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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2015
The Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2015 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2015
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Profile & Trends 2014: Tertiary Education Outcomes and Qualification Completions [Part 4 of 5]
This is edition 17 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile & Trends 2014: Tertiary Education Outcomes and Qualification Completions is the fourth of five new annual reports that, together, constitute the Ministry of Education's annual publication…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2015
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Profile & Trends 2014: New Zealand's Workplace-based Learners [Part 3 of 5]
This is edition 17 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile & Trends 2014: New Zealand's Workplace-based Learners is the third of five new annual reports that, together, constitute the Ministry of Education's annual publication Profile &…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2015
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Social and cultural outcomes for wānanga students
This report provides descriptive breakdowns of the relationships between having studied at a wānanga and language, culture and socio-economic wellbeing. The appendix to the report provides further analysis controlling for background characteristics of wānanga students, which confirms the descriptive analysis…
Author(s): Chris Lane and Dee Earle [Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis - Graduate Achievement, Vocations and Careers: Ministry of Education]
Date Published: December 2015
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How does New Zealand's education system compare? OECD's Education at a Glance 2015
This report "How does New Zealand's education system compare?" draws on the New Zealand results in OECD's Education at a Glance 2015 and summarises the characteristics and performance of New Zealand's education system in an international context. This year's report…
Author(s): Simon Crossan, Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2015
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Profile & Trends 2014: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Research [Part 2 of 5]
This is edition 17 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile and Trends 2014: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Research is the second of five new annual reports that, together, constitute Ministry of Education's annual publication Profile and…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2015
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Māori Tertiary Education Students in 2014
This fact sheet describes selected characteristics of Māori tertiary education students. It includes: Māori student participation in tertiary educationenrolment trends by gender and study loads employment outcomes of young Māori graduates student allowances recipients and loan borrowers, fields of study,…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2015
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Monitoring the Youth Guarantee policy 2013
This report focuses on the effectiveness of fees-free places and secondary-tertiary programmes at keeping young people in education, assisting them to attain NCEA Level 2 or equivalent and promoting higher level study in tertiary education. It also includes new information…
Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: August 2015
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Profile & Trends 2014: New Zealand's Annual Tertiary Education Enrolments [Part 1 of 5]
This is edition 17 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile and Trends 2014: New Zealand's Annual Tertiary Education Enrolments is the first of five new annual reports that, together, constitute Ministry of Education's annual publication Profile…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2015
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Updating the Adult and Literacy Life Skills Survey: Estimating change in skills distribution since 2006
This paper firstly estimates the effect of population changes since 2006 on the skills distribution of the population. This provides a new estimate of the results of the ALL survey taking account of population changes since 2006 This will aid…
Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2015
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A comparison of delivery costs and tertiary education funding by field of study: Results and methodology
This paper outlines the approach taken by the Ministry of Education to identify areas of potential tuition subsidy under- or over-funding, its limitations, and the key results. It also discusses how this analysis has informed tertiary education policy advice, and
Author(s): Scott Connew, Marny Dickson and Warren Smart, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2015
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What we get for what we spend: Inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure 2004-2013
This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure over the period 2004 to 2013 in five key funds. In total, these funds distributed over $4 billion to providers and students in 2013…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2015
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What is a Managed Apprenticeship?
This paper describes an investigation into apprenticeship-type training programmes offered by tertiary education institutions.…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: March 2015
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e-learning in the workplace: An annotated bibliography
This report gives an overview of the literature relating to e-learning in workplaces in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Author(s): Peter Guiney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2015
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Literacy and numeracy assessments of adult English language learners
This report is an attempt to answer questions about the extent to which the Assessment Tool can reasonably and legitimately be used to assess the literacy and numeracy of English language learners, on the basis of a descriptive study of…
Author(s): Chris Lane, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2014
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2014
The Student Loans Scheme Annual Report 2014 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2013. Key findings in the report are: The nominal value of loan balances was $14,235 million as at 30 June 2014.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2014
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Profile & Trends 2013: New Zealand's Tertiary Education System
This is edition 16 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. They key findings for 2013 were: 418,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2013, including 48,000 international students. The number of industry trainees remained stable…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2014
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How does New Zealand's education system compare? OECD's Education at a Glance 2014
This report "How does New Zealand's education system compare?" draws on the New Zealand results in OECD's Education at a Glance 2014 and summarises the characteristics and performance of New Zealand's education system in an international context. This year's report…
Author(s): David Scott, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2014
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Innovations in Tertiary Education Delivery Summit 2014: Summary of proceedings
This document provides a record of proceedings, and sets out the key themes of conversations, presentations and workshops at the Innovations in Tertiary Education Delivery Summit 2014. The content represents the views of the Summit attendees, and is not a…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: October 2014
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Dispositions to teach: Review and synthesis of current components and applications, and evidence of impact
In April 2014, the writers were commissioned by the Schooling Policy Group, Ministry of Education to review the use of dispositions to teach as entry criteria for Initial Teacher Education (ITE).1 The project purpose was to identify the core components…
Author(s): John O'Neill, Sally Hansen and Evelyn Lewis, Massey University, Manawatū.
Date Published: September 2014
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