Project Details

A one-year project, completed in 2009, to collect a suite of on-line audio-visual resources for the provision of academic and learning support for Māori post-graduate students. A collaboration of Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington and Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Aims: 

The main aims of the project were to:

  • develop a portal for the provision of academic and learning support for Māori doctoral students
  • provide audio-visual information on the doctoral process, administration, writing a thesis, methodology, ethics, and the effective use of technology
  • identify additional resources for expansion of the portal which could enhance its capacity to support Māori doctoral students
  • promote the portal and the resources through a weekly panui to Māori staff and students.

Methodology: 

The project methodology involved:

  • a collaborative approach between three tertiary institutions
  • drawing upon interview-based research techniques to identify areas for expansion of the portal
  • seeking feedback from staff and students in order to produce a suite of resources which responds closely to the learning support needs of Māori doctoral students.

Team

massey university

Dr Te Kani Kingi

Massey University
victoria university

Meegan Hall

Victoria University of Wellington
Te Wananga o Raukawa

Dr Helen Taiaroa

Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Status

Completed

Funding

$24,089.00 (excl GST)

$24,089.00 National Project Fund

Key Findings

The key findings from the project included:

  • Resources on Te Hononga Mātauranga, the Māori Post-Graduate Research Portal, are indexed under the following categories: Initial Stages, Ethics, Research, Literature Reviewing and Cataloguing, Writing, Experiences, Te Reo Māori, Māori Development and Research Funding.
  • Te Hononga Mātauranga is an ongoing collaboration between the three tertiary institutions: Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington and Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
  • The managed by the staff of Te Mata o Te Tau, The Academy for Māori Research and Scholarship, at Massey University in Wellington.

Key Recommendations

The key recommendation from the project was:

Resource Portal open to all Māori post-graduate students | This Resource Portal provides support and information for Māori post-graduate students. It is hosted by Massey University, but is open to all Māori students. The Portal contains a suite of audiovisual information on Māori research, ethics, administration, writing, and the effective use of support technology. The portal will be updated regularly by the MAI-Central Coordinator. We welcome feedback on what information would be useful to you.

The project is supported by AKO Aotearoa and is part of a collaboration between Massey University, Te Wananga o Raukawa, and Victoria University.

Tool

Te Hononga Mātauranga: Māori Post-Graduate Research Portal

On-line audio-visual resources for the provision of academic and learning support for Māori post-graduate students. 

A resource developed by Te Kani Kingi, Meegan Hall and Helen Taiaroa.

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