Māori-medium Education
Evaluation of Whakapiki i te Reo: A professional development programme for kaiako in Level 1 and Level 2 Māori medium settings
This report contains findings from an analysis of a quantitative survey of 50 kaiako from selected kura, and a series of qualitative interviews with kaiako, principals and Whakapiki i te Reo (WKR) providers. This particular report is concerned with assessing the outcomes from the WKR programme, and particularly with the impact the programme is having on the reo Māori development of students, and the building of kaiako capability and kura capacity.
Author(s): Dr Rangi Matamua, Director, Kahukura Consultants
Date Published: August 2012
Category: Māori Medium
Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Kaiako survey
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary for the findings from the Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori Kaiako Survey.
Author(s): Research Division, Ministry of Education
Date Published: August 2012
Category: Māori Medium
Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Pāngarau Research Project
In this research project undertaken by the University of Waikato three schools were selected as case studies to provide information about professional development they were involved in to support them implement Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Pāngarau and how parents would like the progress and achievement of their children reported to them.
Author(s): Ngārewa Hāwera, University of Waikato
Date Published: October 2011
Category: Māori Medium
Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Te Reo Research Project
The purpose of this research project was to gather information to help inform a review and refinement of the draft Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Te Reo, and also to identify the support required for the implementation of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Te Reo and how whānau would like student progress and achievement reported to them. The project was undertaken by the University of Waikato and used a mixed method approach to collect the information.
Author(s): Margie Hōhepa, The University of Waikato
Date Published: October 2011
Category: Māori Medium
Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori: Analysis of Feedback from Readiness Workshops
The Ministry of Education held a series of readiness workshops with the Māori medium sector about the implementation of Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori. The purpose of the workshops was to provide key information to school leaders, Boards of Trustees and In-Service Teacher educators to ensure they are well prepared and have a clear understanding of what they are required to do when implementing Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori. At the workshops feedback was sought from attendees on their confidence towards implementing Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori, any challenges that existed and what further support was required. This report outlines the findings of the feedback from the Readiness Workshops.
Author(s): Kāhui Tautoko Consulting Ltd
Date Published: August 2011
Category: Māori Medium
Māori tertiary education students in 2009
This is a fact sheet in a series on Māori tertiary education students. There is an associated set of tables available on the Māori Education Statistics page here on Education Counts.
This factsheet includes gender information on Māori tertiary education students, the qualifications students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans and other important characteristics of Māori students. Also included is information on Māori employees in industry training and Gateway.
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2011
Category: Māori Medium
Te Piko o te Māhuri: Ngā āhuatanga matua o te Kura Kaupapa Māori whai angitu
Ko te tino take o te rangahau, ko te rapu he aha ngā huānga matua o te Kura Kaupapa Māori e whai angitu ana. Ko te aronga o te rangahau, ko ngā kahanga o te kura me te whakaaro tonu ki te whakatairanga i aua kahanga, ki te whakapiki hoki i ngā kahanga i runga anō i te angitu. E whakaū ana, e whakamana ana, e whakanui ana tēnei rangahau i te hiranga o ēnei kura e rima kia puta mai ko ngā mātai take mō tēnā kura, mō tēnā kura. I taketake mai ngā kitenga matua i konei.
Ko te tūmanako, mā te rangahau nei ngā kura katoa e tautoko, e whakaawe ki te whakaū ake ki tō rātou kaupapa, kia whakapaungia tonutia ngā kaha ki te whakarato i ngā akoranga mīharo nei. Ko te mutunga mai, ko te pikinga angitu ā-mātauranga, ko te whakaoratanga tonu ā-ahurea, ko te tukunga kia puawai ai ngā āhuatanga nei mō te Māori, mō te ao mātauranga o Aotearoa tonu, puta noa.
Author(s): Nuki Tākao
Date Published: September 2010
Category: Māori Medium
Te Piko o te Māhuri: The key attributes of successful Kura Kaupapa Māori
The research project examines the key attributes of successful kura and how and why the attributes contribute to kura being successful. The research adopted a strengths based approach and focused on what is working, the strengths and resilience of kura, with the intention of promoting and building on the successes. The methodology implemented a case study approach involving 5 successful kura. The report addresses the outcomes and experiences sought and valued by whānau and iwi of the respective case study kura.
Author(s): Nuki Tākao, Denis Grennell, Kate McKegg and Nan Wehipeihana
Date Published: September 2010
Category: Māori Medium
Toitū te Reo: Evaluation of Tāiki E!, Haumi E!, Toi te Kupu and Eke Panuku
This evaluative study, Toitū te Reo: Evaluation of Tāiki E!, Haumi E!, Toi te Kupu and Eke Panuku, provides a critical evaluation for the Ministry of Education of student materials used in the Māori medium sector.
Author(s): Dr Mere Skerrett & Maraea Hunia
Date Published: September 2010
Category: Māori Medium
Te piko o te māhuri, tērā te tupu o te rākau: language and literacy in marae-based programmes
This report explores the effectiveness of marae-based learning in providing language and literacy for Māori adults. It examines two marae-based programmes at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
‘Te piko o te māhuri, tērā te tupu o te rākau’ can be translated as ‘the way in which the young sapling is nurtured (bent), determines how the tree will grow’. For this research it symbolises the importance of strong learning foundations for future success in learning.
Author(s): Susan Mlcek, Ngareta Timutimu, Carl Mika, Monte Aranga, Nikora Taipeti, Te Rurehe Rangihau, Te Makarini Temara, Yvonne Shepherd, Huturini McGarvey, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
Date Published: August 2009
Released on Education Counts: 10 September 2009Category: Māori Medium
High Level Executive Summary: Quality Teaching, Research and Development Māori Medium
The focus of this summary is on the Māori Medium which involved a university team, two school based hubs (settings) of teachers with in-service teacher educator support and a provider to support on-line communication and materials development.
Author(s): Developed from research coordinators’ original reports with their agreement.
Date Published: May 2009
Released on Education Counts: August 2009Category: Māori Medium
Te Rau Awhina: - Good Practice Examples of Māori and Pasifika Private Training Establishments
This study was designed to investigate the practices of nominated Māori and Pasifika
Private Training Establishments (PTEs) in relation to teaching & learning, and
programme design & development. It also investigated for what reasons the
nominated Māori and Pasifika PTEs used the strategies they did to develop teaching
and learning. It asked what cultural elements were interwoven into their practices,
and finally, to what extent the practices of the nominated PTEs compared with those
considered in the literature to be indicators of good practice.
Author(s): Dr Jane Marshall, Kathryn Baldwin and Dr Roger Peach
Date Published: June 2008
Category: Māori Medium
Senior Secondary Students’ Achievement at Maori-Medium Schools 2004 – 2006 Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides some key statistics of Years 11 - 13 students’ achievement in NCEA1 at Maori-medium schools over the time period of 2004 – 2006. Maori-medium schools include Maori immersion schools and bilingual schools 2. Except for participation, all data are based on candidates 3.
Author(s): Haobo Wang and Claire Harkess
Date Published: October 2007
Category: Māori Medium
He tini manu reo: learning te reo Māori through tertiary education
This report examines the size and impact of the provision of te reo Māori courses through tertiary education over the period from 2001 to 2005, in order to provide an information base for considering future directions for supporting te reo Māori through tertiary education and areas for further research.
Author(s): David Earle
Date Published: April 2007
Category: Māori Medium
Achievement at Māori Immersion and Bilingual Schools
The achievement patterns of candidates involved in Māori-medium education, and whether they differ from the general population, are of interest to many groups, including school communities and policy makers.
Author(s): Siobhan Murray
Date Published: Various
Category: Māori Medium
Bilingual Education in Aotearoa/New Zealand
This report highlights some of the key findings from Professor May’s literature review that relate to Māori-medium education.
Author(s): S. May, R. Hill and S.Tiakiwai
Date Published: December 2006
Category: Māori Medium
Ngā Taumatua - Research on literacy practices and language development (Te Reo) in Years 0-1 in Māori medium classrooms
Ngā Taumatua was developed in 2002 as a 12 month professional development programme for resource teachers of Māori. A subsequent professional development programme called Ngā Taumatua Whakapakari was developed for Ngā Taumatua graduates and has been operating since 2005.
Author(s): Stuart McNaughton, Shelley MacDonald, Julia Barber, Sasha Farry and Heneira Woodard
Date Published: 2006
Category: Māori Medium
Bilingual/Immersion Education: Indicators of Good Practice
Based on a review of national and international research on bilingualism and bilingual/immersion education, this report explores effective approaches for bilingual education. While the focus was on Māori-medium education, the indicators of good practice can also be applied to other bilingual contexts in Aotearoa/New Zealand, such as Pasifika bilingual education.
Author(s): Stephen May, Richard Hill and Sarah Tiakiwai
Date Published: 2004
Category: Māori Medium
Language Acquisition Research
This research report is a compilation of papers presented at the Language Acquisition Forum held in 2003. The papers were written and presented by educationalists who have had wide experience in both research and teaching in the field of language acquisition and bilingual development. The report will provide the Ministry of Education with possible strategies to support schools and teachers who offer bilingual and immersion education, and the children and whanau who participate in these programmes.
Author(s): Research Division, Ministry of Education
Date Published: 2004
Category: Māori Medium
Māori Medium - He Kete Raraunga
Tēnā koutou kātoa
This is the home page for He Kete Raraunga which provides the education sector with information about student achievement in Māori medium primary school settings.
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
Category: Māori Medium
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