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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 …
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…
New Zealand Diversity Forum 26 August
New Zealand Diversity Forum Register now for the 2013 New Zealand Diversity Forum on 26 August in Wellington. There is a cost for a full day multiple session ticket, that includes…
Snapshot into the World of 1.5 Generation Chinese Living in New Zealand
The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand has conducted research into the lives of 1.5 generation Chinese living in New Zealand. 1.5-generation immigrants are those aged 6 to 18 years old and…
Indigenous Pathways into Social Research
“A new generation of indigenous researchers is taking its place in the world of social research in increasing numbers. These scholars provide new insights into communities under the research gaze…
Breaking the Binary: Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has released a report, Breaking the Binary: Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation (April 2013). They define social innovation as, “the application of innovative, practical, sustainable,…
Community and Voluntary Sector Research Forums
ANGOA hosts regular Community and Voluntary Sector Research Forums. Their purpose is to bring together community-based, university, and government researchers to share projects, skills and experience. The next Wellington one will be…
Latest Millennial Giving Report
The 2013 Millennial Impact Report is now available. This year, they gathered information from an online survey, distributed widely and conducted usability testing of nine nonprofits’ online presence [website, social media…
Housing Funding Summary: Evaluation Report
Housing Funding Summary: Evaluation Report (2013) In 2008, in response to a growing number of requests from the community for grants for housing projects, ASB Community trust (the trust) commissioned…
Social Innovation Report & Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Conference
The report, Social Innovation in Auckland (2013), has been released by the Research, Innovation and Monitoring Unit – Auckland Council. “The two types of innovation – innovation targeted at solving…
The Social and Economic Impact of Sports
This page collates evidence of the economic and social value of sport and recreation, and the costs of inactivity in New Zealand. With thanks to Sports New Zealand. The Economic and Social Value…
Choir can Help Those Suffering from Chronic Mental Illness: Study
Confidence, social connectedness and stress reduction are some of the benefits of joining a choir for those with chronic mental illness, a research study has found. Lead author, Genevieve A. Dingle…