The Whānau Advisory Group (WAG) initiative aspires to foster quality engagement between schools and their Māori communities in order to improve Māori student achievement.This report examines the impact of the Whānau Advisory Group initiative in fostering quality engagement between schools…

Author(s): Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated.

Date Published: April 2014

This is the third report from the National Standards School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project 2010-2013, a three year project on National Standards implementation in a representative sample of schools. Describing results from a survey of parents and whānau, this…

Author(s): Gill Thomas and Jenny Ward, Maths Technology Limited.

Date Published: September 2012

This report describes the main findings from research that provides valuable, in-depth insights about the information and communication needs of parents, families and whānau when they are: choosing a school for their child seeking information about their child’s school so…

Author(s): Colmar Brunton. Report for the Ministry of Education

Date Published: September 2012

This report presents the findings from an outcome evaluation of the Parent Mentoring Project in Manukau initiated in 2007. It is submitted by Auckland UniServices Limited on behalf of the researchers, Dr. Deborah Widdowson and Assoc. Prof. Robyn Dixon, at…

Author(s): Prepared by Dr Deborah Widdowson, Assoc Prof Robyn Dixon [Centre for Child and Family Research-The University of Auckland] for the Ministry of Education

Date Published: April 2011

The primary purpose of this report is to examine and describe the relationship between family structure and family wellbeing and the educational qualifications of parents in New Zealand families over the period 1981–2006.…

Author(s): Gerard Cotterell, Martin von Randow and Mark Wheldon, The University of Auckland. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2008

The purpose of this research project is to improve understanding of the key elements of successful home–school partnerships, and how these partnerships operate in different school settings. The project has two parts—a review of evidence, and an empirical research component.…

Author(s): Ally Bull, Keren Brooking & Renee Campbell

Date Published: June 2008

This report provides an evaluation of the home-school partnership: literacy programme carried out in 2006–7 by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) for the Ministry of Education (MOE).…

Author(s): Dr Keren Brooking and Josie Roberts, New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report prepared for the Ministry of Eductaion.

Date Published: October 2007

The Flaxmere Project is about establishing and implementing processes through which the Flaxmere schools collectively engage with the community and caregivers of childre in order to improve the current and long term education outcomes for children. (MOE, 2001)…

Author(s): Dr Janet Clinton, Professor John Hattie, and Associate Professor Robyn Dixon, University of Auckland. Report for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: 2007

The purpose of the PISCPL project is to encourage a closer relationship between Pacific Islands communities and schools and to improve and increase Pacific Islands student achievement across the curriculum. The Pacific Islands School Community Parent Liaison Project Case Study…

Author(s): Ruth Gorinski Pacific Coast Applied Research Centre. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2005

Image of PublicationParent Mentoring Initiative Evaluation The Parent Mentoring Initiatives is the forming of relationships between parents and school that enables both parties to contribute more effectively to the education and achievement of students. The evaluation is to assess the…

Author(s): Ruth Gorinski, Pacific Coast Applied Research Centre. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2005

This review, which is one of the literature reviews commissioned as part of the Strategic Research Initiative, examines the impact of family and community resources on student outcomes. It includes international and New Zealand research. In terms of family environment,…

Author(s): Thomas Nechyba; Patrick McEwan, and Dina Older-Aguilar, Stanford University. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2005

This publication is a summary of the Evaluation of Te Putahitanga Matauranga. Te Putahitanga Matauranga (TPM) is an education improvement and development project aimed at raising Māori students' achievement in Te Taitokerau (the Far North). TPM encompasses 78 schools in…

Author(s): Margie Hohepa, Kuni Jenkins with Jo Mane, Dale Sherman-Godinet and Sharon Toi, The International Research Institute for Māori and Indigenous Education, University of Auckland.

Date Published: February 2004

The Māori Women's Welfare League undertakes a parent support & development programme: Whanau Toko i te Ora. This is an evaluation of the progress of whanau moving though the programme. It involves an overall account, based on the database held…

Author(s): Ian Livingstone, Chartwell Consulants for the Māori Women's Welfare League.

Date Published: January 2002