Inquiry Report: Cambridge High School's management of conflicts of interest in relation to Cambridge International College (NZ) Limited Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 Managing conflicts of interest in the public sector involves more than consideration of the law. The ethics of the situation must also be considered. The findings of…
Focus on families: Reinforcing the importance of family Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 This report has helped guide the Families Commission work on families with dependent children. It combined and discussed results of a literature review, focus groups, and other…
Professional Development in Early Childhood Settings: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES) Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 This synthesis addresses the question of: “What constitutes quality professional development as it relates to learning opportunities, experiences and outcomes for children within diverse early childhood provisions?”…
Collaborating across Policy, Research and Practice: Knowledge Building for Sustainable Educational Development Last Publication Date: 14 Sep 2005 I have been asked by the organisers of the joint OECD/Netherlands Evidence Based Policy Research [EBPR1] Conference – Linking Evidence to Practice, to focus on the…
The Accesibility Journey: Report of the Inquiry into Accessible Public Land Transport Accessible Public Land Transport Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 In the opening pages of this report, disabled people describe the barriers they face everyday just to get to work, to the doctor, to the shops…
Reading Achievement in New Zealand in 1990 and 2001: Results from the Trends in IEA's Reading Literacy Study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The aim of this report is to present a descriptive summary of similarities and differences between the achievement in reading literacy of New Zealand Year 5…
Measuring Success: Using NEMP to Conduct School-Wide Review and Development Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 Since the early 1990s a key management function in all New Zealand schools has been to review school-wide curriculum programmes for purposes of reporting student achievement…
Pacific Islands School Community Parent Liaison Project Case Study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The Pacific Islands School Community Parent Liaison (PISCPL) project is one of a number of initiatives that originated out of Vaka Ou: The Pacific Islands Labour…
Parent Mentoring Initiative Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The Parent Mentoring Initiatives is the forming of relationships between parents and school that enables both parties to contribute more effectively to the education and achievement…
The discipline and guidance of children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 This report is THE full literature review, which is primarily designed for an academic AND policy audience, but will be of interest to anyone wanting a more detailed examination of THE issues.