Rangahau · Related projects
22MR10Hikairo whānau book series – Culturally responsive teaching in Aotearoa
Project SummaryCurrently, the New Zealand Education system is failing Māori in almost every measure of educational progression. A significant part of the problem is the lack of cultural competence of the non-Māori majority teacher workforce. Given the projections of increasing Māori and Pacifica student populations, there is a compelling need to address the…
View projectHikairo whānau book series – Culturally responsive teaching in Aotearoa
Project SummaryCurrently, the New Zealand Education system is failing Māori in almost every measure of educational progression. A significant part of the problem is the lack of cultural competence of the non-Māori majority teacher workforce. Given the projections of increasing Māori and Pacifica student populations, there is a compelling need to address the paucity of resources to assist well-meaning teachers to develop cultural competence in te reo and tikanga Māori. To help address this need, members of the research team developed a suit of resources (the Hikairo book series) to provide…
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Associate Professor Sonja Macfarlane
Associate Professor Sonja Macfarlane
Sonja’s research interest’s focus on the importance of culturally responsive, evidence based approaches in education, psychology, counselling, health and human development in order to enhance the social, cultural, educational and health outcomes that are achieved by Māori. The importance of exploring 'what works well' for Māori as a pathway to responding to disparity and unlocking potential guides most of her research endeavours. She argues that many of the solutions for reducing such disparities actually reside in 'te ao Māori' (the Māori world, which includes Māori knowledge, protocols and… -
Associate Professor Georgina Stewart
Associate Professor Georgina Stewart