Locum Psychiatrist use in New Zealand: A Stock Take and Review of the Issues Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 Early in 2004 District Health Board Mental Health Managers and Clinical Directors raised concerns at the cost and time involved in the recruitment and use of…
Research measures: comparing seven new measures of research performance in tertiary education Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 The Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) signals a new, performance-based approach to the allocation of government research funding to tertiary education organisations. The development of the PBRF…
Research measures: comparing the new with the old Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 Two historical measures of TEO research performance in the universities - total research outputs and external research income - were found to have a high degree…
Disability and Work Participation in New Zealand: Outcomes Relating to Paid Employment and Benefit Receipt Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 This report adds to current understanding of the extent to which disability-related barriers limit participation in society and provides an improved evidential basis for policy analysis…
An analysis of funding allocations for staff and research degree completions in the Performance-Based Research Fund Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 Analysis showed that when the PBRF is fully implemented there will be significant funding attracted by high performing researchers for their TEOs. There is now a significant…
Review of parenting programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 Research shows that parent support and development programmes, especially as part of overall strategies to address family concerns, can make a positive difference. This review looks…
The measurement of the research performance of Tertiary Education Organisations: An analysis of the impact of weightings in the Performance-Based Research Fund Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 Analysis of the methodology used to assign quality categories in the 2003 quality evaluation found that the actual level of variation in the research performance of…
Pasifika Achievement: High Level Analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 This paper focuses on 2004 data with some reference to 2002 and 2003 data. The paper begins with key findings, some background information and a description…
The Impact of Family and Community Resources on Student Outcomes: An Assessment of the International Literature with Implications for New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 This review, which is one of the literature reviews commissioned as part of the Strategic Research Initiative, examines the impact of family and community resources on…
The Effects of Curricula and Assessment on Pedagogical Approaches and on Educational Outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 This review analyses the literature on the effects of curricula and assessment on pedagogical approaches and educational outcomes, i.e. student achievement. The review looks at whether…
