Pathways over the transition to schools: Studies in family literacy practices and effective classroom concepts for Māori and Pasifika children Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 Two outcomes of research and development are described in this report. One is the development of a set of resources suitable for family literacy education. The…
The Social Report 2002 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 The Social Report 2002 Update is the second stage in the programme of social monitoring initiated by The Social Report 2001. It aims to provide up-to-date…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Exploring Good Outcomes for Young People Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 As part of its family dynamics/family effectiveness research programme, the Ministry of Social Development commissioned research in 2000 to explore the views of families, young people…
Identifying Functional Labour Market Areas in New Zealand: A Reconnaissance Study using Travel-to-Work Data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 To date, analysis of the spatial dimension of New Zealand labour markets has been limited to administrative, rather than appropriately-defined functional, geographic units. This paper presents…
PISA 2000: Assessing Knowledge and Skills for Life: New Zealand Summary Report Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 In 2000 New Zealand took part in an international study that assessed 15-year-old students in three key areas of knowledge and skill: reading literacy, mathematical literacy…
Socio-economic Factors and the Fertility of New Zealand Women Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 Socio-economic Factors and the Fertility of New Zealand Women is the first of three publications which set out to analyse some aspects of the data on…
Report on Maternity 1999 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 This is the first of what is planned to be an annual Report on Maternity analysing New Zealand maternity services. It contains information on the outcomes,…
Feedback from Schools on the Draft Document German in the New Zealand Curriculum: A Research Report Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 In February 2001, draft national curriculum guidelines for German were released for discussion and comment. To provide information on how well the draft guidelines assist and…
Survey on public attitudes towards the physical discipline of children Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Justice to ascertain public attitudes towards the physical discipline of children. This information is to inform ongoing policy…
Open all hours? A review of Crisis Mental Health Services Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 Crisis mental health services play a critical and valuable role in the delivery of mental health services in New Zealand. This review looks into these services,…