Messages about reading Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This report presents the findings from a study conducted in 2003 on the strategies adopted at three schools to enhance home-school communication in the area of…
Reading Recovery in New Zealand: Uptake, implementation, and outcomes, especially in relation to Maori and Pasifika students Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This research project evaluated Reading Recovery, an early intervention for students making limited progress in reading and writing after their first year at school. The study…
Interventions for Refugee Children in New Zealand Schools: Models, Methods, and Best Practice Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This review looks at different models, methods and best practice for intervening with refugee children in New Zealand schools. It examines the literature on refugee trauma,…
Aspirations of rurally disadvantaged Maori youth for their transition from secondary school to further education or training and work Last Publication Date: 08 Sep 2004 “He tini whetu ki te rangi, ko Ngati Maru ki raro He tini ika ki te moana, ko Ngati Maru ki uta” .(Ngati Maru pepeha) This research looks…
PISA 2000: Focus on Māori Achievement in Reading Literacy Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This report first reviews educational outcomes for Māori 15-year-olds drawing on the PISA 2000 study, and then focuses on reading literacy and the factors associated with…
PISA 2000: Focus on Pasifika Students Achievement in Reading literacy Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This report focuses on reading literacy of Pasifika 15-year-old students. Using information from the PISA 2000 study, this report reviews educational outcomes and examines the factors…
Demand-side factors in adult foundation learning programmes: A review of international literature Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 This paper reviews international literature that has examined the demand-side barriers to the provision and take-up of adult foundation learning programmes. It focuses on factors that…
Environmental education in New Zealand schools: Research into current practice and future possibilities Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This report summarises the findings from the Environmental Education in New Zealand Schools research project, undertaken for the Ministry of Education by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research…
Children and Young People: Indicators of Wellbeing in New Zealand 2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This was published in December 2004. This report presents 35 indicators of the social wellbeing of children and young people in New Zealand. The indicators capture…
Evaluation of the Literacy Leadership Initiative: The Enhancement Programme 2001 Last Publication Date: 30 Jun 2003 The Literacy Leadership initiative was established in 2000 as part of the Ministry of Education's Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. The Enhancement Programme comprised professional development and…