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← No 11 August 2005 | eNewsletters | No 9 June 2005 →
In this issue: (hide) 1. How good are our research measures?Measuring the the quantity and quality of research is inherently difficult. It requires defining what is research, how to assess quality and accounting for differences across fields of study. Recent analysis of PBRF results provides encouraging evidence for placing confidence in the historic measures of research output and research income as proxies for both the quality and quantity of research. The analysis found a high correlation between aggregated PBRF quality scores and both of these measures. The report points out that while research income and output have a high level of correlation with provider quality scores, and therefore can be used for monitoring purposes, they are not sufficiently robust for funding purposes. The report on the analysis of the relationship to the PBRF results is the first of the four research reports refered to at the end of this newsletter.
The latest data on research outputs and income can be found on Research Within the Tertiary Education Sector.
Statistics New Zealand have revised their methodology for categorising and quantifying research and development across the country. Data collection has been improved and clearer definitions of categories of research have been established. In spite of the methodological changes, the 2004 survey shows a similar distribution of research types between universities and other research sectors. Universities continue to have a strong contribution to basic research, balanced with a reasonable portfolio of applied research. CRIs have a stronger focus on applied research, while still contributing quite significantly to basic research. The private sector is mostly focused on applied and experimental research. The 2004 results can be found on Contribution of Research to National Goals
The 2002 results were reported in Nature and Coverage of Research
2. Do you have information on stakeholder engagement with tertiary education?The research on stakeholder engagement with the tertiary education system is underway. A research team from the Waikato Institute of Technology has been contracted to undertake the research. They will be collating and analysing existing documentation, as well as talking with key stakeholder groups, including business, industry, regional/local government, Māori, iwi and Pasifika communities. If you have information that would be useful for this research, please let us know. Information could include surveys, consultation documents and as well as your own experience. Click here for further information on the project and sending us information.
3. Māori Advisory Process seen as a model of constructive consultationThe Ministry of Education trialled a Māori Advisory Process as part of developing the monitoring of the Tertiary Education Strategy. The process involved people from a range of perspectives, including iwi, Maori communities, tertiary providers and learners. A number of hui were run in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch that looked at various aspects of monitoring and evaluating the TES. Advice from the process has fed into the development of monitoring and evaluation, including the indicators and the stakeholder research. The Ministry commissioned an independent review of the process to look at how well the process worked, what can be learnt from the experience and options for the future. The review found that the process worked well for the participants and for the Ministry. It identified some apsects which could be improved. And it found strong support for continuing the process around a range of tertiary education issues for Maori. The Review Report is available on this site. You can also provide your comments and feedback through the links at the bottom of the page of contents of the report. 4. Related information of interest
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