Refugee Voices: A journey towards resettlement Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 Refugee Voices reports the findings of a Department of Labour (DoL) research project that inquired into the resettlement experiences of refugees in New Zealand. The information…
Report of the Review of the Measurement of Ethnicity Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 This review was undertaken in response to the evolving nature of the ethnic make up of New Zealand society and of the needs of users of…
Bilingual/Immersion Education: Indicators of Good Practice Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Based on a review of national and international research on bilingualism and bilingual/immersion education, this report explores effective approaches for bilingual education. While the focus was…
Te rerenga ā te pīrere: a longitudinal study of kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori students | Phase I Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Te Rerenga ā te Pīrere(The Flight of the Fledgling) is a longitudinal study of 111 kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori students. This project is perhaps…
Children and Young People: Indicators of Wellbeing in New Zealand 2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This was published in December 2004. This report presents 35 indicators of the social wellbeing of children and young people in New Zealand. The indicators capture…
Factors that help/hinder community economic development: Emerging learnings from CEDAR Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 The purpose of this paper is to look back over the three years of Community Economic Development Action Research (CEDAR) project and share some of the…
Evaluation of Avenues: Evaluation of Migrant Pilot Projects in Auckland North, Auckland Central, Waikato and Central Regions 2002 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This report summarises four pilot schemes, completed in 2000/2001, designed to address issues related to the difficulties experienced by migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds who have…
Improving English Language Outcomes for Students Receiving ESOL Services in New Zealand Schools, with a Particular Focus on New Immigrants Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This research was commissioned to inform the review of the current ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) strategy. The report details the outcome of a review…
Strengthening Communities through Local Partnerships: Building a Collaborative Research Project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This paper reflects on the early stages of a Foundation for Research, Science and Technology social research project aimed at identifying the overall range, scope and…
Pasifika Early Childhood Education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This scoping report was commissioned with the inter-relationship between children’s language acquisition, their cognitive development, and quality teaching in immersion and bilingual settings as the broad…