Pacific Islands School Community Parent Liaison Project Case Study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The Pacific Islands School Community Parent Liaison (PISCPL) project is one of a number of initiatives that originated out of Vaka Ou: The Pacific Islands Labour…
The Social Report 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries; to contribute to…
Pasifika Achievement: High Level Analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 This paper focuses on 2004 data with some reference to 2002 and 2003 data. The paper begins with key findings, some background information and a description…
Quality Teaching: How an Evidence-Based Approach Can Help Last Publication Date: 24 May 2005 This is a keynote address to the Australian Curriculum Studies Association Forum "Quality teachers: Quality teaching - Creating a new agenda for action by practitioners, researchers and…
Intergenerational and Interfamilial Transfers of Wealth and Housing Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 This report has been commissioned by the Centre for Housing Research, Aotearoa New Zealand (CHRANZ). The report brings together current information and research on intergenerational and…
Local measures of the ability of working households to become home owners in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 New Zealand has a strong culture of home ownership. Its internationally high rates of ownership were fuelled between the Second World War and the late 1980s,…
Reading Recovery in New Zealand: Uptake, implementation, and outcomes, especially in relation to Maori and Pasifika students Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This research project evaluated Reading Recovery, an early intervention for students making limited progress in reading and writing after their first year at school. The study…
PISA 2000: Focus on Pasifika Students Achievement in Reading literacy Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This report focuses on reading literacy of Pasifika 15-year-old students. Using information from the PISA 2000 study, this report reviews educational outcomes and examines the factors…
Bi-Directional Impacts of Economic, Social & Environmental Changes and the New Zealand Housing Market Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 Our aim is to identify a set of housing research projects that together constitute coherent research programmes designed to help understand the economic, social and environmental…
Accommodation Options for Older People in Aotearoa/New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 The ageing of the population will have significant implications for society and for the economy as a whole. Ensuring the wellbeing of older people will be…