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34 VOICES: New Zealand Business and Worker Interviews on Sick Leave and Parental Leave

The purpose of 34 Voices:  New Zealand Business and Worker Interviews on Sick Leave and Parental Leave is to gain insights into work-leave from those who…

Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary

Burglary is a problem that considerably affects many New Zealand households. From victimisation surveys we know that it can have a profound effect on victims and…

The Rotorua Second Chance Community-Managed Restorative Justice Programme: An Evaluation

Community-Managed Restorative Justice Programmes have become an established service in many district courts and communities throughout New Zealand since the Crime Prevention Unit funded the first…

The Wanganui Community-Managed Restorative Justice Programme: An Evaluation

Community-Managed Restorative Justice Programmes have become an established service in many district courts and communities throughout New Zealand since the Crime Prevention Unit funded the first…

Initial Teacher Education: Policy and Practice

Initial teacher education has a fundamental goal to graduate teachers who are able to ensure high quality learning outcomes for all children and young people with…

Teacher Perceptions of Students and Their Affect on Assessment of Speaking Performance

Teaching, learning and assessment are interpersonal activities. When making an assessment on a student, it must be acknowledged that although a teacher’s decisions are based on…

Social Studies: Assessing Year 8 Student's Knowledge and Understanding about New Zealand Society

NEMP probe studies provide researchers with the opportunity to carry out more detailed analyses of data collected during the annual monitoring of student achievement. The present probe…

Evaluation of the Second Language Learning Funding Pool (1999-2003)

The Second Language Learning Funding Pool was set up in 1998 (with funding commencing in 1999). Its general aim was to help schools develop effective and…

Hui Taumata 2005: Māori in tertiary education: a picture of the trends

In response to a request from the Steering Committee for the Hui Taumata 2005, the Ministry of Education has prepared this report looking at recent trends…

People's Participation in, and Attitudes Towards Gambling 1985 - 2005

This report details the results of a survey of people’s participation in, and attitudes towards, gambling. For the purposes of this report, gambling includes playing housie,…