Evaluation of Teen Parent Units 2011 Last Publication Date: 05 Mar 2011 This evaluation reports on the quality of education in the 18 Teen Parent Units (TPUs) that ERO reviewed in Term 2, 2010. The reviews focused on…
Auckland’s Knowledge Economy: Australasian and European Comparisons Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011 This paper examines one key theme of modern spatial economics relating to city development: Do the major cities within and across countries increasingly attract a disproportionate…
Innovation Policies and Funding in New Zealand: How Effective Are They? Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 The following papers present results from evaluations of publicly-funded R&D assistance provided to New Zealand firms. Below you will find: Innovation Policies and Funding in New Zealand: How…
Taking a "future focus" in education—what does it mean? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 This working paper describes some of the ideas underpinning NZCER’s Future-Focused Issues (FFI) project. There is a variety of ways to interpret what it means to…
Primary science education for the 21st century: How, what, why? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 This paper grew out of work NZCER’s science education team did for the Prime Minister’s Science Advisor. That work, entitled Inspired by Science, was published as…
Impact of the New Zealand Science System Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010 This report identifies the impacts of the New Zealand science system, and the inputs and outputs that lead to these impacts. As a policy advice agency, the…
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2006/07 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) measures trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades (Years 5 and 9)…
Laptops for Teachers: An evaluation of the TELA scheme in schools (Years 1 to 3) Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2010 The purpose of this evaluation is to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme: TELA (referred to from here as the TELA scheme) on…
Seroprevalence of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2010 A new scientific study shows the full effect of Pandemic Influenza H1N1 in New Zealand in 2009The Ministry commissioned study, conducted by Environmental Science and Research (ESR),…
Annual Review of Drinking Water Quality In New Zealand 2008/9 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2010 This report describes the microbiological and chemical quality of water in New Zealand drinking-water supplies from July 2008 to June 2009.The report comprises the following five…
