Evaluation of the Impacts of the Cross-Vote government assistance on firm performance Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2011 This report presents results from an evaluation of publicly-funded R&D assistance provided to New Zealand firms. We use recent econometric techniques to assess the impact of…
Secondary Schools and Alternative Education Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2011 Alternative Education (AE) is an initiative for students aged 13 to 16 who have become alienated from mainstream education. Many of the students placed in Alternative…
Towards better use of evidence in policy formation: a discussion paper Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2011 Democratic societies make decisions and policy based on many inputs, including fiscal considerations, societal values, prevailing public views, and the ideals and vision of the government…
Evaluation of Teen Parent Units 2011 Last Publication Date: 05 Mar 2011 This evaluation reports on the quality of education in the 18 Teen Parent Units (TPUs) that ERO reviewed in Term 2, 2010. The reviews focused on…
Future Directions for a Māori Dental Therapy Workforce Last Publication Date: 02 Mar 2011 The aim of this research project was to collate information on the status of the Māori dental therapy workforce, and analyse the needs of this workforce…
Auckland’s Knowledge Economy: Australasian and European Comparisons Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 This paper examines one key theme of modern spatial economics relating to city development: Do the major cities within and across countries increasingly attract a disproportionate…
Innovation Policies and Funding in New Zealand: How Effective Are They? Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 The following papers present results from evaluations of publicly-funded R&D assistance provided to New Zealand firms. Below you will find: Innovation Policies and Funding in New Zealand: How…
Taking a "future focus" in education—what does it mean? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 This working paper describes some of the ideas underpinning NZCER’s Future-Focused Issues (FFI) project. There is a variety of ways to interpret what it means to…
Primary science education for the 21st century: How, what, why? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 This paper grew out of work NZCER’s science education team did for the Prime Minister’s Science Advisor. That work, entitled Inspired by Science, was published as…
University Entrance changes consultation for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Last Publication Date: 06 Dec 2010 The Ministry of Youth Development arranged a youth consultation for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) about proposed changes to the University Entrance standard. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)…