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Trends in Youth Activity in New Zealand from 1985-2004

Limited information is currently available on youth activity in New Zealand. This paper uses data primarily from the Household Economic Survey (HES) to provide a comprehensive…

Review of Secondary Schools' use of NCEA professional development resources 2005-2006.

In 2005, the Ministry of Education funded a programme of professional development to support the implementation of Scholarship and the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)…

Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Analysis of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey

Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Analysis of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey was prepared by Public Health Intelligence (PHI), the epidemiology group of the Ministry…

Work, Family and Parenting

This research report provides a descriptive picture of the reciprocal relationship between paid work and family life and raising children. Specifically, it provides insight into the…

'Ageing in Place': The Views of Older Homeowners about Housing Maintenance, Renovation and Adaptation

This report presents the findings of research into the ability of older homeowners to continue living in their own homes. The research showed the significance of…

Attitudes Toward the Māori Language

In order to measure progress toward achieving the fifth goal of the Māori Language Strategy, three telephone surveys of language attitudes were undertaken in 2000, 2003…

Assessment for foundation learning

Assessment is carried out by foundation learning (adult literacy, numeracy and language) education providers in different ways and for different purposes. For some, the assessment is…

e-Learning Maturity Model (Version Two) NZ tertiary institution e-Learning capability: Informing and guiding e-Learning architectural change and development

This research report commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Victoria University of Wellington and e-Learnz Inc is a follow up to Determination of New Zealand…

Whānau is whānau

This report considers the use of the māori word 'whānau' in social policy-making, details the personal reactions of participants to various forms and derivations of whānau,…

Student Responses to Critical Thinking Tasks in the NEMP Assessments

In 2005, the researcher conducted a probe study (Knight, 2005) in which the NEMP assessment tasks from 1996 to 2003 were considered to identify those which…