Evaluation of Literacy and Mathematics Additional Learning Programmes for Students 2011 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2012 This research report outlines the findings of an evaluation of the Literacy and Mathematics: Programmes for Students 2011, a Ministry of Education initiative to provide additional…
Fresh Start Reforms in Operation progress report Last Publication Date: 31 Oct 2012 The Fresh Start reforms, introduced in October 2010, aim to improve community safety and help address the underlying causes of offending by children and young people.…
Mātātuhi Tuawhenua: Health of Rūral Māori 2012 Last Publication Date: 26 Oct 2012 This report, Mātātuhi Tuawhenua: Health of Rural Māori 2012, provides a snapshot of the health of Māori and non-Māori living in rural and urban areas. Comparisons…
Vulnerable children and families: Some findings from the New Zealand General Social Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 Vulnerable children and families uses data from the New Zealand General Social Survey: 2010 to look at households with vulnerable children. Eleven economic, housing, health, and social…
Early Start Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 Early Start is an evidence-based, early intervention programme developed by Professor David Fergusson, from the Christchurch School of Medicine, in conjunction with local social service providers…
Review of Family Group Conferences Last Publication Date: 13 Sep 2012 When Family Group Conferences (FGCs) were implemented in New Zealand 25 years ago, this approach to helping vulnerable children and young people, as well as victims…
Alternative Education: An Evaluation of the Pedagogical Leadership Initiative Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 In 2011 the Ministry of Education introduced funding for pedagogical leadership in alternative education to improve the quality of teaching and learning. This evaluation examined the…
Families Panels- What’s the Difference that's Making a Difference, and for Whom? Last Publication Date: 21 Aug 2012 This report outlines the key elements of implementing the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique, a qualitative participatory monitoring and evaluation tool. It was envisaged that this…
Families Panels: Genuine collaboration Last Publication Date: 21 Aug 2012 In this paper we consider the innovative practice and relationship that underpins the Families Commission’s Families Panels. Our intention is to explore how a different, more…
Suicide Facts: Deaths and intentional self-harm hospitalisations 2010 Last Publication Date: 15 Aug 2012 The publication focuses on deaths and hospitalisations in 2010 and also contains time-trend analyses of suicide deaths from 1948 and intentional self-harm hospitalisations from 1996.
