Careers education in New Zealand schools

Karen Vaughan and Ben Gardiner

A number of New Zealand research studies and evaluations have found evidence that careers guidance delivery remains haphazard in some schools. There is also evidence that some schools are working innovatively in relation to the Ministry of Education's requirements.

We surveyed secondary school principals and careers staff for insights into how schools organise careers education, what activities it consists of, and how the careers staff view their job.

NZCER, for the Ministry of Education,  2007

Download the 5-page summary of the Careers education report [119 KB pdf]
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