Elizabeth Rata is a Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland and Director of the Knowledge in Education Research Unit (KERU). She specialises in curriculum knowledge and design. This research led to the development of the Curriculum Design Coherence Model. She also undertakes research into issues of ethno-nationalism and democratic nationalism. Tauwehe Sophie Tamati is a senior lecturer in Maori-medium education in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland. She is a member of the Knowledge in Education Research Unit (KERU). Her research includes the development of translingual digital environments in Virtual Reality Apps for Second Language Acquisition. She is the developer of TransAcquisition Pedagogy.
""The book takes a major innovation in the field of curriculum design (the CDC Model) into bilingual and immersion education. It shows how good curriculum design aligns to teaching methods which use students’ two languages to access academic knowledge."" Dr. Richard Pountney, Principal Lecturer, LTA Lead, Teaching Fellow, SFHEA. Sheffield Institute of Education, College of Social Sciences and Arts ""The Curriculum Design Coherence (CDC) Model provides a highly effective method for teachers to use in designing curricula by enabling them to pay particular attention to the significance of knowledge. This book aligns the CDC Model’s design method to TransAcquisition Pedagogy. It shows how using the two methods together makes a valuable contribution to bilingual and immersion education."" Diane Swift (FCCT), Director, Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education