...‐appropriate social capital and sound business practices. New Zealand Start‐ups Business formation Fashion design Higher education Training Social capital Design education Business start‐up Enterprise orientations Designer fashion industry Creativity, according to Wilson and Stokes (2005...

...Frank Sligo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges faced by tutors who were providing remedial literacy support to New Zealand apprentices. Design/methodology/approach As part of a wider, triangulated study of employers, tutors, apprentices, and industry training...

...Frank Sligo; Elspeth N. Tilley; Niki Murray Purpose This study aims to examine how well print‐literacy support being provided to New Zealand Modern Apprentices (MAs) is supporting their study and practical work. Design/methodology/approach The authors undertook a qualitative analysis...

... to bring some coherence to the study of employee knowledge and skill acquisition in small firms through identifying and categorising key factors influencing employee learning. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Small enterprises Workplace learning New Zealand There is growing...

... Equal opportunities Learning Teaching Storytelling New Zealand “Wow, this is some assessment”, said the Chinese student to his newly formed group members. The Indian student responded: “Shall we do my story?” “Wait,” said the Kiwi woman, “Why doesn't each of us tell our stories?” The Russian...

...Kate Lewis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on an evaluation of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) in New Zealand. In particular, it aims to present data relating to what influence the YES has on the career intentions and employability of student participants. Design/methodology...

... on the effects of a user‐pays approach in tertiary education. There is no similar data in New Zealand. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Students Educational funding Employment Debts New Zealand In New Zealand the number of students enrolled in public tertiary education institutions...

...Claire Massey; David Tweed; Kate Lewis Following a review of assistance provision to New Zealand small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in 1998, the government established the BIZ programme. The purpose of the new initiative was to build management capability amongst SMEs by providing them with free...

...Kate Lewis; Claire Massey The aim of enterprise education is to develop in individuals (particularly the young) a set of skills and attitudes that will allow them to be both job creators and job seekers, and help them contribute to the “knowledge economy”. In New Zealand there is heightened...

...S. Earl Irving; Dennis W. Moore; Richard J. Hamilton Examines the effects of a three‐year mentoring programme on the academic achievement of high ability year 13 students at a New Zealand high school. The programme’s purpose was to improve the academic results in the university bursary examination...

.... 4 No. 1 , Fall, pp. 38 ‐ 49 . Zapalska , A. and Dabb , H. (1999), “ Learning styles of students in US and New Zealand undergraduate business courses: the use of the VARK instrument ”, Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research , McGraw‐Hill and Robert Morris...

... on monetary factors. A model was created using economic variables in a New Zealand setting. The assumption was made that in today’s user pays environment, the business reality for education is that individual product demand is largely price driven and the overall market is one governed by commercial instincts...