School resources, culture and connections: NZCER National Survey Thematic Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This is a thematic report from our national survey series and covers issues such as school funding, staffing, culture and connections between schools and with educational…
Dissemination, Reporting and Discussion of NEMP Results as Presented to Teachers and Schools Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This probe study provides a practitioner voice to illustrate the extent to which one aim of New Zealand’s National Education Monitoring Project (NEMP) has influenced classroom…
NEMP Reading and Speaking Assessment Results 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 In 2008, the second year of the fourth cycle of national monitoring, three areas were assessed: music, aspects of technology, and reading and speaking. This report…
NEMP Technology Assessment Results 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 In 2008, the second year of the fourth cycle of national monitoring, three areas were assessed: music, aspects of technology, and reading and speaking. This report…
Degrees of Separation in the New Zealand Workforce: Evidence from linked employer-employee data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The idea that the world is a small place has been around for a long time. In the 1960’s the psychologist Stanley Milgram, who is perhaps…
Retirement Income in New Zealand: the historical context Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Retirement income has become one of the major public policy issues of our times. This reflects older citizens’ legitimate concerns about having enough income in their…
Kin care – Understanding the dynamics Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 4-11. In Aotearoa New Zealand many children, both Māori and Pākehā, have been taken in by whānau and extended family when…
Measuring Job Tenure Using Linked Employer-Employee Data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The publication of job tenure statistics from Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED) in 2006 provided the first comprehensive source of information in this area…
The Intermediate Housing Market in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This research identifies the current and future demographics and spatial distribution of the intermediate housing market across New Zealand and investigates the market, social and policy…
Why should child welfare and schools focus on minimising placement change as part of permanency planning for children? Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 19-27. For every child, education is critical to successful transition to adulthood. The need of foster children for a stable education,…