Relational based practices for strengthening cultural connectedness for Māori learners in trades training, agriculture and the polytechnic sector.
These reports detail a project to drive systems-level change to improve the educational experience and outcomes for Māori learners. It explores the impact of Culturally Responsive Professional Learning and Development (CRPLD) for educators on Māori learning success.
The Hūtia Te Punga reports provide research insights from three very different tertiary programmes. It highlights both challenges faced by educators and examples of best practice. If offers recommendations for education providers and workplaces as to how the learning environments and completion rates of Māori in vocational education could be improved.
The accompanying workshop guide helps educators think more deeply about their own work and experiences. What can you learn that will enable you to more effectively ensure the success of Māori tauira as Māori?
Resource download:
Full report | Hūtia Te Punga (PDF, 5Mb)
Summary report | Hūtia Te Punga (PDF, 5Mb)
Hūtia Te Punga – Workshop guide (PDF, 300Kb)
Supporting videos:
Four tutors talk about what Culturally Responsive Teaching looks like at Telford.
Janine from Otago Polytechnic talks about Māori student success from a leadership perspective and some of the strategies that they have implemented.
Background:
This project, completed in 2019, was a two year collaborative partnership with Ako Aotearoa, Te Tapuae o Rehua, Otago Polytechnic, the Building and Construction ITO and Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre.
The focus of the research project was to better understand the needs of the ITP and ITO sectors by scoping and probing different learning contexts, and making recommendations as to how outcomes for Māori learners in vocational education could be improved.
Research report prepared by Dr Porsha London, Dr Sonja Macfarlane, Sharon Armstrong, Dr Eruera Tarena, Dr Wayne Duncan, Claire McIntyre, Dr Joe Kuntz, Janine Kapa, Vai Punivai, Piripi Prendergast, Melany Tainui and Brett Fleming.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)