A kinship care literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2003 Social Work Now, Issue 25, pages 24-30a Marie Connolly reviews the international research on kinship care and considers its implications for New Zealand
Raising Children in New Zealand: The Influence of Parental Income on Children's Outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 It is well established that parental income is positively associated with virtually every dimension of child well-being that social scientists measure. This report advances beyond simple…
Questioning Gender: Snapshots from Explaining and Addressing Gender Differences in the New Zealand Compulsory School Sector Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 The material in this report is drawn directly from an earlier, much larger report, Explaining and Addressing Gender Differences in the Compulsory School Sector: A Literature…
Youth and Alcohol Benchmark Survey of Parental Concern Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2000 ALAC has extended the focus of its Youth Drinking Campaign to include the parents and caregivers of teenagers. In this regard, a communications programme targeted at…
Women in the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2000 The National Crime Manager sought an independent assessment of the opportunities for and barriers to the recruitment, progress, and retention of women in the Criminal Investigation…
Māori parents and education/Ko ngā mātua Māori me te mātauranga Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999 This study was carried out to identify the aspirations and concerns of Maori parents/whanau regarding their children’s education, identify issues of Maori parents’/whanau participation and non-participation…
Childcare / Early Childhood Education in a Labour Market Context in Australia, Sweden and the United Kingdom Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 1997 This study describes maternal labour market participation and childcare use in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, in the context of government support for childcare, and…