An investigation into factors that influence NZ Polytechnic/Institute of Technology tutors' uptake of e-learning, with particular reference to early and later adopters and resisters Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Waikato Institute of Technology. It investigated the factors that lead New Zealand polytechnic and institutes…
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…
Evaluation of Notebook Valley Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 The Notebook Valley project provided a range of benefits for the teachers, students, and schools. These benefits included: increases in teacher and student knowledge and confidence…
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…
Reducing smoking initiation literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 In early 2004 the HSC undertook some preliminary work on a literature review of youthfocused anti-tobacco interventions. This preliminary work identified a need for a more…
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…
A permanent non-kin placement project in action Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 8-14 When the Gisborne Child, Youth and Family office focused on permanent placements, eight children were identified with complex case histories…
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…