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Changes in Student Allowances in 2009
From 2006 to 2008 the number of student allowances recipients rose by 5 percent each year, reaching 65,700 in 2008. In 2009, the number of recipients increased by 16,900 (or 26 percent) and reached 82,6002. The increase was largely due…
Author(s): Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2010
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e-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: A review of the literature
This report reviews the international literature on e-learning and on adult literacy, language and numeracy. It identifies how to engage adults successfully in e-learning to improve their literacy, language and numeracy skills.…
Author(s): Niki Davis and Jo Fletcher with Dr Barry Brooker, Professor John Everatt, Professor Gail Gillon, Julie Mackey and Dr Donna Morrow, University of Canterbury.
Date Published: June 2010
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'One size does not fit all': How five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy: case study findings
This report describes how a wānanga, a polytechnic, two private training establishments and an industry training organisation teach literacy, language and numeracy skills as part of their programmes.…
Author(s): Linda Leach, Nick Zepke, Penny Haworth: Massey University, and Peter Isaacs.
Date Published: June 2010
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e-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: Case study of a polytechnic
This case study describes how a New Zealand polytechnic uses e-learning to help students with literacy, language and numeracy needs.…
Author(s): Niki Davis, Jo Fletcher and Irene Absalom, University of Canterbury.
Date Published: June 2010
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e-learning for adult literacy, language and numeracy: Summary of findings
This report summarises the main findings of a research project on how e-learning can help to improve adults’ literacy, language and numeracy skills.…
Author(s): Niki Davis and Jo Fletcher, University of Canterbury.
Date Published: June 2010
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'One size does not fit all': How five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy: Summary report
This report summarises the findings of a project on how different tertiary education organisations teach literacy, language and numeracy skills as part of their programmes.…
Author(s): Linda Leach, Nick Zepke, Penny Haworth: Massey University, and Peter Isaacs.
Date Published: June 2010
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Numeracy for adults: Building skills with online learning links
This report describes a project that supplemented workplace learning with online numeracy activities. It found that simple online tasks that trainees completed in their own time helped them to improve their numeracy skills.…
Author(s): Gill Thomas and Jenny Ward, Maths Technology Limited.
Date Published: June 2010
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2009 Tertiary Education Enrolments
New Zealanders up-skill as more students take on higher study. Strong upward movement in international student numbers.
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2010
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Academic performance of first-year bachelors students at university
The study considered a population of first-year bachelors-degree students at university, who had all achieved the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 and attained the University Entrance standard.…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2010
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Benefits of tertiary certificates and diplomas: Exploring economic and social outcomes
This report examines the economic and social benefits of tertiary certificates and diplomas and provides new evidence of the value of a significant part of the tertiary education system. It makes use of a range of data to look at…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2010
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School leavers' progression to bachelors-level study
This study looks at the likelihood of people leaving school for bachelors level study. It considered school leavers who had gained the University Entrance standard. The study investigated how the decision to go on to bachelors-level study was affected by…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Labour market outcomes of skills and qualifications
This paper looks at the employment and income benefits of literacy skills and qualifications.It draws on data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) survey. The results of the analysis show that the benefit of increased literacy without higher…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Skills, qualifications, experience and the distribution of wages
This paper extends previous work on skills, qualifications and wages to look at the relationship between literacy skills and qualifications to the distribution of wages. It draws on data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey. It shows…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Non-formal and formal learning: Adults in education
This fact sheet looks at the percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 engaged in some form of study in 2006. In particular, it includes new information on the total rate at which adults participated in non-formal learning. The fact…
Author(s): David Scott and Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2008 by ethnicity
This is edition three in an annual series on the Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. This fact sheet includes gender information on the ethnicities of New Zealand’s Pasifika tertiary education students. It shows the trends in participation in tertiary…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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What do international rankings tell us about the performance of New Zealand universities
This report analysed the data behind the Annual Rankings of World Universities Top 500 and Times Higher Education Supplement Top 200 university rankings to see what they can tell us about the performance of New Zealand universities.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2008
This is edition three in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. This fact sheet includes gender information on Pasifika tertiary education students, the qualifications students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Comparing university tuition fees with PBRF performance
This report examines the association between the price of bachelors-level tuition at New Zealand universities with the results of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2010
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Tertiary education, skills and productivity
This report updates and extends an article that was first published in Profile and Trends 2007 (Ministry of Education, 2008). It provides an overview of the information and literature relating to the link between tertiary education, skills and productivity in…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2010
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Training opportunities: Exploring what happens two months later
This paper builds on previous statistical analysis published by the Ministry of Education on Training Opportunities, a programme designed to help people get into the labour force through providing training and foundation skills.…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2010
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