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Archive for January, 2013

Moving Beyond Love and Luck – New to the Kete

Moving beyond love and luck: building right relationships and respecting lived experience in New Zealand autism policy.  Hilary Stace‘s PhD thesis in Public Policy looks at the policy problems arising…

Mapping Family Change and Child Wellbeing Outcomes

Mapping Family Change and Child Wellbeing Outcomes For the first time, data are available on family well-being across high and low income countries around the world. The World Family Map report summarizes…

Health barriers to learning a concern for schools

Health barriers to learning a concern for schools As parents and teachers gear up for the 2013 school year, research from the University of Canterbury (UC) highlights the need for…

Learning Based Monitoring & Evaluation Course, Australia

Perth, 26-8 June 2013 This three day program is a popular course that provides an in depth understanding of how to develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan. Participants…

People Behind the Research – Liz Gordon

What sort of a society are we that locks up its indigenous group in such high – and growing – numbers?’ We talk to Liz Gordon of Pūkeko Research about her recent research…

Do West Auckland children who witness family violence get an adequate response? – New to the Kete

Do West Auckland children who witness family violence get an adequate response? An assessment of the current situation with suggested strategies for the future. WAVES Trust: Auckland This project set…

A school-wide anti-bullying programme that really works?

A school-wide anti-bullying programme that really works?  “Schools invest scarce time and money to put a stop to bullying and end the misery that it inflicts on children. Can they…

Whānau Ora Organisational Development

“Give someone a fish and they eat for a day; teach someone to fish, and they can feed themselves and their relations for a lifetime” – Chinese proverb, adapted here.…

What is Action Research in the Context of Community Research? – New to the Kete

What is Action Research in the Context of Community Research? A short paper about the development of action research/participatory action research and applications, particularly in the context of disability research.…

Basing qualitative research within Tikanga Māori – New to the Kete

Old ways of having new conversations: Basing qualitative research within Tikanga Māori (Māori protocol) A 2009 paper based on the incorporation of tikanga-based processes into the Constructive Conversations: Kōrero Whakaaetanga…

Learning Opportunities with Clear Horizon, Australia

Clear Horizon offers the below learning opportunities   Evaluating Community Engagement Melbourne, 13-14 March 2013 While the logic of evaluating engagement is entirely consistent with that of program evaluation, there…

Applications open for Tohu Hiranga Excellence and Innovation Awards

Tohu Hiranga (Excellence and Innovation Awards) Closes 5pm Friday 1 February The overall aim of these Awards is to support Māori Leadership in the Mental Health and Addictions sectors by…

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