http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz The goal of Education Counts is to increase the availability and accessibility of education statistics and research. en-us http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/international/58121 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/international/58121 This publication is an independent survey to advise how international alumni can help New Zealand tertiary institutions develop and raise their profiles internationally. It identifies the overall attitudes, preferences and expectations of New Zealand alumni residing overseas and levels of support necessary for future activities. 2009-11-20 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/57972 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/57972 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Aotearoa Tertiary Students’ Association. It tested a survey-based method for assessing learner perceptions of the effectiveness of e-Learning support systems. The report also surveyed the beliefs of e-Learning professional staff (tutors and support personnel) about the effectiveness of those systems. The findings of the two surveys were tested for any correlation between the learners’ judgments and staff assessments. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/57985 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/57985 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Massey University in collaboration with the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and Otago Polytechnic. The report provides a framework of the diverse e-Learner profiles found throughout the tertiary sector. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/57998 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/57998 An investigation into factors that influence New Zealand Polytechnic/Institute of Technology tutors' uptake of e-learning, with particular reference to early and later adopters and resisters. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58020 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58020 This report was commissioned by the Ministry. It was undertaken by Otago University in collaboration with Massey University. Massey University’s contribution to the report and associated documentation was informed by collaboration with Canterbury University, Otago Polytechnic, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, and the Southern Institute of Technology. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58030 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58030 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Universal College of Learning in collaboration with Otago Polytechnic. It examined the multiplicity of staff development (SD) being offered in the polytechnic, university and college of education sectors. It used case study research methodology. It not only examined the current status of SD for e-learning across the tertiary sector, but also other factors impacting on staff experiences with e-learning. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58135 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58135 This research report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Victoria University of Wellington and e-Learnz Inc. It outlines the key findings from a detailed e-Learning capability determination exercise with a number of New Zealand Tertiary Education Organisations. It assessed their strategic and operational capability for delivering and maintaining e-Learning in an educationally and organisationally effective manner. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58139 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58139 This research report commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Victoria University of Wellington and e-Learnz Inc is a follow up to the one above. It builds on the first report above by taking the ideas of process capability maturity and using them as a foundation for a form of benchmarking. This is explicitly intended to improve the quality of e-Learning for the benefit of students, staff and institutions. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58144 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58144 This research report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Massey University. This examined the existing international state and federal/provincial policy in the area of e-Learning, and attempted to determine the outcomes of the policy implementation. It also considered subsequent and proposed amendments and the reasons for those. It determined the nature of government-funded infrastructural arrangements for e-Learning, focusing on the specific barriers and enablers faced by small and remote communities. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58148 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58148 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Waikato Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Industry Training Federation. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58152 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/58152 This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation in collaboration with the Waikato Institute of Technology. 2009-11-16 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2539/pirls_0506/53985/1 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2539/pirls_0506/53985/1 This paper summarises the findings from an ‘enjoyment’ survey administered to approximately 6300 New Zealand Grade 4 (Year 5) children. The research investigated whether or not the students engaged with the PIRLS 2006 reading passages, why they liked them, and whether their engagement related to their reading achievement as measured by PIRLS. 2009-11-11 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/61201 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/61201 This Ministry of Education commissioned ERO report looks at a representative sample of Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) clusters and evaluates the effectiveness of their governance and management of the RTLB resource in their cluster. 2009-11-10 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2555/58406 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2555/58406 The purpose of this annual report is to inform Parliament and the New Zealand public about the performance of the loan scheme and associated trends. It also provides information about the loan schemes financial performance from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. 2009-11-05 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2515/60169 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2515/60169 Welcome to the School Leadership and Student Outcomes: Identifying What Works and Why Best Evidence Synthesis. The Ministry of Education�s new School leadership and student outcomes: Identifying what works and why: Best evidence synthesis iteration (BES) was launched by the Minister of Education, Hon. Anne Tolley, at the opening of the University of Auckland Leadership Centre on 4 November 2009. 2009-11-04 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/52972/1 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/52972/1 This is edition 11 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile and Trends 2008 has three supporting booklets The tertiary education system, What the sector provides and Finding out more about tertiary education. It also has an associated set of tables available on the Tertiary Education Statistics page here on Education Counts. 2009-11-03 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/52755/1 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/52755/1 The information presented here describes the organisations that make up the tertiary education sector, the legislation relating to tertiary education, the government agencies responsible for tertiary education, and how the tertiary education system works. 2009-11-03 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/52756/1 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/52756/1 The information presented here describes New Zealands tertiary education provision; industry training; adult and community education; adult literacy, language and numeracy education; tertiary educatin within secondary schools; the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications; and research and knowledge creation and transfer. 2009-11-03 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/54560/1 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/54560/1 Profile and Trends needs to be used together with the technical information presented here. These pages include commonly used definitions and acronyms, the statistical methods applied to the information in Profile and Trends and the various data sources used in compiling the associated statistical tables. 2009-11-03 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/curriculum/57760 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/curriculum/57760 This final report provides an overview of the findings from the Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies (CIES) project. 2009-10-21 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/57889 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/57889 This document reports on the first part of a two year study on the practices of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) paraprofessionals working with ELL (English Language Learner) migrant students in initial reading programmes. 2009-10-12 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/57890 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/57890 This report forms the second part of a two year study on the practices of ESOL paraprofessionals working with ELL migrant students. 2009-10-12 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/ALL/57423 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/ALL/57423 This report provides an initial investigation into the relationships between education level, numeracy, participation in up-skilling and self-assessed numeracy through the adult populations of New Zealand and Australia. 2009-10-12 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2259/july_school_roll_returns/57515 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2259/july_school_roll_returns/57515 This report highlights key results from the 1 July 2009 annual statistical return from schools. It includes statistics on the number of schools, changes in school enrolment of domestic and foreign fee-paying students, participation in Maori-medium and Pasifika-medium education, early childhood attendance by year 1 students and secondary school subject choices. 2009-10-02