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Literacy, language and numeracy: connecting research to practice in the tertiary sector

Around 40% of adults in Aotearoa, New Zealand have literacy and numeracy skills below a level needed to use and understand the increasingly difficult texts and…

Primary science education for the 21st century: How, what, why?

This paper grew out of work NZCER’s science education team did for the Prime Minister’s Science Advisor. That work, entitled Inspired by Science, was published as…

National Standards, moderation challenges and teacher learning

Moderation of student work can support teachers to reach a shared understanding of the meaning of a standard, and to more reliably judge a range of…

Labour Market Characteristics of Unpaid Carers

A substantial part of the workforce — about one-eighth — engage in unpaid care for "persons with ill health, a disability, mental illness, an addiction, or…

Customer Satisfaction with Immigration New Zealand Relationship Managers

The Employers of Migrants Survey assesses customer satisfaction with services provided by INZ, and the benefits and issues associated with employing migrants. This survey also monitors…

Attitudes towards Immigrants and Immigrant Experiences: Predictive models based on regional characteristics

In a globally competitive market, New Zealand has set about formulating immigration policy and practices for economic growth and development. At the same time, due consideration…

Labour Market Outcomes for Immigrants and the New Zealand-born 1997-2009

In this paper, unit record survey data from the 1997–2009 New Zealand Income Survey (NZIS) is used to examine: how labour market outcomes and returns to…

NZCER 2010 Primary & Intermediate Schools National Survey

This survey was conducted in schools in July 2010 in a random sample of 350 schools. It includes the views of principals, teachers, boards of trustees…

International Migration Outlook – New Zealand

These reports has been prepared in response to a request for information for the OECD’s 2010 edition of International Migration Outlook. This annual publication is an…

RSE Monitoring: Key findings from the 2010 Employers’ Survey

A multi-methods approach was used to evaluate the first two seasons of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Policy (1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008, and…