Young people and infringement fines Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2005 The Minister for Courts, the Honourable Rick Barker announced a review of the ‘Infringement System’ in March 2004. The review is being led by the Ministry…
Underage Gaming Research Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 The Office of Film and Literature Classification and the Censorship Compliance Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs asked UMR Research to survey the game playing…
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…
Approaches and implications of e-learning adoption on academic staff efficacy and working practice: a comparative study Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2005 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Universal College of Learning in collaboration with Otago Polytechnic. It examined the multiplicity of staff…
A kit of their own: the development and production of personal kits for children and young people in care Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 31, pages 12-18. Personal resource kits were developed for children and young people in the custody and/or guardianship of the Chief Executive of…
Making the everyday extraordinary: Evaluation of the Everyday Theatre Project Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 31, pages 4-7. Everyday Theatre is part of the Child, Youth and Family social change and community engagement programme called Everyday Communities. This…
Reducing smoking initiation literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 In early 2004 the HSC undertook some preliminary work on a literature review of youthfocused anti-tobacco interventions. This preliminary work identified a need for a more…
Adolescent boys: Can they ‘do’ fatherhood? Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 15-19 This research combines a review of the international literature on adolescent fathers with New Zealand based research. It covers a…
The people we serve Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 20-26. Every social worker knows that a large number of families come to the notice of Child, Youth and Family whose…
The Social Report 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries; to contribute to…