This report explores the effectiveness of an online mentoring space combining kaupapa Māori and peer mentoring principles to provide culturally relevant support for Māori students in distance learning.
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Tuakana-teina e-Belonging (PDF, 1.5Mb)
Background:
A project completed in 2013 by Caroline Rawlings and Karaitiana Wilson from The Open Polytechnic to investigate an online mentoring space that uses the principles of kaupapa Māori alongside the principles of peer mentoring to develop culturally relevant support that not only meets the students learning needs, but their cultural needs as well.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)