Rate My Professor Alli McKenzie

McKenzie's teaching at the University of Otago College of Education focuses on primary education in key curriculum areas including Physical Education, Health, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts, Technology, and Mathematics. She conducts Subject Studies in Visual Art, Children in Action, and has been involved in Secondary Physical Education. Her research specializations include the effects of nature on holistic health and the integration of curriculum areas through effective pedagogy. Key publications co-authored by McKenzie are: McKenzie, A., & McKenzie, D. (2018). The impact of targeted professional development on teachers' perception of their confidence and ability to implement the physical education curriculum. New Zealand Physical Educator, 51(2), 30-34; Gordon, B., Dyson, B., Cowan, J., McKenzie, A., & Shulruf, B. (2016). Teachers' perceptions of physical education in Aotearoa/New Zealand primary schools. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 51(1), 99-111; Dyson, B., Gordon, B., Cowan, J., & McKenzie, A. (2016). External providers and their impact on primary physical education in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport & Physical Education, 7(1), 3-19; Morrison, C., McKenzie, A., & Gilmore, A. (2016). Health and physical education in New Zealand primary schools. In Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference; and Cowan, J., Dyson, B., Gordon, B., & McKenzie, A. (2015). Teachers' understandings of the use of external providers in primary school physical education in Aotearoa/New Zealand, presented at the 29th ACHPER International Conference.