The Social Report 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators to compare New Zealand with other countries to contribute to…
Inquiry Report: How the Ministry of Education managed the 2008 national school bus transport tender process Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 In February 2009, we announced the terms of reference for our inquiry into how the Ministry of Education managed the 2008 national school bus transport tender…
Inquiry Report: Ministry of Education: Managing support for students with high special educational needs Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) manages its support for those school-age students1 whom it assesses…
New Zealand Alumni Survey: Experiences, Attitudes and Engagement Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 This publication is an independent survey to advise how international alumni can help New Zealand tertiary institutions develop and raise their profiles internationally. It identifies the…
Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education Feasibility Study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 The investigation into the integration of tertiary education administrative data with the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED) indicates that the integration is feasible. This conclusion was reached…
Progress in Pacific Student Achievement: A pilot evaluation of Auckland schools Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 The Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012 highlights the need to accelerate achievement in early literacy and numeracy, and the attainment of school qualifications through students’ presence, engagement…
Hangaia te mātāpuna o te mōhio: learning foundations for Māori adults Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Hangaia te mātāpuna o te mōhio can mean to build the precious gift of knowledge or to build the well-spring of learning. It symbolises the experience…
Design and assessment of a school‐based circuit training programme for the promotion of physical activity, fitness and movement competency Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Physical inactivity in NZ children is a major growing public health concern. Recent information from the Ministry of Health (2003) has shown almost a third (31%)…
Does Workplace-based Industry Training Improve Earnings? Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 In recent years, workplace-based industry training has been growing at a faster rate than other forms of tertiary education and training. Government and industry have substantially…
Students’ experiences of learning in virtual classrooms Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 In 2008–09 the Ministry of Education contracted the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) to undertake research about students’ experiences of learning in virtual classrooms.…