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Lockdown study sheds light on Pasifika achievement in education

Lockdown study sheds light on Pasifika achievement in education

by ksch009 | May 12, 2020 | Media release, Successful Literacy and Learning

A study by the University of Canterbury’s College of Education Health and Human Development interviewed 134 parents of Māori and Pasifika students to study the impact of lockdown on Pasifika education. The study is related to the Challenge’s Successful...
Better Start Literacy Approach launched

Better Start Literacy Approach launched

by ksch009 | Apr 21, 2020 | Media release, Peer reviewed publication, Successful Literacy and Learning

The Challenge’s Successful Learning team have launched a new resource hub for educators. The Better Start Literacy Approach is based on several years of research trials investigating the most efficient and effective methods to support children’s early...
Aroha, clever Kiwi ingenuity to help young people cope with COVID-19 lockdown

Aroha, clever Kiwi ingenuity to help young people cope with COVID-19 lockdown

by ksch009 | Apr 7, 2020 | Media release, Resilient Teens, Science theme leader

Researchers from the University of Auckland and A Better Start – E Tipu e Rea National Science Challenge have developed Aroha, a Chatbot, to help young people manage stress and isolation during the current COVID-19 lockdown. Aroha can be accessed via...
Delivering emotional health treatment to young people on smartphones

Delivering emotional health treatment to young people on smartphones

by ksch009 | Mar 20, 2020 | Media release, Resilient Teens

The Resilient Teens research team have recently had an article published in ScienceDirect, which describes the design and development of an mHealth app the team co-designed with Māori and Pasifika youth. The app – Quest – Te Whitianga –  is designed...

Supporting resilience in young people provides a better start

by ksch009 | Mar 10, 2020 | Media release, Resilient Teens

A Better Start National Science Challenge has awarded Dr Karolina Stasiak and Tania Cargo from the University of Auckland $1.4 million over 2 and a quarter years to pilot the implementation of tools into schools in South Auckland, to increase access to quality support...
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