Settling In: Parent-adolescent family dynamics in the acculturation process Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 This study looks at the relationships between 39 migrant and refugee parents and their teenagers as they settle into New Zealand. The report shows these migrant parents…
Race Relations in 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 This is the fifth annual review of race relations in New Zealand. Its purpose is to record the major events, issues and developments of the past…
The Spinafex Effect: Developing a theory of change for communities Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 The report provides a brief overview of a two-year process of reflection, critique and practice development, and highlights some of the key practice learning from this…
The Implications of a Recession for the Māori Economy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Te Puni Kōkiri presented a paper at the Māori Economic Summit providing a snapshot of and highlighting the key risks to the Māori economy in order…
The Quality of Teaching in Kura Māori Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This report presents the findings from an Education Review Office (ERO) evaluation of the quality of teaching in kura Māori. The Ministry of Education asked ERO…
Kin care – Understanding the dynamics Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 4-11. In Aotearoa New Zealand many children, both Māori and Pākehā, have been taken in by whānau and extended family when…
New Kiwis, Diverse Families: Migrant and former refugee families talk about their early childhood care and education needs Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This Families Commission report is based on focus groups with six groups of parents, mostly mothers, from differing migrant and refugee communities from non-English speaking backgrounds…
Work Patterns after Paid Parental Leave Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This paper uses longitudinal data from the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset to describe the employment and earnings patterns of people who first received paid parental leave between…
Omnibus Survey Report One year on: Public attitudes and New Zealand’s child discipline law Last Publication Date: 14 Nov 2008 Public attitudes and New Zealand's child discipline law
BES Case Study 15: Develop learning communities to accelerate academic and social outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2008 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…