Urban Intergenerational Kāinga Innovations (UIKI)
March 17, 2023
Marae Ora, Kāinga Ora (MOKO)
March 17, 2023
This study explores the notion of the Māori Modern Learning Environment (MMLE), and explores how this ‘space’ is understood and utilised by Maori teachers, students and whanau of the two Māori-medium pathways, and within the wider English-medium primary school context. This pūrākau (case-study style project) takes a strengths-based approach, and is based on the experiences, pedagogies and the potential of Te Akā Pūkaea, Newton Central School.
This pūrākau takes a strengths-based approach, and is based on the experiences, pedagogies and the potential of Te Akā Pūkaea, Newton Central School.
Goal/Vision/Mission::
1. To provide an in-depth pūrākau (case-study) of Te Akā Pūkaea as a MMLE that facilitates dual Māori-medium pathways.
2. To develop success indicators of a MMLE in relation to Māori-medium education, including key Māori pedagogies that enhance Māori language and educational development for all learners (in both pathways).
3. To better understand Māori concepts of ‘space’, and the way this is practiced in a MMLE context, and its impact in the wider English-medium school (spatial bi-culturalism).
Our Research Team:
Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan
(Waikato, Te Ahiwaru, Ngāti Mahuta)
is a senior kaupapa Māori researcher. Formerly the inaugural Director of Ngā Wai a te Tūī Māori and Indigenous Research Centre, Unitec, Jenny has led several large community centred research projects. Currently she is also a Trustee of Te Ahiwaru Trust and Te Motu o Hiaroa Charitable Trust.
Dr Jo Mane
(Ngāpuhi)
is a senior kaupapa Māori researcher. As part of a community-led initiative, Jo was integral in the establishment of tribal radio in Ngapuhi. Her Masters study documented a history of the radio station Tautoko FM and her doctoral thesis studied ‘The Impact of Māori Language Broadcasting on Māori Language Survival’.
Ruia Aperahama
(Ngāti Pikiahu, Ngāti Waewae, Ngāti Tūtemohuta, Tūrangitūkua, Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, Ngāti Whātua)
is an award-winning singer, songwriter and illustrator, respected for his deep knowledge of te reo and mātauranga Māori. He is also an experienced teacher and school-based researcher of Te Aka Pukaea, Newton Central Primary School.
Joanne Gallagher
(Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngai Takoto, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara)
brings her strong sense of manaaki and organisational skills to her work as Executive Assistant (EA) and project administration. Jo is passionate about her people, her whänau, iwi and hapü, she is the chairperson for her local Kōhanga Reo.
Key Partners:
Newton Central School
Funders:
New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) as coordinators of the Teaching & Learning Research Initiative (TLRI)
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