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…

Author(s): Kāhui Tautoko Consulting Limited.

Date Published: August 2011

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…

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: May 2011

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…

Author(s): Nuki Tākao

Date Published: September 2010

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,…

Author(s): Nuki Tākao, Denis Grennell, Kate McKegg and Nan Wehipeihana, Māreikura Limited.

Date Published: September 2010

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

The Ministry of Education has identified the need to further explore the use of Virtual Learning Environments particularly in the context of te reo Māori and kaupapa Māori education. This literature review was sought to provide further understanding for the…

Author(s): Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai and Hans Tiakiwai, Kiore Enterprises Limited. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: March 2010

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…

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

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

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…

Author(s): Dr Jane Marshall, Kathryn Baldwin and Dr Roger Peach, Research and Knowedge Services, New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

Date Published: June 2008

This report summarises the changes in schooling practice in a group of remote rural schools, with a combined roll of approximately 120 students constituting the Wairoa West Cluster, as the result of the short term appointment of a Schools’ Director.…

Author(s): Dr R. Gorinski & C. Fraser

Date Published: October 2007

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…

Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: April 2007

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, Ministry of Education

Date Published: Various

A series of fact sheets on Māori in tertiary education. They present data on the participation, retention and progression of Māori students in tertiary education, by qualification level.…

Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting and Māori Tertiary Education, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: Last Updated: March 2007

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. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: December 2006

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, Research, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: 2006

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…

Author(s): Stephen May, Richard Hill and Sarah Tiakiwai, University of Waikato. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: 2004

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…

Author(s): Research Division, Ministry of Education

Date Published: 2004

This project was undertaken as a partnership between researchers of the Māori Educational Research Institute (MERI) in the School of Education at the University of Waikato and the research whānau of the Specialist Education Services Poutama Pounamu Research and Development…

Author(s): R. Bishop; M. Berryman, T. Glynn & C. Richardson

Date Published: 2001

Te Toi Huarewa looks at effective teaching and learning strategies, and effective teaching materials for improving the reading and writing in te reo Māori of students aged five to nine in Māori-medium education. The main purpose of the project was…

Author(s): R. Bishop, M. Berryman and C. Richardson. Report for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: 2001