Quality Teaching: How an Evidence-Based Approach Can Help Last Publication Date: 24 May 2005 This is a keynote address to the Australian Curriculum Studies Association Forum "Quality teachers: Quality teaching - Creating a new agenda for action by practitioners, researchers and…
Suicide Prevention in New Zealand - A contemporary perspective: Social explanations for suicide in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 May 2005 In 2001, the Ministry commissioned a series of studies exploring a range of social epidemiological explanations for the trends in New Zealand's suicide rates to 1999. In…
Measuring the worth of e-Learner support systems: Developing a possible benchmarking method for evaluation effectiveness Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Aotearoa Tertiary Students’ Association. It tested a survey-based method for assessing learner perceptions of the…
Critical, Creative, Reflective and Logical Thinking in the NEMP Assessments Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 In 2002, the researcher conducted a probe study concerning student performance across the curriculum in items in the NEMP assessments which tested the essential skills (Knight,…
OSCAR Programmes: Evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s Package of Assistance Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 This report presents the findings and conclusions from an evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s package of assistance to Out-of-School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) programmes.…
Coming of Age: Social science research and its contribution to wealth and well-being in New Zealand, 2006–2016 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2005 The Social Sciences Reference Group (SSRG) first reported in 2001 on how social research can better inform social policy advice. The group was reconvened to review…
Retention, Completion and Progression in Tertiary Education in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 This paper discusses the results of the first comprehensive longitudinal study of qualification retention, completion and progression in tertiary education in New Zealand. Of the cohort…
Impact of Student Support Services and Academic Development Programmes on Student Outcomes in Undergraduate Tertiary Study: A Synthesis of the Research Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 This project researched the characteristics of academic staff development programmes and student support services offered in tertiary institutions that make a difference for undergraduate tertiary students…
Student decision making by prospective tertiary students, a review of existing New Zealand and overseas literature Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 This report reviews and synthesises research literature on decision-making by prospective students on whether, where and what to study at a tertiary level. The report is…
Living with a student loan, a profile of student loan debt and repayment, post-study income and going overseas Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 This report, Living with a Student Loan, a profile of student loan debt and repayment, post-study income and going overseas, analyses the post-study incomes, progress to…