BES Case Study 9: Use everyday rhymes and waiata to develop spatial skills and awareness Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…
When school’s out: Conversations with parents, carers and children about out of school services Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 This report draws on information from a large consultation exercise that asked a wide range of parents, carers and children how they would like to see OSS…
Second Language Acquisition for English-Medium Secondary Te Reo Māori Teachers - Evaluation of the PD Pilot Programme Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 The report is an evaluation of a professional development programme designed to enable English-medium secondary school teachers of te reo Māori to deepen their understanding of…
Lives cut short - Child death by maltreatment Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report uses New Zealand police data from 1991 to 2000 to identify the characteristics of the children who died and the people who killed them,…
Early literacy: Quality teaching and learning in Pasifika early childhood education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This is a report on a one-year action research project aimed at encouraging and strengthening children's Samoan language and literacy learning within an a'oga amata. It reports on: the…
Te Reo Māori in the Mainstream Professional Development (PD) Pilot Programmes for Primary School Teachers - An Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In 2005, the Ministry of Education funded four te reo Māori professional development (PD) pilot programmes for mainstream primary school teachers. These pilot programmes were run…
Justice Sector Forecast 2007-2015: Prison Population Forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 Justice sector agencies produce an annual forecast of the numbers of people held in prison for an eight year period. It projects the numbers of people…
Reducing Family Violence: Social marketing campaign formative research Last Publication Date: 12 Dec 2006 Thirty-seven in-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted with male perpetrators of intimate partner violence to inform development of the family violence social marketing strategy (FVSMS). The FVSMS…
Migration Trends 2005/06 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 This report is the sixth in a series produced annually to provide information about trends in temporary and permanent migration to New Zealand. The reports are…
Small is good: Sue Hanna and Peter Topzand explore co-working relationships between professionals as a form of collaboration and pro-social modelling in child protection practice Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 13-16. Collaboration is a word frequently applied to describe the functioning of teams, and interdisciplinary work between teams and between agencies.…
