Young People's Use of Entertainment Mediums (2006) Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 The Classification Office and UMR Research investigated the use of entertainment mediums by persons aged 16-18 years. The 460 respondents to the survey had attended the…
Worker-firm heterogeneity and matching Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 This paper uses Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) over the six year period April 1999–March 2005 to derive and analyse estimates of two-way worker…
Worker-Firm Heterogeneity and Matching: An analysis using worker and firm fixed effects estimated from LEED Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 This paper uses Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) over the six year period April 1999–March 2005 to derive and analyse estimates of two-way worker…
New Zealand Cultural Norms of Parenting and Childcare and how these relate to labour force participation decisions and requirements Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 This study of 40 New Zealand mothers explored their ideas, beliefs and values around the roles of mothers, parents and formal childcare in meeting the care…
New Spaces and Possibilities: The adjustment to parenthood for new migrant mothers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 Parenthood and migration are both major life events which, while stressful, can be mediated effectively with appropriate support. International research indicates that parenting in a new country…
Passing Courses Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 This report provides new information on how many students pass courses in tertiary education, covering the period 2001 to 2005. The report finds that many students…
Trends in the Contribution of Tertiary Education to the Accumulation of Educational Capital in New Zealand: 1981-2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 One of the key determinants of our country’s economic progress is the level of skills in our population, and one of the key ways we track…
A changing population and the New Zealand tertiary education sector Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 The size of the tertiary student population is an indicator of the accessibility of tertiary education. It is also a key determinant of the levels of…
Children's Strategies in Numeracy Activity Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 This NEMP Probe study was associated with the course, TL835 Issues in Numeracy, in the Master of Teaching and Learning of the Christchurch College of Education.…
Literacy-related Barriers to Employment Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 Three pieces of work relating to literacy and literacy support amoung and directed at jobseekers. It includes: "Adult Literacy interventions 2001/2002 to 2003/2004: Monitoring report"; "Literacy in Taranaki (LIT)…