Workforce Publications
Research on teachers/kaiako, principals, teacher aides, and other school professionals. Includes research on specific programmes, such as Teacher Led Innovation Fund (TLIF), Teach First NZ, Incredible Years Teaching (IYT).
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Insights for Teachers: New Zealand student self-belief and confidence, and implications for achievement
Findings and implications from PISA for teaching and learning mathematics.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2015
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PISA 2012: Series on the Learning Environment Volume II: Delivery of Maths
In this report, how mathematical content is delivered in classrooms is examined. First, some information on maths teaching staff is presented, including teacher qualifications, participation in professional development with a focus on maths, maths teacher-student ratio, and principals’ reports of…
Author(s): Michelle Lamy with Steve May, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2014
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Monitoring Teacher Supply
This is the home page for the Monitoring Teacher Supply publication series. Since 1997 the Research Division of the Ministry of Education has undertaken a Teacher Vacancy Survey of all state and state integrated schools at the beginning of each…
Author(s): Various
Date Published: November 2014
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Te Puni Rumaki: Strengthening the preparation, capability and retention of Māori-medium teacher trainees (2014)
The main aim of the research project Te Puni Rumaki was to gather information about practices and strategies that successfully prepare and retain Māori-medium initial teacher education students so that they are well equipped to teach in Māori-medium contexts. It…
Author(s): Margie Hōhepa, Ngārewa Hāwera, Karaitiana Tamatea & Sharyn Heaton. Report Commissioned by the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2014
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PISA 2009: Reading to Learn: New Zealand 15-year-olds' reading habits, learning approaches and experiences of teaching practices
This report investigates the reading habits and learning approaches examined in PISA 2009, with a focus on gender and a particular emphasis on boys. It also briefly examines the attitudes of 15-year-olds' parents/whānau to reading, and their (or someone else…
Author(s): Maree Telford, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2013
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Report of the Māori-medium Workforce Reference Group into strengthening the Māori-medium Education workforce (2012)
Māori-medium education has grown in response to the desire to revitalise and regenerate te reo Māori.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: July 2012
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Supporting future-oriented learning and teaching: A New Zealand perspective
This research project draws together findings from new data and more than 10 years of research on current practice and futures-thinking in education. The report discusses some emerging principles for future learning, how these are currently expressed in New Zealand…
Author(s): Rachel Bolstad and Jane Gilbert, with Sue McDowall, Ally Bull, Sally Boyd and Rosemary Hipkins, New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2012
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Learning more about support staff in schools: Results from surveys of principals & support staff members
This research report presents results from surveys of principals and school support staff members carried out in late 2010 in a random sample of schools. It complements an earlier report School Support Staff: Collectively Making Resources Count (May 2011), produced…
Author(s): Research Division
Date Published: December 2011
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An evaluation of the Language & Culture Immersion Experiences for Teachers Programmes: Their impact on teachers and their contribution to effective second language learning
This report was commissioned in 2008 by the Ministry of Education to determine the effectiveness of the language and culture immersion experiences for teachers on Language and Culture Immersion Experiences (LCIE) programmes. This report provides recommendations which will inform future…
Author(s): AUT University
Date Published: August 2011
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School support staff: Collectively making resources count
In this project, the Support Staff Working Group’s brief was to consider what could be done, within current school management and funding arrangements, to optimise the efficiency and effectiveness of the support staff workforce in contributing to learning outcomes for…
Author(s): Education Workforce, Schooling
Date Published: July 2011
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Provision of school support services: An evaluation
This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the provision of School Support Services (SSS). This multi-year evaluation of the provision of SSS was initiated to inform decisions and considerations about future professional learning and development provision.…
Author(s): Meenakshi Sankar & Fleur Chauvel, MartinJenkins. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2011
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Education for sustainability in New Zealand schools: Summary Report
This Summary Report summarises an evaluation of three Education for Sustainability (EfS) professional development programmes being funded by the Ministry of Education: the Enviroschools Programme, the National EfS (NEfS) Team and Mātauranga Taiao. It is supported by a more extensive…
Author(s): Chris Eames, University of Waikato. Josie Roberts, Garrick Cooper and Rosemary Hipkins, New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Date Published: October 2010
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An introduction to the concept of intercultural communicative language teaching and learning: A summary for teachers
This document is an introduction for language teachers to the concept known as intercultural communicative language teaching and learning. It is a summary of a Ministry of Education-commissioned report, Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching: Implications for Effective Teaching and Learning, produced…
Author(s): This summary was written by Janet Rivers, based on a report written by Jonathan Newton, Eric Yates, Sandra Shearn and Werner Nowitzki of Victoria University of Wellington
Date Published: 2010
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Intercultural communicative language teaching: Implications for effective teaching and learning
This report on intercultural communicative language teaching was commissioned by the Ministry of Education in the context of the development of the 2007 New Zealand Curriculum, with its new learning area of learning languages.…
Author(s): Jonathan Newton, Eric Yates, Sandra Shearn and Werner Nowitzki, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies and the Jessie Hetherington Centre for Educational Research, Victoria University of Wellington. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 2010
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The education of Years 7 to 10 students: A focus on their teaching and learning needs: Full Report
Previous research shows that New Zealand students are generally positive about their school experiences during the middle schooling years. But at the same time, students’ perceptions of aspects of teaching and learning at school become increasingly negative during these years…
Author(s): Nicola Durling, Lisa Ng, and Penny Bishop. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2010
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The education of Years 7 to 10 students: A focus on their teaching and learning needs: Summary Report
To help gain greater insights into the teaching and learning needs of students in the middle years of schooling in New Zealand the Ministry of Education designed and undertook an exploratory study in 2008. This brochure provides an outline of…
Author(s): Nicola Durling, Lisa Ng, and Penny Bishop. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education
Date Published: June 2010
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Evaluation of teacher professional development languages (TPDL)
This study was carried out during 2008 and aims to inform the Ministry about the TPDL and the impact on language learning opportunities and outcomes for students.…
Author(s): Sharon Harvey, Clare Conway, Heather Richards & Annelies Roskvist, AUT University
Date Published: December 2009
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Enhancing and igniting talent development initiatives: Research to determine effectiveness
This report presents the findings from research involving five Talent Development Initiatives for improving outcomes for gifted and talented students or their teachers. The purpose of the research was to consider how well the objectives of each participating initiative had…
Author(s): Tracy Riley and Roger Moltzen, Massey University. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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How effective is the current Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour cluster model?
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. RTLB work as itinerant…
Author(s): Education Review Office
Date Published: November 2009
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Paraprofessional practice in ESOL programmes: Part 2
This report forms the second part of a two year study on the practices of ESOL paraprofessionals working with ELL migrant students.…
Author(s): Dr Sharon Harvey, Heather Richards and Karen Stacey, AUT University. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2009
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