Longitudinal projects

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NZCER Press

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NZCER Press

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Journal articles about Longitudinal projects

The latest ten articles from our journals on this subject.

Can we improve our school governance?

Cathy Wylie

set 2007: no. 1

A review of school self-management across several research surveys and sources of data leads Cathy Wylie to recommend five measures to help support school boards of trustees.

See also her full report: School governance in New Zealand—how is it working?

Report back from surveys of primary schools

NZCER

set 2007: no. 1

In 2006, we looked at how primary school were getting on with the planning and reporting requirements which came into place in 2003. Thank you to the 180 principals and 279 teachers who took part in our survey. We also asked about it in our 2006 national survey of secondary schools, so some comparisons are possible.

Early childhood education: an enduring legacy

Cathy Wylie

Early Childhood Folio 5 (2001)

The latest findings from the longitudinal Competent Children project show that early childhood education continues to have important bearings on children’s performance at age 10. Early childhood education quality is particularly important.

Fifteen thousand hours: findings and implications

Barbara Maughan and Janet Ouston

set 1980 : no. 2

How much of a child's development is influenced by the school he attends? Barbara Maughan and Janet Ouston- two of the research workers involved in the publication of the widely acclaimed Fifteen Thousand Hours: Secondary Schools and their Effects on Children- consider the question and assess the implications of their findings for schools.