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Research measures: comparing seven new measures of research performance in tertiary education

The Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) signals a new, performance-based approach to the allocation of government research funding to tertiary education organisations. The development of the PBRF…

The measurement of the research performance of Tertiary Education Organisations: An analysis of the impact of weightings in the Performance-Based Research Fund

Analysis of the methodology used to assign quality categories in the 2003 quality evaluation found that the actual level of variation in the research performance of…

How long do people spend in tertiary education?

This report looks at how long New Zealand tertiary students study for. It provides interesting new data on the differences in duration, attrition and completion experiences…

Pasifika Achievement: High Level Analysis

This paper focuses on 2004 data with some reference to 2002 and 2003 data. The paper begins with key findings, some background information and a description…

Locum Psychiatrist use in New Zealand: A Stock Take and Review of the Issues

Early in 2004 District Health Board Mental Health Managers and Clinical Directors raised concerns at the cost and time involved in the recruitment and use of…

Discriminating Times? A re-survey of New Zealand print media reporting on mental health

In 2000, the Mental Health Commission published a report following a systematic survey of 1997-98 newspaper clippings “to analyse and describe how the newsprint media (re)…

Mainstream Smoke Emissions from 'Roll-Your-Own' Loose Leaf Tobacco Sold in New Zealand

Mainstream Smoke Emissions from 'Roll-Your-Own' Loose Leaf Tobacco Sold in New Zealand analyses the smoke emissions from several ‘regular’ and ’mild’ brands of loose (Roll-Your-Own) tobacco…

Men and Health: A literature review

This review critically examines literature about men and their health status to inform considerations about men’s health in New Zealand.  

Quality Teaching: How an Evidence-Based Approach Can Help

This is a keynote address to the Australian Curriculum Studies Association Forum "Quality teachers: Quality teaching - Creating a new agenda for action by practitioners, researchers and…

Communications Centres Service Centre Independent External Review - Final Report

The operational effectiveness and efficiency of the New Zealand Police Communications Centres Service Centre (CCSC) have been questioned following a number of high profile incidents. As…