Practice Makes Profit: Business Practices and Firm Success Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 Which business practices set successful firms apart from others? We address this question using data from an official survey of almost 3,000 New Zealand firms. Questions…
Alternative Education: Literature Review and Report on Key Informants' Experiences Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 The overall purpose of this research was to collect a range of information about indicators of good practice and quality outcomes in alternative education programmes. The…
Ngā Taumatua - Research on literacy practices and language development (Te Reo) in Years 0-1 in Māori medium classrooms Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This report describes three interrelated studies. The studies involve a limited evaluation of a professional support programme in Māori medium, a developmental description of children’s literacy…
National Bibliometric Report 2001 to 2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 In order to obtain an overview of the strengths and focus of New Zealand’s research community, ongoing evaluation of the knowledge base must be performed. Bibliometrics is…
What is the reality of school competition? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 In this paper, Cathy Wylie examines the history and impact of school choice policies in New Zealand. Although 91% of primary students and 84% of secondary students…
Monitoring Teacher Supply 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The 2006 Monitoring Teacher Supply report provides the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the…
Initial Teacher Education: A Summary of Four Studies Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 Until the 1990s, New Zealand teachers completed their initial teacher education in one of a small number of specialist colleges of education. The deregulation of teacher…
Hei Whakamārama i ngā Āhuatanga o te Tūrua Pō - Investigating Key Māori Business Characteristics for Future Measures: Thinking Paper Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This research paper provides a wider understanding of the characteristics of successful Māori businesses. The brief was to analyse thirty case studies and identify framework characteristics…
English Medium - Student Achievement in NZ Information Kit Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The Student Outcome Information Kit (SOIK) describes student achievement in reading, writing and mathematics. He Kete Raraunga describes achievement in pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau. He Kete Raraunga…
COI Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūau Te Moananui a Kiwa: Te Ohonga Ake o Te Reo - The Re-awakening of Māori Language Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This report tells the story of the journey undertaken by the Whānau of Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūau Te Moananui a Kiwa during the time when…