Why workplaces matter: The role of workplace practices in economic transformation Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2007 Raising productivity and growth is high on the New Zealand Government’s growth agenda and has been so for some time. Across the economy as a whole,…
Just how innovative are New Zealand firms? Quantifying and relating organisational & marketing innovation to traditional science and technology indicators Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2007 In 2006, Statistics New Zealand produced aggregate measures of product, process, organisational & marketing innovation (following the guidelines of the recently-revised Oslo manual). Uniquely, this innovation…
Social Work Now! Issue 36: The Family Group Conference Last Publication Date: 01 May 2007 This issue of Social Work Now is a special issue for the Child Youth and Family conference "Coming Home - Te Hokinga Mai". Family group conferencing is at the…
The CPIT Reading cluster evaluation report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 The professional development initiative at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) was one of two “onsite clusters” started in 2006 where the cluster community is drawn…
Course innovation in the senior secondary curriculum Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report provides evidence of the extent of course innovation in the senior secondary school, as at July 2007. This evidence has been gathered to inform…
The Unitec Reading Cluster Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 A key objective of the Learning for Living professional development initiative was to establish communities of learning. Initially these were geographically arranged communities involving clusters of organisations. This…
OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In the past two decades New Zealand has undergone a far-reaching process of economic reform. A solid macroeconomic framework, wellfunctioning markets, including a flexible and responsive…
Envirolink evaluation 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 The Envirolink Scheme was set up in 2005 to promote the dual outcomes of increasing the return on investment in environmental research, science and technology (RS&T)…
Information and Communication Technologies Professional Development (ICTPD) School Clusters Programme Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Evaluations of the Information and Communication Technologies Professional Development (ICTPD) teacher professional development initiative. The ICTPD School Cluster programmes in New Zealand are aimed at increasing…
Study of Accessibility and Transfer of Information from Foundation-Funded Research Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 The Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) commissioned this evaluation to help determine how to facilitate improved access to data and findings from the public…