Secondary schools in 2015 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2016 This is a comprehensive picture of the current experiences and challenges for secondary schools in New Zealand. It presents the findings from NZCER's national survey of…
Literature review – research into the effectiveness of self defence programmes for girls as a sexual violence and family violence prevention strategy Last Publication Date: 01 May 2016 The Ministry of Social Development has funded self defence classes for school-age girls since 2001, primarily through the Women’s Self Defence Network – Wāhine Toa. The…
Guide to Effective and Safe Practice in Youth Mentoring, Aotearoa New Zealand, 2nd Edition Last Publication Date: 01 May 2016 Mentoring can have a powerful and positive influence on the lives of young people as they grow and transition into adulthood. As part of the Children’s Action…
Identifying stepfamilies in longitudinal data Last Publication Date: 19 Apr 2016 Identifying stepfamilies in longitudinal data describes how we developed a methodological process for identifying stepfamilies in longitudinal data through an analysis of family transitions. We used a…
New Zealand literature review of Māori groupings Last Publication Date: 18 Apr 2016 This literature review presents an analysis of contemporary Māori social organisation – within the framework of traditional Mäori groupings. Māori culture and society is organised around…
Integrated Maternity and Child Health Services Outcomes Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2016 The Ministry commissioned Malatest International Consulting and Advisory Services Limited to evaluate maternal and child health services integration demonstration pilots run in three District Health Boards…
2016 Sport and Recreation Paid Workforce Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2016 In February, Sport NZ commissioned research firm, Angus and Associates to survey paid workers in sport and recreation organisations. We had a fantastic response, with more…
Wellbeing for success: effective practice Last Publication Date: 21 Mar 2016 In 2014, the Education Review Office (ERO) undertook an evaluation of the extent to which schools were promoting and responding to student wellbeing in primary and…
Tuia te here tangata: Making meaningful connections Last Publication Date: 03 Mar 2016 In Term 3, 2014, ERO undertook a cluster review of five Puna Whakatupu as part of scheduled education reviews. During the course of these reviews, we…
Number of alcoholic drinks and time spent drinking on last occasion: 2014/15 ABAS Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2016 The pattern of drinking alcohol on an occasion (how much a person drinks and how fast) is related to the level of intoxication, and the risk…