Extending their language - expanding their world: Children’s oral language (birth-8 years) Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2017 Research evidence shows early in a child’s life is a critical time in terms of the rapid language development that takes place, particularly in the first…
Youth Mental Health Project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 Adolescence can be a period of high vulnerability for young people. To support their resilience and wellbeing, the Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health Project (YMHP) was…
Digital technologies for learning: Findings from the NZCER national survey of primary and intermediate schools 2016 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 This report looks at the role of digital technologies for learning in primary and intermediate schools. The report draws on data from the NZCER National Survey of…
Mode equivalency in PAT: Reading Comprehension Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 This report details the results of an investigation into the school-based assessment, PAT: Reading Comprehension, which has recently gone online. NZCER wanted to know whether the…
2016 Benefit System Performance Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 This report highlights key dynamics of the benefit system and how they impact long-term benefit dependency. It is the fourth internal actuarial report produced in relation…
2016 Health Star Rating Monitoring and Evaluation Year One Follow Up Research Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 This report presents findings from the 2016 follow up survey and compares them to the baseline survey completed in 2015 which assessed consumers’ awareness, recognition, understanding,…
Formative evaluation of the Whānau Ora commissioning agency model : an independent evaluation report Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2016 The aim of the formative evaluation is to examine how well the Whānau Ora commissioning model is working across the three agencies. It addresses the key question,…
Prime Minister's Youth Mental Health Project Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2016 In 2012, the Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health Project (YMHP) was established to address concerns about mental health vulnerability in young people. The YMHP promoted the mental…
2016 New Zealand Mental Health Survey: Methodology Report Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2016 The New Zealand Mental Health Survey (NZMHS) is a nationally-representative survey of New Zealand adults aged 15 years and over, aimed at providing regular and robust…
Summary report: Lessons on evaluative capability and preconditions for undertaking an evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2016 This report identifies the critical factors that helped and hindered the evaluations of the Barnardos and Pillars programmes, as well as the systems and skills organisations…
