Teacher Professional Learning and Development: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES) Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Although New Zealand students typically achieve well in OECD surveys, disparities in student achievement are amongst the greatest in the OECD. Of particular concern is the…
Teaching and Learning in Middle Schooling: A Review of the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007 This paper is a summary of a review of literature carried out in 2007 for the Ministry of Education by Dinham and Rowe of the Australian…
Tertiary education choices of school leavers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007 Participation in tertiary education is a natural progression for many school leavers, whether it is to study for a degree at university or to undertake training…
A Study of In-school Facilitation in Two Teacher Professional Development Programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2007 This report evaluates the in-school facilitation component of two projects, Te Kauhua and Te Kotahitanga. Both projects have the specific aim of improving Māori student achievement…
From Targeting Problems to Tailoring Potential: The Wairoa West Cluster Schools Success Strategy Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2007 This report summarises the changes in schooling practice in a group of remote rural schools, with a combined roll of approximately 120 students constituting the Wairoa…
Diverse Forms of Pacific Families and their financial decision making approaches Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2007 Understanding Pacific peoples in the context of their families is crucial to working successfully with Pacific families and communities. During the past five years, the researchers have undertaken various…
School Governance: An Overview Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2007 In New Zealand schools, boards of trustees have overall responsibility for the successful performance of their school and for fostering student achievement. Since the implementation of…
Pacific Housing Experiences: Developing Trends and Issues Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 This research investigates the housing experiences and aspirations of Pacific communities in New Zealand.
An Evaluation of Ministry of Education Funded Early Childhood Education Professional Development Programmes 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 The Ministry of Education commissioned this evaluation of the effectiveness of professional development (PD) in early childhood education. The purpose of the evaluation was to explore how…
Comprehensive Plan to inform the design of a national breastfeeding promotion campaign Last Publication Date: 31 Jul 2007 The government has funded the Ministry of Health to develop a national breastfeeding promotion campaign to improve breastfeeding rates and duration, especially for high-need groups, and…
