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…
The nature and extent of the sex industry in New Zealand: An estimation Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2005 The Prostitution Law Review Committee is pleased to introduce this report entitled The Nature and Extent of the Sex Industry in New Zealand: An Estimation. The…
The sex industry in New Zealand: A literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 In June 2003, the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 repealed existing prostitution-related legislation and created a new legal environment for the sex industry. In order to be…
Outcome / impact evaluation of Family Start Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 The Outcome/Impact Evaluation report contrasts national prevalence statistics available for factors such as smoking and breastfeeding with the outcomes reported for Family Start clients. These should…
Young people and alcohol Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This report (the fourth in a series) presents some statistics on the possible effects of the Sale of Liquor Amendment Act 1999, and focuses on the…
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…
The Socio-Economic Impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This report presents the findings of research on the socio-economic impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) in New Zealand. ATS are a group of synthetic illicit…
Second-hand smoke: Exposure, attitudes and behaviours: Monitoring trends 1999 to 2004 – preliminary findings Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 The detrimental health effects of smoking have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the mid eighties that major reviews concluded that passive smoking or…
The Burden of Death, Disease and Disability due to Alcohol in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This study aimed to assess the health impacts of alcohol consumption in New Zealand in terms of the types of health conditions most affected, the numbers…