COI Wycliffe Nga Tamariki Kindergarten: The Flight of Our Kite Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This report describes a Centre of Innovation research project carried out at Wycliffe Nga Tamariki Kindergarten between April 2003 and June 2006. The setting for this…
COI New Beginnings Preschool: Putting Identity into Community Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 New Beginnings Preschool was one of six New Zealand early childhood centres participating in the first round of the Ministry of Education’s Centres of Innovation three-year…
COI Roskill South Kindergarten: Strengthening Learning and Teaching using ICT Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 A number of outcomes from the Roskill South Kindergarten Centre of Innovation action research project are set out in this Report. The project asked questions about…
The Impact of the NCEA on Student Motivation Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 The Impact of NCEA on Student Motivation project was funded by a Ministry of Education research contract awarded to researchers at Victoria University in the College…
Legal party pill use in New Zealand: Prevalence of use, availability, health harms and ‘gateway effects’ of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) Last Publication Date: 30 May 2006 The principal aims of the 2006 National Household Survey of Legal Party Pill Use were to provide national population statistics on the prevalence and patterns of…
A health profile of young Asian New Zealanders who attend secondary school Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2006 This report presents selected findings for young ‘Asian’ New Zealanders from the Youth 2000 national secondary school youth health survey.
Where do they go? Roy Bergquist reviews centrally funded treatment options for antisocial behaviours in New Zealand youth Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 33, pages 12-15. The treatment of antisocial behaviour in adolescents is a matter for debate in this country. Many of the methods used…
Cyberspace and young people: Barbara Staniforth, Elizabeth Butterfield and John Fenaughty detail recent developments in technology and their potential impact on children, young people and their families Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 33, pages 4-11. Technology is changing society at an increasing pace and social work has made good use of advances in technology in…
Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis: Strengthening Research, Policy and Practice Links to Improve Outcomes Last Publication Date: 29 Mar 2006 The Iterative BES Programme has been one of a number of case studies considered in a series of OECD meetings focussed on evidence-based policy research. This…
Beginning Teachers 2000 - 2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 Beginning teachers are a small yet significant group within the teaching workforce. Because they represent the future of the teaching workforce it is vital to ensure…