Research Group
Research Team• Dr John Horrocks, Lead
Researcher• Aleki Silao, Pacific Liaison
Officer• Kerese Manueli, Tutor• Neil Ballantyne, Contract
Researcher and Project Manager
• Penny Fairbrother, Research and Contracts Officer
Pacific Advisory Group• Tupu Araiti ( Cook Islands)• Aiono Mino Cleverly (Samoa)• Vei Lotaki (Tonga)• Filipo Lui (Tokelau)
Pasifika Input to the Research Process
• Pacific Advisory Group • Liaison with TEIs managed by Pasifika research
team members• Informant interviews to be carried out by Pasifika
research team members• Emphasis on Pasifika research capacity-building
The Evaluation Questions
1. How have government strategy documents influenced institutional strategies of universities, institutes of technology and wānanga to support the participation & success of Pacific learners?
2. What impact have these institutional strategies had on organisational change?
3. What are the perceptions of tertiary education institutions on how the TEC & other government agencies have incentivised and supported these organisational changes?
The Data We Are Gathering
Documentary evidence• Government strategy documents and reports• Existing research on government strategies• TEI strategies & plans
Existing datasets• TEC & MoE data
Key informant interviews• Key staff responsible for support strategies
TEC Strategy & TEI ResponsesTertiary
Education Commission
(TEC)
2002-2003
Tertiary Education Strategy (TES)
2007-2012
Second Tertiary Education Strategy
2009
Third Tertiary Education Strategy, led by Ministry
of Education
2010
Final document published
Responses of Tertiary
Education Organisations
(TEOs)
2003-2006
Charters & Profiles
2007
Investment Plans & Annual Reports
2010
Third TES drives new round of Investment Plans
How the Data Sources will Inform the Evaluation Questions
Evaluation questions Data sources
GOVdocs TEIdocs DataSets Interviews
Influence of Government strategy on (a)TEI strategy and (b)organisational change
Describe strategy goals, targets, actions & reports on these
Describe planned initiatives & responses
Describe outcomes for Pacific learners
Perceptions of Govt plans, incentives and supports & impacts of these, with examples
TEI perceptions of Government support and incentives for TEI organisational change
Research commissioned by Government
Perceptions of strengths & limitations of Government support for organisational change
Examples of Other Relevant Literature
• Ministry of Education’s Pasifika Education Plans & Monitoring reports
• Tertiary Education Commission’s Pacific Peoples’ Strategy 2004-2006 and beyond
• New Zealand Qualifications Authority Pasifika Strategy 2009-2012• Research on TEC policy and responses to it, e.g. Synergia Ltd
(2006) Making use: Views on the use and usefulness of the Tertiary Education Strategy 2002/7.
Responses to Date of TEIs
Invitations to participate in the project sent to all 29 public TEIs…
→ 16 accepted
→ 13 declined
Informant Interviews
Based on 2009 Roll Data – An approximate 50/50 split between face-to-face and phone interviews
• Face-to-face: Pasifika rolls >5% (mainly Auckland and Wellington based institutions)
• Phone: Pasifika rolls <5% (other regions including South Island based institutions)
Documents from Participants
1. Charters & Profiles2. Investment Plans3. Business & Strategic Plans4. Annual Reports5. Special Supplementary Grants Reports6. Other related documents
Thoughts So Far?
1. Vision versus directions2. Complexity: Pasifika policy creation and
implementation is NOT a linear process
i.e. NOT
3. Success for Pasifika students: May be measured and influenced in many ways
Policy Action Evaluation
Your Questions and Suggestions about a Key Part of the Study – The Informant Interviews
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BibliographyThe Tertiary Education Strategy Office of the Associate Minister of Education (2002). Excellence, relevance, and success: An introduction to the new tertiary education system. Wellington: Ministry of Education.Office of the Associate Minister of Education (2002). Tertiary education Strategy, 2002/07. Wellington: Ministry of Education.Tertiary Education Commission (2004), Inspiring excellence for Pacific peoples throughout tertiary education: The Tertiary Education Commission’s Pacific people’s Strategy 2004 to 2006 and beyond. Wellington: Author.Office of the Associate Minister of Education (2003). Statement of tertiary education priorities, 2003-2004. Wellington: Ministry of Education.Office of the Minister for Tertiary Education (2007).Tertiary education strategy 2007-2012 (Incorporating statement of tertiary education priorities 2008-2010). Wellington: Ministry of Education. Office of the Minister for Tertiary Education (2009). Tertiary education strategy 2010-2015. Wellington: Ministry of Education.Ministry of Education (2004). Tertiary education strategy 2002-2007 baseline monitoring report. Wellington: Tertiary Sector performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education. Retrieved 29 April, 2011 from http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/tes/5659 Ministry of Education (2008).Tertiary education strategy 2007-12 – a framework for monitoring. Wellington: Tertiary Sector performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education. Retrieved 29 April, 2011 from http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/tes/20337
Related government strategiesSecretary of Education ( 2008). Ministry of Education’s Pasifika Education plan (PEP) 2009-2012. Wellington: Ministry of Education.Ministry of Education (2010). Pasifika Education Plan 2009 – Monitoring Report 2009. Wellington: Author. Retrieved 29 April from http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/22967/pasifika-education-plan-monitoring-report-2009 New Zealand Qualifications Authority (2009). Pasifika Strategy for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2009-2012. Wellington: Author.
Research on development of government policy.Eppel, E. (2009).Exploring the Usefulness of Applying Complexity Theory to the Analysis of Public Policy Processes: the case of tertiary education quality policy in New Zealand. [ Paper presented to the 13th IRSPM Conference, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, 6-8 April 2009] Retrieved April 29, 2011 from https://conference.cbs.dk/public/conferences/2/schedConfs/3/program.pdfSynergia Ltd.( 2006). Making use: Views on the use and usefulness of the Tertiary Education Strategy 2002/7. [Report for the Ministry of Education]. Wellington: Author.