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Partnership with Whānau Māori in Early Childhood Services

Published: 01 Feb 2012

In this evaluation Partnership with Whānau Māori in Early Childhood Education, ERO focused on the extent to which:

services understood and valued the identity, language and culture of Māori children and their whānau, particularly when the child and whānau enter the service
managers and educators built positive relationships with the whānau of Māori children; and
each service worked in partnership with the whānau of Māori children.

Audience:: Māori-medium; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Whānau; Early childhood services; Identity; Language; Culture

Use of Equity Funding in Pacific Early Childhood Services

Published: 24 Oct 2013

This national report is about how effectively 15 Pacific early childhood services used Equity Funding to increase Pacific children's participation and support them to develop their language, culture and identity.

We have also published a companion report - Use of Equity Funding in Early Childhood Services.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Equity funding; Pacific Early Childhood services; Pasifika; Low socio-economic communities; Special education; Culture; Language

Learning in residential care: They knew I wanted to learn

Published: 01 Jul 2021

Children and young people who are placed in Oranga Tamariki residential care are among the most at risk of poor outcomes later in life. Education can change that. This report looks at the quality of education for students in Oranga Tamariki Care and Protection and Youth Justice residences and how it can be improved.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre; At-risk students; Behavioural needs; Best practice; Boys' education; Child wellbeing; Culture; Education and care services; Education outcomes; Education transitions; Equitable outcomes; Good practice; High needs; Māori; Physical and emotional safety; Priority learners; Raising achievement; Social workers; Teaching; Te reo Māori; Transitions; Vulnerable learners; Wellbeing

Extending their language - expanding their world: Children’s oral language (birth-8 years)

Published: 09 Feb 2017

Research evidence shows early in a child’s life is a critical time in terms of the rapid language development that takes place, particularly in the first two to three years.

This evaluation investigated how effectively young children’s oral language learning and development were supported in their early years of education.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Linguistically diverse learners; Oral language; Much more than words: Manuka takoto kawea ake