Caring for Kids: Parents' views on out-of-school services and care Published: 01 May 2011 This Families Commission report responds to the Minister of Social Development’s request (letter of expectation, March 2010) that the Families Commission undertake research on what parents…
Heart and Head: Explanation of the meaning of fatherhood Published: 02 Dec 2009 Fatherhood is increasingly being recognised in a growing body of national and international research that primarily describes the roles and functions of fathers. This study focused…
Early Childhood Monographs: The Quality of Education and Care in Pacific Early Childhood Services Published: 01 Feb 2007 In New Zealand, many early childhood education services offer programmes that are aligned to particular educational philosophies, cultural identities or religions. When parents are choosing an…
The discipline and guidance of children Published: 01 Aug 2005 This report is THE full literature review, which is primarily designed for an academic AND policy audience, but will be of interest to anyone wanting a more detailed examination of THE issues.
Māori women CEOs: A glimpse of the future? Published: 30 May 2013 This research seeks to actively honour, celebrate the contributions, and affirm the mana of Māori women chief executive officers.
UNCROC Monitoring Group: Monitoring the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in New Zealand Published: 01 Jun 2012 This is the first report of the UNCROC Monitoring Group for the Deputy Chief Executives Social Sector Forum. It focuses on matters relevant to the ‘implementation’…
Case studies of community initiatives addressing family violence in refugee and migrant communities Published: 01 Aug 2011 This research describes the kinds of initiatives that were perceived by community members and service providers as working well in refugee and migrant communities and the…
Trading choices. Young people’s career decisions and gender segregation in the trades Published: 01 Sep 2008 Report prepared for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, September 2008.
Tai Aroha Published: 01 Jan 2011 A formative evaluation of the 'Tai Aroha' residential community-based programme for high-risk offenders (2012). Since October 2007, the number of community-based sentencing options available to the judiciary…
Over-representation of Maori in the criminal justice system Published: 13 May 2008 Māori are disproportionately represented in criminal justice statistics to an alarming degree. This paper attempts to shed light on why this is so. It examines the…
