Te Rau Awhina: - Good Practice Examples of Māori and Pasifika Private Training Establishments Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This study was designed to investigate the practices of nominated Māori and Pasifika Private Training Establishments (PTEs) in relation to teaching & learning, and programme design…
Access to Mental Health and Addiction Services and Intersectoral Links, 2006/07 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This monitoring report details the progress towards the implementation of the Government’s national mental health strategy. It presents information on access to secondary mental health and…
Hei titiro anō i te whāinga: Māori achievement in bachelors degrees revisited Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This report revisits and updates Te whai i nga taumata atakura – supporting Māori achievement in bachelors degrees. In this report, we look in greater detail…
Over-representation of Maori in the criminal justice system Last Publication Date: 13 May 2008 Māori are disproportionately represented in criminal justice statistics to an alarming degree. This paper attempts to shed light on why this is so. It examines the…
Engaging Māori whānau Evaluation of a targeted parenting programme Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This research report describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting programme that was developed as part of a wider tobacco reduction intervention, He Arorangi Whakamua. In…
The experiences of international students in New Zealand: Report on the results of the national survey 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 International students are a vibrant part of our education sector providing immense benefit not only to our economy but also to New Zealand education providers, educators…
Evaluation of the Lottery Pacific Provider Development Fund 2005-2007 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 In December 2007, DIA commissioned this evaluation of PPDF to assist the Board to make a funding decision about PPDF and to confirm the continuation of…
Alcohol Community Interventions and Services for Pacific Peoples - Stocktake Report Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 Le Ala’ is a community action research project led by Pacific people from a range of academic and clinical disciplines. It aims to increase Pacific peoples’…
Complexity and social work theory and practice Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 15-20. Most social workers, wherever they work, deal with complex life situations in their practice. If situations were not difficult in…
Levels of meaning and the case for theoretical integration Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 21-28. Cognitive therapy tends to focus on how the client’s thoughts distort reality and lead to anxiety and depression. But what…