Never Let Your Child Get Sunburnt: Did the messages get through? In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010 In 2007/08, the Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) launched the Never Let Your Child Get Sunburnt campaign. The campaign targeted parents and caregivers and explained the link…
The Use of Coloured Filters and Lenses in the Management of Children with Reading Difficulties Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2010 This paper summarises the current literature on Irlen syndrome (Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome). It describes the evidential basis for this condition, and provides an analysis of the…
Face the Facts - campaign evaluation 2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Face the Facts was launched in April 2009 to present some hard-hitting facts about tobacco consumption in New Zealand. This report outlines results from a survey that…
Evaluating Health Impact Assessments in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 05 Aug 2010 Are Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) worthwhile? Answering this question involves evaluating HIAs, and the purpose of this paper is to provide guidance on the evaluation of…
Household spending on culture 2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 New Zealand households spent a total of $2.84 billion on cultural goods and services, an average of $34.70 a week per household in the year ended…
Digital Information Literacy: Supported Development of Capability in Tertiary Environments Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 This report describes a project to explore what digital information literacy is and how it could be most effectively applied in tertiary education. It provides an…
Young People's Use of Entertainment Mediums (2010) Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 In 2006, the Classification Office undertook research to gain a snapshot of how young people in New Zealand were using the entertainment mediums they had access…
Effective Learning in Early Childhood Education? The Impact of the ECE ICT PL Programme: A Synthesis Report Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 A framework to guide the effective use and investment of Information and communication Technology (ICT) in Early Childhood Education (ECE) services was initiated by the Ministry…
e-Learning and implications for New Zealand schools: a literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2010 This e-Learning literature review examined texts across a range of countries, but within a relatively short time frame of the preceding five years. A range of…
Laptops for Teachers: An evaluation of the TELA scheme in schools (Years 1 to 3) Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2010 The purpose of this evaluation is to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme: TELA (referred to from here as the TELA scheme) on…