The discipline and guidance of children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This report is THE full literature review, which is primarily designed for an academic AND policy audience, but will be of interest to anyone wanting a more detailed examination of THE issues.
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…
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…
National Mental Health Information Strategy Last Publication Date: 02 Jul 2005 In September 2004 the Ministry of Health prepared a discussion document to review the availability, quality, role and use of information at all levels within the…
Analysis of New Zealand Data from the International Adult Literacy Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 The Ministry of Education commissioned Massey University researchers to conduct further analysis of the 1996 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) data to determine whether certain demographic…
Public Health Depression Initiative: Environmental Scan Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 This Environmental Scan is part of a group of documents which will inform the planning of the Ministry of Health’s National Depression Initiative (NDI). These documents are: A…
Adolescent boys: Can they ‘do’ fatherhood? Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 15-19 This research combines a review of the international literature on adolescent fathers with New Zealand based research. It covers a…
A Sociocultural Analysis of Children's Participation in a Mathematical Task Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 This report outlines the findings from a research project that examined videotapes of six groups of four children participating in the NEMP Farmyard Race task. The…
