Education sector: Results of the 2010/11 audits Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011 Education is important to every New Zealander. Most of us have a view about how education should or shouldn't be delivered. We all have a stake…
Learning More about Support Staff in Schools: Results from Surveys of Principals & Support Staff Members Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011 This research report presents results from surveys of principals and school support staff members carried out in late 2010 in a random sample of schools. It complements…
Eating Together at Mealtimes: The role of family meals in the health and wellbeing of young people in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 10 Nov 2011 This research report aimed to summarise the literature on health and wellbeing indicators associated with the sharing of family meals, and to determine if these associations…
Specifically Pacific: Engaging Young Pacific Workers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This research was prompted by a commitment to exploring how to enhance the engagement of younger workers, particularly young Pacific people. Employee engagement is the extent…
Evaluation of the 'tips for autism' professional learning and development programme Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 In June 2007, the Ministry of Education contracted a team from Massey University to evaluate ‘tips for autism’ – a professional development programme for people who…
Engaging Young Pacific Workers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 Young Pacific people are a growing proportion of the New Zealand workforce but very little is known about what helps them contribute fully at work. This research…
Managing the implications of public private partnerships Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This paper builds on our 2006 report, discussing PPPs as part of a partnering spectrum that is being used to respond to the future costs and…
Women in trades: interviews with employers and tradeswomen Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This study was to understand what employers were currently doing in New Zealand to attract and retain women in male-dominated trades and to learn more about…
Māori Export Competitiveness Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This report was produced because Te Puni Kōkiri wanted to gain a better understanding of the economic benefits of exporting, areas of New Zealand’s exporting advantage,…
Parents as First Teachers Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 Parents as First Teachers (PAFT) is a low-intensity home visitation programme for parents with children pre-birth through to three years of age. In New Zealand, it…