Communication issues in care and protection cases Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 23-28 Sandra Porteous discusses effective communication and collaboration between lawyers and social workers in care and protection proceedings. This article is…
Developing a More Positive School Culture to Address Bullying and Improve School Relationships Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development to help implement Action Area Four of New Zealand’s Agenda for Children, which aims to address…
Bi-Directional Impacts of Economic, Social & Environmental Changes and the New Zealand Housing Market Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 Our aim is to identify a set of housing research projects that together constitute coherent research programmes designed to help understand the economic, social and environmental…
Real Media, Real People: Privacy and Informed Consent in Broadcasting Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 In late 2001 the Broadcasting Standards Authority decided to conduct research into privacy and informed consent issues in broadcasting. There were three main reasons for this…
Stepfamilies and Resilience Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report describes a study of stepfamilies in which the perspectives on relationships and wellbeing in stepfamilies were obtained from children, parents, stepparents, non-resident parents and…
The Viewing Habits of Users of Sexually Explicit Movies Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This research examined the viewing habits of users of sexually explicit material in response to an absence of research on the effects of sexually explicit movies…
Tobacco use among Year 10 and 12 students in New Zealand: a report on the Global Youth Tobacco Survey data Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report presents findings from the New Zealand Youth Lifestyle Study 2002 Survey (YLS). The purposes of the survey were to monitor smoking related behaviours and…
Polarisation of Employment, 1986–2002: New Zealand in the International Context Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both “work-poor” and “work-rich” households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand. This growth indicates an increasing…
Alcohol Use and Tertiary Students in Aotearoa - New Zealand Last Publication Date: 20 Jun 2004 This report looks at the limited number of New Zealand tertiary student alcohol use studies that have been undertaken. This report covers four studies: two at Waikato University and…
Māori Providers: Primary Health Care delivered by doctors and nurses Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 The National Primary Medical Care Survey was undertaken to describe primary health care in New Zealand, including the characteristics of providers and their practices, the patients…