Literacy-related Barriers to Employment Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 Three pieces of work relating to literacy and literacy support amoung and directed at jobseekers. It includes: "Adult Literacy interventions 2001/2002 to 2003/2004: Monitoring report"; "Literacy in Taranaki (LIT)…
Staying at School Consultation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 The Ministry of Education commissioned a consultation exercise with principals, education sector representatives and with students who have left school before turning 16 to identify the…
Understanding the patterns and relationships: Wendy Kelly examines children’s attachment needs Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 34, pages 11-16 Attachment theory suggests that young children organise their behaviour around the way their caregiver treats them and that the forming…
Choices for living, caring and working: A ten-year plan to improve the caring and employment choices available to parents and carers Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 This document has two objectives: to explain the government’s vision for enhancing choices for parents and carers; and to outline the Choices Plan of Action to deliver this…
Surveying social workers: Don Smith and Pete Ellis discuss the Towards Wellbeing suicide prevention programme from social workers’ perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 34, pages 4-10. The Towards Wellbeing (TWB) programme began with the publication of the best practice guidelines Towards Wellbeing: Responding to the needs…
COI A'oga Fa'a Samoa: O le Tama Ma Lana A'oga, O le Tama Ma Lona Fa'asinomaga: Nurturing Positive Identity in Children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 In 1984 a group with vision, made up of grandparents and interested parents, set up an incorporated society "A'oga Fa'a Samoa", found premises, and started a…
Moving towards meeting all needs: Lisa Hema reviews developments in youth justice Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 34, pages 17-20. The Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 (CYP&F Act) was born out of a social environment which included…
Report on Research into the Circumstances of Very Young International Students in NZ Last Publication Date: 27 Jul 2006 This report on research into the circumstances of very young international students informed policy work in 2003 resulting in stronger protections for international students aged 13…
Work, Family and Parenting Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2006 This research report provides a descriptive picture of the reciprocal relationship between paid work and family life and raising children. Specifically, it provides insight into the…
Assessment for foundation learning Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2006 Assessment is carried out by foundation learning (adult literacy, numeracy and language) education providers in different ways and for different purposes. For some, the assessment is…