Ngā Taumatua - Research on literacy practices and language development (Te Reo) in Years 0-1 in Māori medium classrooms Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This report describes three interrelated studies. The studies involve a limited evaluation of a professional support programme in Māori medium, a developmental description of children’s literacy…
Zooming in on learning in the digital age (ZILDA): Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The Zooming in on Learning in the Digital Age (ZILDA) research programme aims to 'zoom in' - or dig down deeper - into issues surrounding 'digital…
Finding and keeping volunteers: What the research tells us Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 During 2006 SPARC contracted Gravitas Research and Strategy Ltd to conduct social marketing, qualitative research to provide greater understanding of what motivates people to volunteer in…
National Bibliometric Report 2001 to 2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 In order to obtain an overview of the strengths and focus of New Zealand’s research community, ongoing evaluation of the knowledge base must be performed. Bibliometrics is…
What is the reality of school competition? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 In this paper, Cathy Wylie examines the history and impact of school choice policies in New Zealand. Although 91% of primary students and 84% of secondary students…
Young people producing careers and identities: The first report from the Pathways and Prospects project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 Pathways and Prospects is a 4-year study of young people's pathway and career experiences and perspectives after leaving school and entering study/training and the workforce. This report…
Innovative pathways from school: Taking the first step Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The Innovative Pathways from School study was designed to address an information gap about the programmes that support “at-risk” students at low-decile secondary schools to make…
Aggregates and individual wage earnings in LEED Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 Longitudinal analyses with continuous repeated outcomes provide fuller insight into population and individual behaviour over time. Insights into processes of social change can thus be greatly…
Teachers, parents, and whānau working together in early childhood education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This project in six early childhood education centres combined professional development with action research to support ways in which teachers, and parents and whānau worked together…
Initial Teacher Education: A Summary of Four Studies Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 Until the 1990s, New Zealand teachers completed their initial teacher education in one of a small number of specialist colleges of education. The deregulation of teacher…
