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What makes for effective teacher professional development in ICT

Since 1999, the Ministry of Education has provided funding for clusters of schools to develop three year ICT professional development programmes for their teachers. 23 clusters…

Evaluation of Programmes for Māori Adult Protected Persons under the Domestic Violence Act 1995

The Domestic Violence Act 1995 provides programmes for people whose lives are affected by domestic violence and who are protected by Protection Orders. The Programmes for…

Raising Children in New Zealand: The Influence of Parental Income on Children's Outcomes

It is well established that parental income is positively associated with virtually every dimension of child well-being that social scientists measure. This report advances beyond simple…

The unemployment spells of registered job seekers

This paper estimates the impact of different categories of employment policy interventions on subsequent outcomes for jobseekers. We generate a range of estimates to help us…

The effects of occupational safety and health interventions

This study examines the effectiveness of government legislation in reducing the incidence of workplace accidents and other health and safety risks in New Zealand. A simple…

New Zealand Injury Data Review

This report presents the results of a review of injury data, which was led jointly by the Department of Labour and Statistics New Zealand. The review…

Connecting policy, research and practice: What does it mean in practice

In this paper we discuss a case study-based methodology for evaluation and policy development within the Department of Labour (DoL), which was jointly developed with the…

An analysis of occupational trends in New Zealand, 1991-2001

The following is a research paper completed by the Department of Labour on occupational trends in New Zealand between 1991 and 2001. The current provision and…

Time use - time for culture

From July 1998 to June 1999, around 8,500 New Zealanders aged 12 years and over took part in the country’s first national Time Use Survey. This…

The Should you Supply Community Alcohol Intervention : An Evaluation for the Alcohol Advisory Council

Should You Supply was a community based campaign designed to reduce levels of problematic drinking among under-18s by discouraging inappropriate supplyof alcohol by adults, including parents.…