Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori is a programme funded by Te Tāhuhu o Te Mātauranga (Te Tāhuhu) to develop teacher competency in te reo Māori (specifically pronunciation and use of te reo Māori), tikanga Māori and improved understanding of…

Author(s): Prepared for the Ministry of Education by Te Paetawhiti Ltd & Associates (Roxanne Smith, Colin Hemana Bennett, Dr Shane Edwards, Kirimatao Paipa & Miromiro Kelly)

Date Published: October 2020

The Retention pilot programme for Māori medium beginning teachers Initiative, was established under Budget 2013. Six providers were contracted to design and implement new induction and mentoring initiatives that support the retention of beginning teachers in Māori medium schools through…

Author(s): Prepared by Nan Wehipeihana, Kirimatao Paipa and Roxanne Smith for Research Evaluation Consultancy Limited - a member of the Kinnect Group

Date Published: July 2019

This report analyses the impact of Te Kotahitanga Phase 5 on Māori student achievement and wellbeing and explores the design and implementation features that enabled such accelerated improvement. It has implications for policy makers, teachers, middle and senior leaders, principals,…

Author(s): Adrienne Alton-Lee, PhD, Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) Programme, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: August 2015

The main aim of the research project Te Puni Rumaki was to gather information about practices and strategies that successfully prepare and retain Māori-medium initial teacher education students so that they are well equipped to teach in Māori-medium contexts. It…

Author(s): Margie Hōhepa, Ngārewa Hāwera, Karaitiana Tamatea & Sharyn Heaton. Report Commissioned by the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2014

The Whānau Advisory Group (WAG) initiative aspires to foster quality engagement between schools and their Māori communities in order to improve Māori student achievement.This report examines the impact of the Whānau Advisory Group initiative in fostering quality engagement between schools…

Author(s): Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated.

Date Published: April 2014

This report details the bicultural approach of the He Kākano evaluation, methodology, data analysis, key findings, strengths and weaknesses and recommendations for future school leadership professional learning programmes intending to promote educational outcomes for Māori student success as Māori.…

Author(s): Anne Hynds, Luanna Meyer, Wally Penetito, Robin Averill, Rawiri Hindle, Marama Taiwhati and Flaviu Hodis with Susan Faircloth, Jessie Hetherington Centre for Educational Research, Victoria University of Wellington.

Date Published: January 2014

This introduction examines the broad issues underpinning these two papers. The global context of education for Indigenous peoples is described, followed by the local context in Aotearoa New Zealand for Māori-medium education. The project scope and methodology for the present…

Author(s): Katoa Limited. Report Commissioned for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: November 2012

Māori-medium education has grown in response to the desire to revitalise and regenerate te reo Māori.…

Author(s): Ministry of Education

Date Published: July 2012

This literature review aims to create an evidence-based foundation for supporting the development of effective and innovative practices that can contribute to quality teaching and learning.…

Author(s): Haemata Limited, Report for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: July 2012

In 2007, Victoria University was contracted by the Ministry to produce an external evaluation of the effectiveness of Te Kotahitanga. It is the first external evaluation of Te Kotahitanga. This summary report outlines the key findings of the evaluation of…

Author(s): Luanna Meyer, Wally Penetito, Anne Hynds, Catherine Savage, Rawiri Hindle, and Christine Sleeter. Report for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: August 2010

In 2007, Victoria University was contracted by the Ministry to produce an external evaluation of the effectiveness of Te Kotahitanga. It is the first external evaluation of Te Kotahitanga. This is the full technical report of the evaluation of Te…

Author(s): Luanna Meyer, Wally Penetito, Anne Hynds, Catherine Savage, Rawiri Hindle, and Christine Sleeter. Report for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: August 2010

Hangaia te mātāpuna o te mōhio can mean to build the precious gift of knowledge or to build the well-spring of learning. It symbolises the experience of Māori adults as they re-enter education to develop their literacy, language and numeracy.…

Author(s): Professor Stephen May, Waikato University

Date Published: August 2009

This report explores success in literacy and language learning for Māori adults. It captures the perspectives of Māori tutors and students who were or undertaking, or considering, tertiary education at introductory, foundation or certificate level.…

Author(s): Hera White, Tania Oxenham, Marion Tahana, Kim Williams and Kimi Matthews, Waikato Institute of Technology

Date Published: August 2009

This report examines the sustainability of professional development following the completion of an intensive course in literacy acquisition by teachers of Year One students and their literacy leaders in seven schools. The research on which it is based had two…

Author(s): Helen S. Timperley and Joy Wiseman

Date Published: 2003

The Quality Teaching Research and Development Project (QTR&D) was funded by the Ministry of Education. The exploratory project was developed collaboratively between the ministry, university academics, research facilitators, schools, teachers, students and their communities.…

Author(s): Developed from research coordinators’ original reports with their agreement.

Date Published: May 2009

This report revisits and updates Te whai i nga taumata atakura – supporting Māori achievement in bachelors degrees. In this report, we look in greater detail at the link between NCEA results and Māori success in first-year bachelors degree study.…

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

Date Published: June 2008

This report evaluates the in-school facilitation component of two projects, Te Kauhua and Te Kotahitanga.…

Author(s): Rawiri Hindle, Meri Marshall, Joanna Higgins and Sandi Tait-McCutcheon

Date Published: October 2007

This study looks at what matters for the success of first-time Māori students studying towards bachelors degrees. The purpose of this study is to build understanding about how to increase the number of Māori attaining bachelors degrees or higher.…

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

Date Published: June 2007

This is the homepage for the Te Kōtahitanga publication series. The project sought to investigate how to improve the educational achievement of Māori students in mainstream secondary school classrooms, by talking with Māori students and other participants in their education.…

Author(s): Russell Bishop, Mere Berryman, Janice Wearmouth, M. Peter, Sandra Clapham, Tom Cavanagh Lani Teddy, Alison Powell, Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai and Cath Richardson

Date Published: Various Years

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): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting and Māori Tertiary Education, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: Last Updated: March 2007