Tertiary

Monitoring research: a synthesis of Ministry of Education analyses of tertiary education research 2004-2008

This report presents a synthesis of the findings of Ministry of Education research between 2004 and 2008 into the research performance of New Zealand’s tertiary education sector.

Author(s): Warren Smart & Roger Smyth

Date Published: February 2008

Pasifika peoples in tertiary education in New Zealand: 2006

This is edition one in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. There is an associated set of tables available on the Pasifika Tertiary Education Statistics page here on Education Counts.

This fact sheet presents information on the qualifications Pasifika students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans and other important characteristics of Pasifika students. Also included is information on Pasifika employees in industry training and their 2006 income distribution.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education

Date Published: February 2008

Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity: 2006

This is edition one in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. There is an associated set of tables available on the Pasifika Tertiary Education Statistics on Education Counts.

This fact sheet includes the trends in participation in tertiary study for the various Pasifika ethnicities: what qualifications students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, age groups, and other important characteristics of Pasifika students. Also included are some comparisons with international students from the Pacific.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education

Date Published: February 2008

Changes in Student Allowances in 2006

The Student Allowances Scheme was introduced in 1989 to help students from low-income families meet their living costs while studying full-time.

Author(s): Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit, Ministry of Education

Date Published: January 2008

The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: An Introduction

This publication is intended as an introduction to the ALL survey. It explains the nature of the ALL survey, its application and how the ALL survey results will be presented. It contains none of the ALL survey results.

Author(s): Paul Satherley and Elliot Lawes, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2007

Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2007

The Annual Report for 2007 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2006, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2007.

Key findings in the report are:

• The nominal value of loan balances was $9.413 billion as at 30 June 2007
• 167,000 students borrowed from the loan scheme in 2006 (56% of eligible students)
• As at 30 June 2007 499,000 people had a student loan
• The median repayment time for those who left study in 2003 and remained in New Zealand is forecast to be 6 years.

Author(s): Ministry of Education

Date Published: November 2007

Released on Education Counts: 21 December 2007

The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Headline Results and Background

This fact-sheet provides the first headline results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey together with some background information.

Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: December 2007

The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Further Investigation

This fact-sheet is a sequel to that entitled The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Headline Results and Background.

Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: December 2007

Comparing the academic impact of research by New Zealand and Australian universities 1981-2005

This report compares the academic impact of the research by New Zealand and Australian universities, as measured by citations per publication, between 1981 and 2005.

This report is one of a series that explores a newly available bibliometric database to analyse the research performance of New Zealand universities. This report complements (ex)Citing research which examined the academic impact of research by New Zealand universities.

Author(s): Warren Smart and Marieke Weusten

Date Published: December 2007

Persistence in doctoral research: analysing the impact of the PBRF on the retention of doctoral students

This report examines the factors that influence the retention of doctoral students in tertiary study – where retention is defined as a doctoral candidate continuing in study in the next year or completing their doctorate. In doing so, this study analyses what initial impact, if any, the introduction of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) has had on the retention of doctoral candidates in study.

Author(s): Warren Smart

Date Published: December 2007

Linking students: Review of the methods used to link students in historical New Zealand tertiary education data

This technical report documents a major review of the methods used by the Ministry of Education to link the records of tertiary education students across time and across providers. It reviews the quality of these methods, and their impact on New Zealand's qualification completion and attrition statistics.

Author(s): David Scott

Date Published: November 2007

Profile & Trends 2006: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector

This is edition 9 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile & Trends has an associated set of tables available on the Tertiary Education Statistics page here on Education Counts.

The short articles in Profile & Trends 2006 include the following topics: The payoff from a tertiary education, New Zealand's expanding knowledge and skills resource, Passing courses, The variety of industry training programmes, Improving the relevance of tertiary education provision, Measuring the quality of research in New Zealand's tertiary education sector.

Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education

Date Published: November 2007

Tertiary education choices of school leavers

The purpose of this report is to build an understanding of how school leavers are transitioning into tertiary education. The report examines the transitions of 2004 school leavers into tertiary education by a variety of personal, schooling and tertiary education characteristics and seeks to show where differences exist.

Author(s): Scott Ussher

Date Published: November 2007

Tertiary education of New Zealanders: a census analysis

These factsheets present data from the latest census on the attainment of tertiary education qualifications by the New Zealand working-age population. The factsheets also examine the labour market outcomes associated with attaining a tertiary qualification.

Author(s): Bhaskaran Nair and Warren Smart

Date Published: October 2007

The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Study: An Introduction - Poster

This poster is intended as an introduction to the ALL study. It seeks to explain the nature of the ALL study, its application, and how the ALL results will be presented. It contains none of the ALL results itself.

Author(s): Paul Satherley and Elliot Lawes, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2007

Does the student loan scheme discourage students from returning to study?

This report has been initiated by the Ministry of Education in order to gain an insight into educational pathways and the aspirations of former tertiary students who return to study. By establishing a demographic, educational and borrowing profile of returning students, this reports aims to identify the factors affecting student return to study. In particular, the study focuses on the impact of an individual’s student loan borrowed for previous studies on their return.

Author(s): Sarah Tumen & Boaz Shulruf

Date Published: September 2007

Quality vs Impact: A comparison of Performance-Based Research Fund quality scores with citations

This report compares the academic impact of research produced by New Zealand universities, in the form of citations per full-time equivalent (FTE) researcher, with the quality of research at the universities, as measured by Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) average quality scores, across ten broad subject areas.

Author(s): Warren Smart

Date Published: August 2007

(ex)Citing research: A bibliometric analysis of New Zealand university research 1981-2005

This report examines the academic impact of the research by New Zealand universities, as measured by citations per publication, between 1981 and 2005.

This report is one of a series that explores a newly available bibliometric database to analyse the research performance of New Zealand universities. It presents important baseline data that can be used to help in future analysis of the impacts of the Performance-Based Research Fund on research performance.

Author(s): Warren Smart and Marieke Weusten

Date Published: July 2007

Te whai i ngā taumata atakura: supporting Māori achievement in bachelors degrees

This study looks at what matters for the success of first-time Māori students studying towards bachelors degrees. The purpose of this study is to build understanding about how to increase the number of Māori attaining bachelors degrees or higher.

Author(s): David Earle

Date Published: June 2007

Category: English Medium

Measuring the returns on investment in tertiary education three and five years after study

This study found that there were significant financial benefits to people from their investment in tertiary education, with higher returns to those who completed a qualification.

Author(s): Bhaskaran Nair

Date Published: June 2007