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Impact of Gambling and Problem Gambling on Pacific Families and Communities

Both New Zealand and international evidence indicates that different groups in society experience and regard gambling differently and are often over represented in problem gambling prevalence…

Tracking Whānau Ora Outcomes July – December 2013

The Tracking Whānau Ora Outcomes July – December 2013 report reviews results from action research and Whānau Ora Provider Collective reports from June – December 2013.…

Talent Development in the New Zealand Sporting Context

The purpose of this project was to gain an in-depth understanding of the performance factors necessary for talent development in the New Zealand (NZ) sporting context…

Secondary schools in 2012

This report contains the main findings from NZCER's 2012 national survey of secondary schools. The survey draws on responses from more than half the country’s secondary…

What can Pākehā learn from engaging in kaupapa Māori educational research?

This recent working paper focuses on how Pākehā have become involved in Māori-determined and controlled educational research, and what issues inhibit and facilitate their work. You…

Community in Mind: What is needed for effective psychosocial recovery of individuals and communities in greater Christchurch?

In 2013, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority began research for the purpose of developing this Background Document to inform the Greater Christchurch Psychosocial Recovery Strategy. This…

Reflecting on purposes for learning science science

This report is one in a series written for the Ministry of Education in the Curriculum support for science strand of a wider project called Science…

Strengthening engagements between schools and the science community

This research aimed to generate evidence-based recommendations for strengthening partnerships between schools and the science community to support students’ science learning and engagement.  It was underpinned…

NCEA one decade on | Views and experiences from the 2012 NZCER National Survey of Secondary Schools

This report documents views and experiences of NCEA from NZCER's 2012 National Survey of Secondary Schools. Responses from teachers (1266) and principals (177) predominate, but the…

Building a future-oriented science education system in New Zealand: How are we doing?

This paper makes the case for deep and radical change to New Zealand's approach to science education. It discusses the implications of recent science education research…