Sustaining school improvement: Ten primary schools' journeys Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 How do New Zealand schools make substantial changes? Why do schools feel the need to change? Do they change simply in reaction to outside pressure, or…
Pathways over the transition to schools: Studies in family literacy practices and effective classroom concepts for Māori and Pasifika children Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 Two outcomes of research and development are described in this report. One is the development of a set of resources suitable for family literacy education. The…
PISA 2000: Assessing Knowledge and Skills for Life: New Zealand Summary Report Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 In 2000 New Zealand took part in an international study that assessed 15-year-old students in three key areas of knowledge and skill: reading literacy, mathematical literacy…
Evaluation of Schools Support Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2001 This report discusses the findings of an evaluation of the Ministry of Education's Schools Support Project as it was between mid-1995 and late 2000. The two…
Diagnostic Assessment Tools in Māori Medium Education: A Stocktake and Preliminary Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 The purpose of the stocktake/evaluation was “to determine which Māori-medium diagnostic tools are currently used in New Zealand to assess student’s achievement in reading, writing and…
Changing Skills for a Changing World: Recommendations for Adult Literacy Policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2000 This report was researched and written under the sponsorship of the Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy. It summarises major issues facing New Zealand’s…
Ten years on: How schools view educational reform Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1998 This report gives the findings of the sixth survey on the impact of New Zealand education reforms since 1989, and compares them with earlier findings. Principals,…
Benefits of immersion education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1996 Immersion education plays a distinct role in language and cultural revitalisation of Māori and other indigenous peoples. This book summarises research findings on the benefits of immersion…
Tikanga Ako Moroki o Niu Tīreni: Papa Kupu He maha ngā kura o Niu Tireni e whakarākei ana i a rātou tikanga ako, ngā pūnaha, ngā taiao, te whakamahinga o ngā hangarau matihiko, me…