What is community circus, who is it for, what comes out of it and how can it be developed? These questions were the focus of a research project conducted from…continue reading
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Talking with Geoff Nauer
On July 30, 2013, at the He Manawa Whenua conference, Geoffry Nauer talked to Fiona Cram about his background – personal and research – and also about a recent evaluation…continue reading
Pacific Families, Disability, and Whānau Ora Research #2
“Pacific disabled peoples and their families can live in their home and take part in their community in the same way other New Zealanders do” (Vision, Faiva Ora, Ministry of…continue reading
Seeing is Believing: A Guide to Visual Storytelling Best Practices
The Visual Story Lab is a project of Resource Media, it exists to show people why social change matters. “Science shows us that our brains are wired to respond first…continue reading
Te Huarahi o te Ora
Rachel Selby and Alex Barnes have authored Māori mentoring and pathways to wellbeing: Te Huarahi o te Ora (published by Te Tākupu, Te Wānanga o Raukawa, 2013, $20). “This book…continue reading
Third National Survey of New Zealand's Young People
This latest national survey, completed in 2012, is the third in this series and is complemented by surveys with students in Alternative Education and Teen Parent Units, and with school staff.…continue reading
Developing Community Support Services to Empower the Waikato Endometriosis Community – Research in the Kete
This research, carried out by SHORE and Whariki Research Centre and Insight Endometriosis (formerly known as Endometriosis Waikato), explored the experiences of women in the Waikato with endometriosis and looked…continue reading
The Pukapuka Hauora Asthma Study
The methodology for an asthma study with Māori whānau was recently published in BMC Public Health. The Kaupapa Māori research by Bernadette Jones, Tristram Ingham, Fiona Cram, Sarah Dean and…continue reading
Families and Whānau Status Report 2013
Families and Whānau Status Report 2013 Towards measuring the wellbeing of families and whānau The Families and Whānau Status Report is the first in a series that aims to enrich…continue reading
Pacific Families, Disability, and Whānau Ora Research #1
“Independence is particularly important for Pacific people with disabilities, who, while valuing their important relationships with family caregivers, also want to be able to participate independently in society” (Ministry of…continue reading
Now Live : Social well-being in New Zealand – Insights from the General Social Survey 2012
Click on the links below to access the New Zealand General Social Survey: 2012; Information and media releases, our new interactive web tool, poster and brochure: Information release: Media release: http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/people_and_communities/Households/nzgss_MR2012.aspx …continue reading
Method or methodology, what’s the difference?
In my fifth writer’s toolkit post I set out a plan for writing an introduction for a research report after initially developing my abstract to both guide and focus my…continue reading