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Industry Training: Exploring the data
This report examines industry training administrative datasets to determine the feasibility of their use for analytical purposes. It finds that the industry training data, despite some flaws, is suitable for use for identifying key trends in industry training, and for…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2009
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The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Education, work and literacy
This report presents an overview of New Zealanders’ skills in relation to educational and labour force characteristics and compares results from the 1996 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) with results from the 2006 ALL survey. It was originally published in…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Elliot Lawes and Saila Sok, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 9 May 2008 (Revised version April 2009)
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2007
This is edition two 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, Ministry of Education
Date Published: April 2009
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2007 by ethnicity
This is edition two 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, Ministry of Education
Date Published: April 2009
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Modern Apprenticeships: Completion analysis
This report describes an analysis of the Modern Apprenticeships scheme through examination of the Modern Apprenticeship coordinator data collection, and the industry training administrative dataset. The report extends the concepts and statistical methods used in the companion report industry training…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2009
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Promoting quality research
This report used data from the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluations to analyse the factors associated with the likelihood of university academics being promoted between 2003 and 2006.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2009
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Trends in fields of study of bachelors degree graduates in New Zealand
This report looks at trends in the fields of specialisation of bachelors degree graduates in New Zealand over the period 2002 to 2006. It uses newly developed, more detailed, and more reliable information on field of study than has previously…
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2009
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Does it really matter where you study?
This report compares the earnings of people who have completed a bachelors degree at a university with the earnings those who completed a similar qualification at a polytechnic.…
Author(s): Roger Smyth, Jamie Hyatt, Bhaskaran Nair and Warren Smart, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2009
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Labour market outcomes of student support recipients
This study examines the relationship between receipt of student support and earnings three and five years after tertiary education. The study disaggregated student support into three types - ‘loans only’, ‘allowances only’ and ‘loans and allowances’ and looked at differences…
Author(s): Bhaskaran Nair, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis & Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: March 2009
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Making an impact
This report analyses the bibliometric performance of New Zealand universities between 1994 and 2007 using data from Thomson Reuters. The report also examines the impact of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) on the academic impact of research by staff at…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis & Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: March 2009
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The ALL Survey short analyses: ‘Well-being and education’ and ‘How well do qualifications predict literacy and numeracy’
These two fact sheets provide short analyses from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey 2006. They look at the relationship between New Zealanders’ education level and their assessment of their well-being, and the extent to which educational qualifications can…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: March 2009
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Education Statistics of New Zealand Booklets: 1964-2009
The information in these booklets relate to the 1964-2009 academic years. They cover early childhood education, primary and secondary school education, and formal education leading to a recognised qualification at polytechnics, universities, wananga, colleges of education and private tertiary education…
Author(s): Education Information and Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: Various Years
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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…
Author(s): Strategy and System Performance, Ministry of Education
Date Published: 2006-2008
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Changes in Student Allowances in 2007
The number of student allowances recipients rose by 5 percent in both 2006 and 2007 reaching 62,500 in 2007. These increases followed a period of falling uptake.…
Author(s): Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2008
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State of Education in New Zealand 2008
The State of Education series is an annual publication. State of Education in New Zealand: 2008 is the third issue in the series, with most of the data relating to the previous year (2007).…
Author(s): Strategy and System Performance, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2008
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Education Statistics of New Zealand: 2007
The information in these tables relates to the 2007 academic year. It covers early childhood education, primary and secondary school education. Tertiary information is not covered in these tables.…
Author(s): Education Information and Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2008
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Profile & Trends 2007: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
This is edition 10 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. The short articles in Profile & Trends 2007 include the following topics: People in tertiary education over time: the cumulative cohort participation rate, International tertiary education, Raising…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2008
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2008
The Annual Report for 2008 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2007, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2008. Key findings in the report are: The nominal…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2008
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The development and state of the art of adult learning and education: National report of New Zealand
This report has been prepared by the Ministry of Education, with assistance from the Tertiary Education Commission and input from stakeholders in the ACE and LLN sectors to be submitted to the regional preparatory conference for CONFINTEA VI in Seoul…
Author(s): Tertiary Education Policy, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2008
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The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Gender, ethnicity and literacy
This report is the third in a series of four that investigate the initial results of the ALL survey. It presents an overview of New Zealanders’ skills in relation to gender and ethnicity, and any changes since 1996.…
Author(s): Paul Satherley & Elliot Lawes, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2008
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