Education

The contributions of Maori knowledge to an indigenous psychology; Implications for psychology, education, research and practice

Education

Practitioner wisdom is an undervalued source of knowledge, particularly that of practitioners working successfully with Māori in uniquely Māori ways. In the field of psychology, there are some who have successfully married clinical psychology and mātauranga Māori to realise successful outcomes for those Māori clients they serve. In this study, we will work with these practitioners to learn from their wisdom and to inform the training of clinical psychologists across the seven professional training programmes in New Zealand.

The Science of Language: Examining the linguistic structure of te reo Maōri

Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori
Education
Professor Angus Macfarlane
University of Canterbury

Intern: Hana Skerrett-White

Supervisor: Professor Angus Hikairo Macfarlane

University of Canterbury

 

PDF icon Examining the linguistic structure of te reo Maōri Internship Report 2016-17

Te Pā o Rākaihautū – Wetekia kia rere: Kaitiakitanga and decolonising methodologies

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Education
Professor Angus Macfarlane
University of Canterbury

This proposed research will undertake a co-generative process with our community and collaborating researchers to scope and develop specific research questions that would form the basis of individual applications to three funding bodies. However, our meetings to date have broader research questions that have been discussed so far include:

Choices and Connections for Māori Youth on the Margins

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Education

The human capital theory holds that education is a form of investment in that the individuals who are consumers of education acquire skills and knowledge that can be converted into work and income in the post-school years. but it is not a level playing field, many would argue. Some of the so-called 'toughest kids' come from very difficult home situations. Inconsistent housing, absentee parent(s), lack of resources, and violence are only a few examples of what some of these students have to face every day.

Te Pū o te Rākau: The pedagogy of pūrākau

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Education
Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan
University of Waikato

What is the pedagogy of pūrākau, and how does it operate as an Indigenous story work approach to advance kaupapa Māori research and innovative contributions to broader research and pedagogical processes within Aotearoa?

Given this is a scoping proposal, the following questions are pertinent to the investigation of the above research question:

What is the theory, methodology, and pedagogy of pūrākau? How was it used in traditional Māori society, and how is it utilised today?

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