BES Case Study 9: Use everyday rhymes and waiata to develop spatial skills and awareness Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…
When school’s out: Conversations with parents, carers and children about out of school services Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 This report draws on information from a large consultation exercise that asked a wide range of parents, carers and children how they would like to see OSS…
Ageing Workforces and Ageing Occupations Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 This report identifies knowledge gaps in relation to workforce ageing and ageing occupations by examining emerging issues from relevant research and policy in the area. The…
NEMP Health and Physical Education Assessment Results 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In 2006, the fourth year of the third cycle of national monitoring, two areas were assessed: health and physical education, and the writing, listening and viewing…
Second Language Acquisition for English-Medium Secondary Te Reo Māori Teachers - Evaluation of the PD Pilot Programme Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 The report is an evaluation of a professional development programme designed to enable English-medium secondary school teachers of te reo Māori to deepen their understanding of…
Respectful Schools: Restorative Practices in Education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report summarises findings from a study of restorative practices in New Zealand secondary schools, and includes information on practices and examples of how they have…
Lives cut short - Child death by maltreatment Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report uses New Zealand police data from 1991 to 2000 to identify the characteristics of the children who died and the people who killed them,…
Early literacy: Quality teaching and learning in Pasifika early childhood education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This is a report on a one-year action research project aimed at encouraging and strengthening children's Samoan language and literacy learning within an a'oga amata. It reports on: the…
To Be Who I Am: Transgender Inquiry Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 Tran people strive to live lives of dignity in communities throughout New Zealand. The youngest person to meet with the inquiry was an 11-year-old intermediate school student;…
Te Reo Māori in the Mainstream Professional Development (PD) Pilot Programmes for Primary School Teachers - An Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In 2005, the Ministry of Education funded four te reo Māori professional development (PD) pilot programmes for mainstream primary school teachers. These pilot programmes were run…