Aspirations of rurally disadvantaged Maori youth for their transition from secondary school to further education or training and work Last Publication Date: 08 Sep 2004 “He tini whetu ki te rangi, ko Ngati Maru ki raro He tini ika ki te moana, ko Ngati Maru ki uta” .(Ngati Maru pepeha) This research looks…
Youth justice - a research perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 6-12 In 1989, new legislation resulted in a new youth justice system for New Zealand that is now recognised as the…
The nuts and bolts of achieving outcomes in a Youth Offending Team Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 13-18 The establishment of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) by the Ministry of Justice in July 2002 heralded a new way of…
Born to be wild? Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 29-33 Ashley Seaford reveals the implications for practice of conduct disorder
Tobacco use among Year 10 and 12 students in New Zealand: a report on the Global Youth Tobacco Survey data Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 This report presents findings from the New Zealand Youth Lifestyle Study 2002 Survey (YLS). The purposes of the survey were to monitor smoking related behaviours and…
Sponsorship of cultural events, organisations, and activities 2003 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 This report is the third in a series of reports that monitor the sponsorship environment in which cultural organisations operate. In November 2003 the Ministry conducted…
Isolating the Scarring Effects Associated with the Economic inactivity of Youth in New Zealand: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study Last Publication Date: 03 Mar 2004 This study estimates the potential scarring effects associated with early economic inactivity of young people in New Zealand. We initially define ‘economic inactivity’ as occurring when…
Evolving Educational Expectations for New Zealand Youth: Evidence from the Christchurch Health and Development Study Last Publication Date: 25 Feb 2004 The purpose of this research project is to learn more about the formation of educational expectations by young people and their parents in New Zealand. This…
Community-Based Youth Development Fund Projects 2002-2005 Design Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2004 Evaluating the design and initial development of the six projects currently funded by the Community-Based Youth Development Fund (YDF) shows that the projects are on target…
Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2004 Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice is a cross-departmental research project aimed at identifying factors associated with effective outcomes in the youth justice system and assessing…