The aim of the Secondary-Tertiary Alignment Resource (STAR) programme is to enable schools to facilitate smooth transition and access from schooling to assist student transition to further education or employment.

This evaluation of STAR was undertaken to provide sound information on the operation of STAR in schools and gather the views of key stakeholders (students, teachers, tertiary providers, and industry/employers) on how successfully STAR achieves its aims.

It also identified ...

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.

This report came out of the Careers education systems in New Zealand schools survey done for the Ministry of Education, We surveyed secondary school principals and careers staff for insights into how ...

Outlines the information gained from 5 case studies in New Zealand primary schools on how the use of computers was integrated into the school environment and the curriculum.

Provides ideas and information on ways to organise and use computer equipment in schools.

The Ministry of Education (Ministry), in association with the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) and the New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) was interested in an additional perspective to the ACER survey to get an insight into what was happening in the middle management area of primary schools. The study was commissioned by NZEI and the Ministry of Education and funded by the Ministry.

Some teachers currently perceive their opportunities for ...

A report from research done in late 2002 to late 2003, in which the participants in the longitudinal research study were now aged 14. Examines the impact of transition to secondary school. Studies the aspects of school change; school choice; friendships and settling in. Considers the influences of the opinions and experiences of student and and their families. Comments on the nature of progression in learning and the challenge of ...

This report details the findings from a 2-phase study investigating students' decision-making concerning tertiary study and other post-school destinations.

In phase 1 students from 5 schools, who intended to leave school at the end of 1999, completed a questionnaire concerning their work and study plans for 2000. In late 2000 in phase 2, follow-up interviews were undertaken with 321 students to ascertain their actual destinations; their satisfaction, with hindsight, with ...

The Competent Children, Competent Learners project is a longitudinal study which focuses on a group of about 500 young people from the greater Wellington region (Wellington, Hutt, Kapiti, and Wairarapa). It is funded by the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

The project started in 1993, when the young people were almost 5 years old and in early childhood education. Its original purpose was to ...

The main aim of the Competent Children / Competent Learners project is to chart the development of competencies (in the context of home, leisure, and educational experiences) that may account for differences in patterns of development and young people’s performance.

At age 16, we have data for 448 young people. These data include results from literacy, numeracy, and logical problem-solving (pattern completion tasks), and ratings from subject teachers (English, their ...

This report documents the stories of a group of “at risk” young people who have been expelled from mainstream schools and who attend alternative education facilities. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Education and the research carried out in mid-2008.

The report is based on one-to-one interviews with 41 young people in five alternative education centres. Another 9 students were consulted on the research design, questions and analysis.

The ...

This report is the first to be released from the age-16 phase of the Competent Children, Competent Learners project. It looks at how students' cognitive competencies (numeracy, literacy and logical problem solving) and their attitudinal competencies are related. The predictability of students’ current levels of performance in relation to earlier levels of performance is also explored. A longer technical report has been written to accompany this report, which provides more detail ...