Locality-based evaluation of Pathways to the Future — Ngā Huarahi Arataki
Author(s): Linda Mitchell, Patricia Meagher-Lundberg, Diane Mara, Pam Cubey & Margaret Whitford
Date Published: July 2011
Quality early childhood education for under-two-year-olds: What should it look like? A literature review
Recent years have seen increasing participation of under-two-year-olds in early childhood education. This literature review draws together relevant research evidence to better understand what quality early childhood education for children under-two-years of age should look like.
Author(s): Dalli, C., White, E.J., Rockel, J., Duhn, I., with Buchanan, E., Davidson, S., Ganly, S., Kus, L., & Wang, B.
Date Published: March 2011
How does New Zealand's education system compare? OECD's Education at a Glance 2010
Every year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) publishes Education at a Glance, a set of indicators that compares the education systems of its member countries, and participating partner countries.
The report How does New Zealand's education system compare? draws on the New Zealand data in Education at a Glance 2010 and summarises the characteristics and performance of New Zealand's education system in an international context.
Author(s): David Scott, Paul Gini, Strategy and System Performance [Ministry of Education]
Date Published: September 2010
Related Link: OECD's Education at a Glance 2010Effective Learning in Early Childhood Education? The Impact of the ECE ICT PL Programme: A Synthesis Report
This report provides an overview of the impact of the Early Childhood Education Information and Communication Technologies Professional Learning (ECE ICT PL) programme, 2006–2009.
Author(s): Ann Hatherly, Dr Vince Ham & Laura Evans
Date Published: August 2010
Education Statistics of New Zealand
This is the home page for the Education Statistics of New Zealand publication series. These publications provide basic information on the education sector.
Author(s): Data Management and Analysis Division, Ministry of Education
Date Published: Annually
Literature Review: Transition from Early Childhood Education to School
The review’s purpose was to deepen understanding of transition to school by critically analysing research literature. The focus was on what successful transitions to school look like, the factors that play a role in how well children transition from ECE to school, and the ways in which children can be supported by teachers and families to transition as successfully as possible.
Author(s): Sally Peters
Date Published: July 2010
Early Childhood Education centre-based Parent Support and Development - Final Report
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) centre-based Parent Support and Development (PSD) programme trialled by the Ministry of Education was intended to provide early interventions that targeted vulnerable parents through a universal service. A total of 18 pilot ECE sites were selected and funded to provide PSD for a three-year period starting from 2006. Pilot sites were selected, in part, on the basis of the high concentration of vulnerable families living in the surrounding area. The sites offered a wide range of activities including educational, social support and outreach activities. An evaluation of the programme was undertaken by Martin Jenkins and the report was completed in early 2010. The findings from the evaluation indicated that the programme was beneficial for parents, children, pilot sites and communities but also highlighted significant challenges in programme implementation, particularly in relation to targeting vulnerable parents within a universal service.
Author(s): Donella Bellett, Meenakshi Sankar and Marinka Teague
Date Published: January 2010
Released on Education Counts: April 2010Evaluation of the Early Childhood Education Information and Communication Technologies Professional Learning Programme (ECE ICT PLP)
The Early Childhood Education Information and Communication Technology Professional Learning Programme (ECE ICT PLP) is a three year pilot professional development programme established in 2006. The overarching goal of the ECE ICT PL Programme is increased teacher capability (with particular emphasis on ICT capability) that leads to transformation and the development of a community of practice; which, in turn, contributes to enhanced learning outcomes for children.
Author(s): Sue Cherrington, Lisa Oldridge and Vanessa Green with Carmen Dalli, Susan Davidson, Ali Glasgow, Sonja Rosewarne, Jayne White and Deborah Wansbrough
Date Published: March 2009
Competent Children, Competent Learners
This is the home page for the Competent Children, Competent Learners publication series.
The Competent Children, Competent Learners project is a longitudinal study undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) which focuses on a group of about 500 young people from the greater Wellington region. When the project began in 1993 its aim was to provide New Zealand policy makers and the early childhood education sector with a study which could show the concurrent, short-term, and long-term impact of early childhood education experience. As the project continued, the development of students' competence in mathematics, literacy and logical problem solving, and their competence in social and communication skills, has assumed more prominence, particularly in the project's ability to relate these to the home resources and experiences that students have, to trace the impact of different factors over time, and to compare the cumulative impact of differences in home and schools resources and experiences.
Seven phases of the project have now been completed - the first when the students were near age 5, the next when they were at age 6 and then at ages 8, 10, 12,14 and 16. A further phase is currently underway collecting data from the sample of young people at age 20.
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
State of Education in New Zealand
This is the home page for the annual State of Education in New Zealand publication series. This report presents a picture of New Zealand’s education system with indicators on participation, achievement, effective teaching, labour market outcomes and resourcing across the early childhood, schooling and tertiary sectors. This report has been superseded by the Education Sector Indicators which can be found here.
Author(s): Strategy and System Performance, Ministry of Education
Date Published: 2006-2008
Evaluation of the Sustainability of ECE Services During the Implementation of Pathways to the Future — Ngā Huarahi Arataki
This report assesses the sustainability of ECE services during the early implementation of the ECE Strategic Plan. It complements the stage 1 evaluation undertaken by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) and Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust (TKRNT).
Author(s): Julian King, Health Outcomes International
Date Published: August 2008
Impact of 20 Hours ECE on Playcentres 2008
This report assesses the extent to which Free ECE may have impacted on Playcentres. Playcentres are not eligible for Free ECE funding, as they are parent-led services. It presents data from a questionnaire sent to a survey of Playcentres, as well as data collected through the annual RS61 census and other Ministry data to see how recent changes differ from long-term trends.
Author(s): Andrew Morrison, Demographic and Statistical Analysis Unit, Ministry of Education
Date Published: August 2008
Locality-based evaluation of Pathways to the Future — Ngā Huarahi Arataki - Stage 1 Baseline report
This report presents findings from the first phase of data collection for the stage 1 evaluation of the ECE Strategic Plan. It describes the localities and services participating in the evaluation and provides a baseline picture of how things were in mid-2004 in relation to the participation, quality and collaborative relationships goals of the Plan.
Author(s): Linda Mitchell, Arapera Royal Tangaere, Diane Mara, and Cathy Wylie NZCER and TKRNT
Date Published: August 2008
Locality-based evaluation of Pathways to the Future — Ngā Huarahi Arataki - Stage 1 Report
This is the second and final report from the stage 1 evaluation of the ECE Strategic Plan. It reports on progress towards the three goals of the Plan and identifies changes that have occurred since baseline data were collected in 2004.
Author(s): Linda Mitchell & Edith Hodgen
Date Published: August 2008
Early Effects of 20 Hours ECE
This study was undertaken soon after services began to offer 20 Hours ECE. The report focuses on the early effects of 20 Hours ECE on participating services’ practices, policies, costs and revenues. Sixty services participated in the study.
Author(s): Natalie Froese
Date Published: August 2008
Perceptions of Teachers and Teaching: A Focus on Early Childhood Education
The Perceptions of Teachers and Teaching study completed by Massey University professors Ruth Kane and Mary Mallon in 2006 serves as the “original study” of this report. The Perceptions of Teachers and Teaching research project (originally named Teacher Status Stage Two) was commissioned by the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Teachers Council to examine the relationships between key groups’ perceptions of teachers and teachers’ work in early childhood and school sectors, and the recruitment, retention, performance and capability, and professional status of teachers.
Author(s): Ruth G Kane
Date Published: July 2008
Evaluation of the Implementation of Kei Tua o te Pae Assessment for Learning: Early Childhood Exemplars: Impact evaluation of the Kei Tua o te Pae 2006 professional development
This report presents findings from an impact evaluation of the 2006 Ministry of Education funded Kei Tua o te Pae professional development programme. In 2006, this programme provided assessment professional development to licensed and chartered early childhood education (ECE) services and ECE sector organisations (tertiary level organisations).
Author(s): David Stuart (Cognition Consulting Limited) with Helen Aitken, Kiri Gould (UNITEC Institute of Technology) & Anne Meade
Date Published: June 2008
Outcomes of Early Childhood Education: Literature Review
This literature review was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to provide policy makers with a synthesis of research that analyses the impact of early childhood education (ECE) for children and families.
Author(s): Linda Mitchell, Cathy Wylie, & Margaret Carr [New Zealand Council for Educational Research]
Date Published: May 2008
COI (Centre of Innovation)
The Centre of Innovation (COI) Programme is a strategy aimed at improving the quality of early childhood education. This publication home page provides access to the final research reports prepared by teacher researchers and research associates at the completion of each COI project.
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
An Evaluation of Ministry of Education Funded Early Childhood Education Professional Development Programmes 2007
The purpose of the evaluation was to evaluate the effectiveness of government funded early childhood education (ECE) professional development in meeting the agreed programme outcome of strengthening teacher, educator, kaiako, faiaoga, faiako and puapi’i capability and quality in practice, in order to extend positive learning outcomes for children, based on the principles of Te Whāriki.
Author(s): Sue Cherrington and Deborah Wansbrough
Date Published: August 2007
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