: Thinking about parents and children together. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M. (2010, July). Playgroups: Thinking about parents and children together. Verbal presentation at the ECE Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M. (2010, August). Disabling participation or participating in disability? Notions of student engagement in school life. Verbal presentation at the Otago Disability Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2009
Chapter in Book - Research
Duncan, J., Darker, D., McLean, T., Parata, B., Preedy, K., & Gaffney, M. (2009). What counts as support for families? In A. Meade (Ed.), Generating waves: Innovation in early childhood education. (pp. 31-38). Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.
Gaffney, M. (2009). Drawing threads together: The development of early childhood education in New Zealand. In R. M. Clifford & G. M. Crawford (Eds.), Beginning school: U.S. policies in international perspective. (pp. 83-94). New York: Teachers College Press.
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, M. (2009). Young carers: The challenges of identifying a 'hidden' group of children. Childrenz Issues, 13(1), 50-55.
2008
Chapter in Book - Research
Gaffney, M., Taylor, N., & Atwool, N. (2008). New Zealand. In I. Epstein & J. Pattnaik (Eds.), The Greenwood encyclopedia of children's issues worldwide: Asia and Oceania. (pp. 301-323). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, M. (2008). Participatory action research: An overview: What makes it tick? Kairaranga, 9(Spec. ed), 9-15.
Journal - Research Other
Bourke, R., & Gaffney, M. (2008). Raising your sights beyond your immediate understandings: An interview with Emeritus Professor Keith Ballard. Kairaranga, 9(2), 3-8.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Citizens Preschool & Nursery Centre of Innovation Project, including Duncan, J., & Gaffney, M. (2008). Collaborations: Teachers and a family whānau support worker in a childhood setting. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Dunedin, New Zealand: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. 124p.
2007
Journal - Research Article
Macarthur, J., Sharp, S., Kelly, B., & Gaffney, M. (2007). Disabled children negotiating school life: Agency, difference and teaching practice. International Journal of Children's Rights, 15, 99-120. doi: 10.1163/092755607X181720
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
King, J., Thomson, K., Thompson, N., Brown, F., Redmond, R., Parata, B., Preedy, K., … Gaffney, M., & Duncan, J. (2007, August). What counts as support for families. Verbal presentation at the ECE Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M., Duncan, J., Preedy, K., Parata, B., & Darker, D. (2007, September). Citizens Preschool and Nursery: Centre of Innovation Dunedin. Verbal presentation at the Early Childhood Convention, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, M. (2007). A research study of young carers: The development of a recording tool for agencies to identify young carers (Final Report). Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health (in association with Carers NZ). 53p.
Parata, B., Preedy, K., King, J., Thomson, K., Kilgour, T., Thompson, L., Duncan, J., & Gaffney, M. (2007). Support for families in early childhood centres: What difference does it make to children's learning and development? Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Education. Retrieved from http://www.educate.ece.govt.nz/Programmes/CentresofInnovation/DocumentsandResources/ServiceSpecific/SupportforFamiliesinEarlyChildhoodCentres.aspx
2006
Journal - Research Other
Gaffney, M. (2006). [Review of the book Assessment in early childhood education: Keeping it complex, keeping it connected, keeping it credible]. Kairaranga, 7(2), 45-46.
Gaffney, M. (2006). [Review of the book Allies in emancipation: Shifting from providing service to being of support]. Kairaranga, 7(1), 53-54.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gaffney, M. (2006). Placing rights in a socio cultural framework: The teachers role as a child advocate. Proceedings of the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood Annual International Early Childhood Conference. CEIEC. Retrieved from http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/ceiec/conferences/conf2006/presenters.html
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Macarthur, J., Sharp, S., Kelly, B., & Gaffney, M. (2006, February). Disabled children negotiating school life: Agency, difference, teaching practice, and education policy. Verbal presentation at the Children and Young People as Social Actors Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M., MacArthur, J., Sharp, S., & Kelly, B. (2006, December). ″I'm not special″: Understanding learning identities in the classroom. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education National Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, M., White, M., Dobbs, T., McCormack, J., & Powell, M. A. (2006). Action central pilot evaluation. Commissioned by Pickled Possum Productions. Dunedin, New Zealand: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. 68p.
2005
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Elliot, G., Gaffney, M., & Layland, J. (2005, November). Spreading the ILL(ness). Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Institute for Information Literacy: Symposium 5, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M. (2005, July). School culture as a means to understanding school change. Verbal presentation at the Workshop to the NZSTA National Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M. (2005, July). Drawing threads together: The development of early education in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the FPG Child Development Institute Conference: Children Start School: A global perspective, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Gaffney, M., & Fluerty, T. (2005, July). Reframing school wide approaches to behaviour management as improving school culture. Verbal presentation at the Workshop for the New Zealand Principals Federation: ″Wind beneath your wings″ Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M., & Tulia, P. (2005, March). Young carers research: Supporting social services to identify children with a significant caring role. Verbal presentation at the Caring for Carers Sumit, Wellington, New Zealand.
MacArthur, J., Sharp, S., Gaffney, M., & Kelly, B. (2005, December). ″I'm not really, really, really disabled...I'm just a person″: Students' school experiences and their impact on identity. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education National Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
MacArthur, J., Kelly, B., Sharp, S., & Gaffney, M. (2005, July). Participation or exclusion? Disabled children's experiences of life at school. Verbal presentation at the 6th Child and Family Policy Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M. (2005, July). Who are young carers? Verbal presentation at the 6th Child and Family Policy Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M., & Fluerty, T. (2005, July). Supporting school change: Providing bullying and other programmes as a means of school support. Verbal presentation at the 6th Child and Family Policy Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Duncan, J. M., Gaffney, M., & Citizens Preschool & Nursery. (2005, August). The journey so far... Verbal presentation at the Early Childhood Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Citizens Preschool & Nursery, with Duncan, J., & Gaffney, M. (2005, December). Transitions. Verbal presentation at the 9th Annual New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, M., & Duncan, J. (2005, March). Educational stories from the Children's Issues Centre. Verbal presentation at the Ministry of Education Pasifika Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2004
Journal - Research Article
Smith, A. B., Gaffney, M., & Nairn, K. (2004). Health rights in secondary schools: Student and staff perspectives. Health Education Research, 19(1), 85-97. Oxford University Press.
Gaffney, M., McCormack, J., Higgens, N., & Taylor, N. (2004). Improving school culture: What we learnt from three primary schools. Kairaranga, 5(2), 36-43.
Smith, A. B., Nairn, K., & Gaffney, M. (2004). Secondary students' involvement in recreational activities at school. Childrenz Issues, 8(1), 29-34.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gaffney, M., & Higgins, N. (2004, November). School culture as a means of understanding school change. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education National Conference, Wellington.
Gaffney, M. (2004, March). School culture and eliminating violence. Verbal presentation at the South Island Region: Eliminating Violence, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Kelly, B., Gaffney, M., & MacArthur, J. (2004, November). 'I'm mainly like normal people': Exploring disabled children's experiences of school and the impact on identity. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education National Conference, Wellington.
MacArthur, J., Kelly, B., & Gaffney, M. (2004, July). I get called ″Pautism″: Exploring the influence of school context on children's identity. Verbal presentation at the Disability Studies: Putting Theory into Practice Conference, England.
Gaffney, M. (2004, September). Find our vision, make our vision and turn the vision over. Keynote presentation at the 4th Annual Professional Development Symposium: The Politics of Early Childhood Education, Auckland.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, M., Higgins, N., McCormack, J., & Taylor, N. (2004). Developing a more positive school culture to address bullying and improve school relationships: Case studies from two primary schools and one intermediate school. Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. Dunedin, New Zealand: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. 30p.
Gaffney, M., Higgins, N., McCormack, J., & Taylor, N. (2004). Summary: Developing a more positive school culture to address bullying and improve school relationships: Case studies from two primary schools and one intermediate school. Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. Dunedin, New Zealand: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. 7p.
2003
Journal - Research Article
Smith, A. B., Nairn, K., Taylor, N. J., & Gaffney, J. M. D. (2003). Staff and student perspectives on children's rights in New Zealand secondary schools. Childrenz Issues, 7(1), 9-16.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Smith, A. B., Nairn, K., Sligo, J. L., Gaffney, J. M. D., & McCormack, J. (2003, June). Case studies of young people's participation in public life: Local government, boards of trustees and the youth parliament. Verbal presentation at the Fifth Child and Family Policy Conference: Joined up services: Linking together for children and families, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gaffney, J. M. D. (2003, September). The many faces of professional development. Verbal presentation at the Eighth Early Childhood Convention 2003, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Gaffney, J. M. D. (2003, December). Meeting organizational demands as part of professional development: Examples from early childhood. Verbal presentation at the Combined Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education and the Australian Association for Research in Education 2003 : Educational research, risks and dilemmas, Auckland, New Zealand.
Gaffney, J. M. D., Payton, B., & Crum, M. (2003, June). Supporting joined up services in the case of truancy - challenges for government agencies in creating joined up funding environments: The example of a lead funding project. Verbal presentation at the Fifth Child and Family Policy Conference: Joined up services: Linking together for children and families, University of Otago, Dunedin.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, J. M. D. (2003). An evaluation of Ministry of Education funded early childhood education professional development programmes. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Wellington: Ministry of Education. 137p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Smith, A. B., Nairn, K., Sligo, J. L., Gaffney, J. M. D., & McCormack, J. (2003). Case studies of young people's participation in public life: Local government, boards of trustees and the youth parliament. University of Otago. 82p.
Other Research Output
Smith, A. B., Gaffney, J. M. D., Nairn, K., & Sligo, J. L. (2003). Case studies of young people's participation in public life. [Public Seminar].
2002
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, J. M. D. (2002). Research as a journey: The new researcher as a first-time traveller. New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Education, 5, 1-11.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, J. M. D. (2002). Review of the Management of Truancy. Commissioned by The Ministry of Education.
2001
Authored Book - Research
MacArthur, J., & Gaffney, M. (2001). Bullied and Teased or Just Another Kid? The Social Experience of Students with Disabilities at School. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 116p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gaffney, J. M. D., & Smith, A. B. (2001). An evaluation of New Zealand's targeted individual entitlement scheme. In C. R. Hepburn (Ed.), Can the Market Save our Schools? (pp. 151-166). Vancouver, Canada: Fraser Institute.
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, J. M. D., & Smith, A. B. (2001). Future directions for early childhood research in New Zealand. Research in Early Childhood Education, 4, 189-204.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Gaffney, M. (2001). Editorial. Childrenz Issues, 5(2), 3-4.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, M. (2001). Benchmarking Project. Commissioned by The Otago University Childcare Association. Dunedin: Children's Issues Centre. 47p.
Film/Video/CD Rom
Phillips, M., & Gaffney, M. (2001). Who Cares. Dundin: The Very Useful Picture Company. Retrieved from Videocassette, col., 12 and 15
Other - Edited Journal
Gaffney, M. (Ed.). (2001). Childrenz issues: Children and the media, 5(2). [Journal Editor].
2000
Commissioned Report for External Body
Taylor, N., Gollop, M., Tapp, P., Gaffney, M., Smith, A., & Henaghan, M. (2000). Children's rights in New Zealand Family Law Judgments [Research Report]. Commissioned by New Zealand Law Foundation. Dunedin, New Zealand: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. 135p.
Smith, A. B., Grima, G., Gaffney, J. M. D., & Powell, K. M. (2000). Early Childhood Education: Literature Review. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Wellington. 146p.
1999
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, M., & Smith, A. (1999). Evaluation of the TIE scheme: Report 3. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Dunedin: Children's Issue Centre, University of Otago. 63p.
Gaffney, M., & Smith, A. (1999). Evaluation of the TIE Scheme: Summary. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Dunedin: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. 22p.
1998
Journal - Research Article
Henaghan, R. M., Taylor, N. J., Smith, A. B., Gollop, M. M., Gaffney, J. M. D., & Gold, M. (1998). Children's views on their parents' separation. Butterworths Family Law Journal, 2(11), 277-285.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Smith, A. B., Gollop, M. M., Taylor, N. J., Gaffney, J. M. D., Gold, M., & Henaghan, R. M. (1998). Access and other post-separation issues: a qualitative study of children's, parents' and lawyers' perspectives (abbreviated). Enhancing Children's Potential: Minimising the Risk & Maximising the Resiliency: Proceedings of the Children's Issues Centre: Second Child and Family Policy Conference. (pp. 251-297). Dunedin: Children's Issues Centre. [Full Paper]
1997
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, M. (1997). Education at a distance: so what's happening at the other end? Computers in New Zealand Schools, 9(1), 8-12.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Gollop, M. M., Taylor, N. J., Smith, A. B., Gaffney, J. M. D., Gold, M., & Henaghan, R. M. (1997). Facilitating access: children's and lawyers' perspectives. LawTalk, 490, 28-30.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Smith, A. B., & Gaffney, M. (1997). School choice schemes: vouchers and the assisted places scheme. New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference. Auckland. [Abstract]
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gaffney, J. M. D., & Smith, A. B. (1997). An evaluation of pilot early childhood professional development programs to support curriculum implementation. Commissioned by Ministry of Education. Dunedin: Children's Issues Centre.
Smith, A. B., Taylor, N. J., Gollop, M., Gaffney, M., Gold, M., & Henaghan, M. (1997). Access and other post-separation issues: A qualitative study of children's, parents' and lawyers' views [Research report]. Commissioned by Law Foundation. Dunedin, New Zealand: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago. 114p.
1996
Authored Book - Research
Smith, A., & Gaffney, M. (1996). An Evaluation of Early Childhood Professional Development Programs: Research Report to the Ministry of Education. Dunedin: Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago, 122p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holton, D., & Gaffney, M. (1996). Teaching talented students. In J. N. Neyland (Ed.), Mathematics Education: A Handbook for Teachers. (pp. 397-409). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers in Mathematics.
Journal - Research Article
Gaffney, M., Trewern, A., & Hills, P. (1996). A pilot study of students video-conferencing across the internet with CU-Seeme. Computers in New Zealand Schools, 8(3), 19-24.