Reading Achievement in New Zealand in 1990 and 2001: Results from the Trends in IEA's Reading Literacy Study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The aim of this report is to present a descriptive summary of similarities and differences between the achievement in reading literacy of New Zealand Year 5…
Underage Gaming Research Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The Office of Film and Literature Classification and the Censorship Compliance Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs asked UMR Research to survey the game playing…
Measuring Success: Using NEMP to Conduct School-Wide Review and Development Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 Since the early 1990s a key management function in all New Zealand schools has been to review school-wide curriculum programmes for purposes of reporting student achievement…
Pacific Islands School Community Parent Liaison Project Case Study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The Pacific Islands School Community Parent Liaison (PISCPL) project is one of a number of initiatives that originated out of Vaka Ou: The Pacific Islands Labour…
Approaches and implications of e-learning adoption on academic staff efficacy and working practice: a comparative study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Universal College of Learning in collaboration with Otago Polytechnic. It examined the multiplicity of staff…
Work values and the quality of employment: a literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This paper reviews the literature on what people value in employment and on methods of measuring the quality of employment, with a view to measuring it…
Child sexual abusers: Tony Palairet offers some recommendations from practice Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 31, pages 19-23. Working with boys who have behaved in a sexually aggressive manner with other children has offered me an opportunity to…
Evaluation of Generation XP Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 The progress of the Generation XP Digital Opportunities Pilot Project is reported for the period January 2002 to December 2003. During this time, eight low decile…
Who doesn't pay back - The characteristics of borrowers who make no progress in reducing their student loans Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This paper explores the characteristics of borrowers who have not made any progress in reducing their student loan balances. The paper complements a related paper, Paying…
Shifting balances Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This project consisted of two research ouputs: Shifting balances: The impact of level 1 NCEA on teaching of mathematics and science: This research reports on the impact of…
