Barriers and Enablers to Participation in Local Government: A Qualitive Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2007 The Department of Internal Affairs (The Department) wishes to enhance public participation in the local government process to achieve better long-term decision-making for sustainable communities. In June…
Inquiry Report: Matters arising from the 2006-16 Long-Term Council Community Plans Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2007 Long-term planning is not new for local authorities. They have been required to prepare long-term financial strategies since 1996, and they are now required to prepare…
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…
Ministry of Health and district health boards: Effectiveness of the "Get Checked" diabetes programme Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 Diabetes is a major health issue for New Zealand. Reducing the incidence and effect of diabetes is one of the Government’s population health priorities. Diabetes is…
Effective Pedagogy in Pāngarau/Mathematics: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES) Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 Mathematics is a powerful social entity. Arguably the most international of all curriculum subjects, mathematics plays a key role in shaping how individuals deal with 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…
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…
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)…
Evaluation of the 2006 Secondary Numeracy Project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 In 2005, the Secondary Numeracy Pilot Project (SNP) was introduced in a selection of secondary schools to: improve outcomes for students by raising their achievement in mathematics,…
Respectful Schools: Restorative Practices in Education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report summarises findings from a study of restorative practices in New Zealand secondary schools, and includes information on practices and examples of how they have…