Improving quality - employment responsibilities in kindergartens and education and care services Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 This report discusses the effectiveness of employment practices in some kindergartens and education and care services.
Schools: Results of the 2012 audits Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 The quality of education that our children and young people receive affects us all in some way, either directly or indirectly. My Office has an ongoing interest…
Massive Open Online Courses Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 Internationally, a number of emerging technologies and associated developments are becoming available that could have far‐reaching effects on the delivery of tertiary education. One of these…
Options for future New Zealand censuses: Census Transformation programme Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2014 This paper outlines potential options for future censuses in New Zealand. These options form the basis for investigative work to assess the feasibility of each option.…
Whānau Advisory Group Research Project Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2014 The Whānau Advisory Group (WAG) initiative aspires to foster quality engagement between schools and their Māori communities in order to improve Māori student achievement. This report examines…
An international perspective on the New Zealand productivity paradox Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2014 New Zealand’s broad policy settings should generate GDP per capita 20% above the OECD average, but it is actually over 20% below average. Closing this gap…
Variation and improving services: analysing and interpreting variation Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 Addressing variation in health services is one of the major challenges for clinicians and managers, both in New Zealand and internationally. Observing variation raises difficult questions…
Ngā Haeata Mātauranga: Annual Report on Māori Education Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 This report published annually provides an overview of Māori education, from early childhood to the tertiary sector. It includes initiatives specifically directed to Māori. Statistical analysis…
Young People’s Survey (YPS) Methodology Report (post 2012 Christchurch fieldwork) Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 Sport New Zealand’s Young People’s Survey was undertaken in Term 3 2011. While the majority of schools (and therefore students) took part at this time, some…
Snapshot Study: WiFi in Schools Last Publication Date: 24 Feb 2014 This report, commissioned by the Ministry of Health, presents the results of measurements of exposures to radiofrequency (RF) fields from WiFi in two New Zealand schools,…
