Ngā Taumatua - Research on literacy practices and language development (Te Reo) in Years 0-1 in Māori medium classrooms Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This report describes three interrelated studies. The studies involve a limited evaluation of a professional support programme in Māori medium, a developmental description of children’s literacy…
What is the reality of school competition? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 In this paper, Cathy Wylie examines the history and impact of school choice policies in New Zealand. Although 91% of primary students and 84% of secondary students…
Monitoring Teacher Supply 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The 2006 Monitoring Teacher Supply report provides the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the…
Teachers, parents, and whānau working together in early childhood education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This project in six early childhood education centres combined professional development with action research to support ways in which teachers, and parents and whānau worked together…
Initial Teacher Education: A Summary of Four Studies Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 Until the 1990s, New Zealand teachers completed their initial teacher education in one of a small number of specialist colleges of education. The deregulation of teacher…
Ethnic Community Perceptions of New Zealand Police Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 In 2005 the New Zealand Police commissioned this research project to explore the perceptions of police held by members of various ethnic communities and to provide…
English Medium - Student Achievement in NZ Information Kit Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The Student Outcome Information Kit (SOIK) describes student achievement in reading, writing and mathematics. He Kete Raraunga describes achievement in pānui, tuhituhi and pāngarau. He Kete Raraunga…
COI Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūau Te Moananui a Kiwa: Te Ohonga Ake o Te Reo - The Re-awakening of Māori Language Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This report tells the story of the journey undertaken by the Whānau of Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūau Te Moananui a Kiwa during the time when…
Literature Review and Synthesis: Online Communities of Practice Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This literature review and synthesis aims at developing a knowledge base to inform the Ministry of Education on how to develop, implement, and maintain online communities…
The Social Report 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 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…