Labour market returns to further education for working adults Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners. This study…
Tracking Equality at Work Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The world of work has changed dramatically in our lifetimes. Globalisation, economic recession, technological advances, security of tenure, the rise of knowledge work and the decline…
ALL (Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey) Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey is an investigation of the distribution of certain skills (such as literacy, numeracy, and document interpretation) among the…
District Nursing Service Development in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 30 May 2011 This report highlights the range of creative and responsive district nursing service delivery models. The report goes deeper into four case studies demonstrating how district nurses…
Community Cancer Support Services Pilot Project Evaluation Last Publication Date: 30 May 2011 In 2008, the Ministry of Health commissioned Health Outcomes International to evaluate three community cancer support pilots. The pilot projects aimed at reducing inequalities in cancer…
Directions for Learning: The New Zealand Curriculum Principles, and Teaching as Inquiry Last Publication Date: 22 May 2011 In November 2007, a revised curriculum was launched for use in New Zealand schools. The New Zealand Curriculum is a statement of official policy related to teaching and…
The psychosocial consequences of the Canterbury earthquakes Last Publication Date: 10 May 2011 Many people directly experiencing a major natural disaster such as an earthquake will experience psychosocial effects – both individual psychological effects impacting on how people feel…
Rheumatic fever: a systematic review of the literature on health literacy, overcrowding and rheumatic fever Last Publication Date: 02 May 2011 To assist the Ministry in the development of this programme the New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) has been asked to undertake a systematic review in two…
District Nursing Services in New Zealand in 2010 Last Publication Date: 02 May 2011 This report identifies 65 separate district nursing services offering a wide range of home, clinic, and community based health care services usually seven days a week.…
Caring for Kids: Parents' views on out-of-school services and care Last Publication Date: 01 May 2011 This Families Commission report responds to the Minister of Social Development’s request (letter of expectation, March 2010) that the Families Commission undertake research on what parents…
