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Education

Evaluation

New Zealand healthy school lunches programme: impact evaluation

Nick Kimber, H. Clarke, Nancy Wang, Trinh Nguyen Chau, Paige Winthrop

This evaluation was commissioned to assess the impact of the New Zealand Healthy School Lunches programme on secondary school-aged learners’ wellbeing, as well as the impact of the programme on attendance among all age groups.
Report

Report on the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault among university students in 2021


The National Student Safety Survey was conducted as part of the 'Respect. Now. Always. Initiative.' The aim of the survey was to measure the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment experiences among university students.
Report

Writing and writing instruction: an overview of the literature


This publication summarises available evidence on writing and writing instruction. While the literature on writing instruction is modest compared with reading, and the quality of the research is variable, there are a number of findings and recommendations that can be drawn.
Report

Chronology of primary and secondary school closures in Victoria due to COVID-19


This updated chronology provides an overview of key opening and closing dates for Victorian primary and secondary schools in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report

Mapping disability research in Australia 2018-2020


This mapping report provides a comprehensive picture of the current state of disability research in Australia in the period since the Audit of Disability Research Update Report was published in 2017.
Report

Respectful Relationships Education in Australia: national stocktake and gap analysis of Respectful Relationships Education material and resources final report


The Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) helps to create an inclusive and prosperous Australia by maximising opportunity through national leadership on education, skills and employment policy development. In August 2021, DESE commissioned Monash University to undertake a national stocktake and gap analysis of existing Respectful Relationships Education programs and resources. This report...
Book

Six fact-checking lessons for kids


This book presents version 1.0 of educational resources created to develop fact-checking best practice in children aged 9–11. It can be used by teachers and teacher-librarians in schools, by parents who want to discuss information literacy with their children, or by children on their own.
Report

Building effective system-wide disability research capacity in Australia


This research was commissioned by the National Disability Research Partnership, and was designed to examine strategies to develop disability research capacity in Australia.
Report

Upskilling and reskilling: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employers and their training choices


The challenge for the vocational education and training (VET) system in Australia will be to ensure that it continues to adapt and innovate its services in a responsive way - one that meets employer skill needs. The findings in this report indicate that a sizeable proportion of businesses are now looking to training to help...
Report

The elephant in the room: precarious work in New Zealand universities


Precarious working arrangements, defined by temporary, casual and fixed-term employment agreements, are a complex, often hidden feature of academia in New Zealand. This report provides an insight into the reality of insecure academic work in universities from those who responded to the 2021 Precarious Academic Work Survey.