Intentions and decisions about early childhood education: Understanding the determinants and dynamics of households’ early intentions and decisions about ECE and childcare from birth to age two – Research report Last Publication Date: 07 Mar 2019 This research has been funded by the Ministry of Social Development’s Children and Families Research Fund. The University of Auckland and Ministry of Education study looks into…
Review of Housing Support Products Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2018 The Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD’s) housing support products (HSPs) are intended to help meet the costs of moving into private sector housing, or maintaining an…
Effectiveness of contracted case management services – Sole Parent Employment Service and Mental Health Employment Service trials evaluation: Final report Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2018 The Ministry of Social Development introduced two trials, the Sole Parent Employment Service, and Mental Health Employment Service, ultimately to assess whether the services increased the…
Growing Up in New Zealand: Transition to school Last Publication Date: 15 Jun 2018 This research is part of the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study. The purpose of the study is to provide evidence about what shapes children's…
Evaluation of mental health e-Learning modules for New Zealand Police Last Publication Date: 14 Jun 2018 The New Zealand Police has increasingly attended mental health related events. In response to this, in 2013, New Zealand Police commissioned the University of Otago to…
KickStart Breakfasts and Indicators of Child Health in Linked Administrative data Last Publication Date: 08 Jun 2018 The KickStart Breakfast programme was established as a partnership between Fonterra and Sanitarium. The programme runs KickStart Breakfast Clubs, where breakfast food is provided to primary…
Evaluation of restorative practice - A positive behaviour for learning programme Last Publication Date: 31 May 2018 The Positive Behaviour for Learning Restorative Practice programme aims to build respectful, positive relationships within the school community. This programme was rolled out to 20 pilot…
Achievement and progress in mathematics, reading and writing in primary schooling Last Publication Date: 23 May 2018 The Assessment Tools for Teaching and Learning (asTTle) is an online assessment tool, developed to assess students’ achievement and progress in reading, mathematics, writing, and in…
Understanding student progress and achievement Last Publication Date: 23 May 2018 This research provides the first insights into student progress and achievement of a cohort of New Zealand students in primary schooling over a 5 year period.…
Teaching strategies that work - Reading Last Publication Date: 11 May 2018 The Education Review Office (ERO) has released the latest in its Teaching Strategies that Work series. “Keeping children engaged and achieving in reading” is a description of strategies used by…
