The experiences of international students in New Zealand: Report on the results of the national survey 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 International students are a vibrant part of our education sector providing immense benefit not only to our economy but also to New Zealand education providers, educators…
Evaluation of the Lottery Pacific Provider Development Fund 2005-2007 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 In December 2007, DIA commissioned this evaluation of PPDF to assist the Board to make a funding decision about PPDF and to confirm the continuation of…
Seen and Heard: Children's Media Use, Exposure, and Response Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 With greater access to a variety of media devices and media content, there is a need for new research that updates the information collected during 1999/2000,…
Alcohol Community Interventions and Services for Pacific Peoples - Stocktake Report Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 Le Ala’ is a community action research project led by Pacific people from a range of academic and clinical disciplines. It aims to increase Pacific peoples’…
Barriers to Recruiting a Diverse Workforce: Literature reviews Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This report responds to a request by New Zealand Police to produce two literature reviews on the barriers to the recruitment of (i) women, and (ii)…
Complexity and social work theory and practice Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 15-20. Most social workers, wherever they work, deal with complex life situations in their practice. If situations were not difficult in…
Levels of meaning and the case for theoretical integration Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 21-28. Cognitive therapy tends to focus on how the client’s thoughts distort reality and lead to anxiety and depression. But what…
Practicing place: everyday contexts in child and family welfare Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 29-37. Place, and its corollary, displacement, lie at the centre of child welfare practice. Child neglect, the issue that more than…
Complex approaches to wicked problems: Applying Sharon Berlin’s analysis of “dichotomous thinking” Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 38-48. This article will consider one approach to ‘thinking about thinking’ as developed in Sharon Berlin’s early but seminal paper on…
Putting the kids first Caring for children after separation Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 This Families Commission report shows how some couples have set aside their personal and relationship issues and put their kids first. This report is the first study…