Ako Aotearoa

This report identifies key tutor practices, in relation to delivery of content, student engagement, bicultural approach and cultural awareness, that correlate to successful outcomes for Māori students.

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Tutor Practices that Increase Completion for Māori PTE Students (PDF, 1.4Mb)

Background:

A project completed in 2011, undertaken by Workforce Development, that aimed to identify key tutor practices for successful Māori outcomes, in particular for ‘second-chance’ students in a Private Training Establishment (PTE) environment.

Report prepared by Anne Greenhalgh, Sue Walker, Kare Tipa-Rogers and Rebecca Hunter.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)

This report details a study to examine how to support Māori learners by bringing together well-known concepts of Māori culture to teach essay writing skills.

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Using cultural concepts to teach aspects of academic writing (PDF, 400Kb)

Background:

A project, completed in 2018, to explore how the concept of “pōwhiri” can be used to help students to better prepare and construct essays and contribute to enhanced teaching and learning.

The familiar process of discussion within a hui (meeting) were used to connect the concept of pōwhiri (a ritualised ceremony of engagement) with the academic skill of writing, positioning Māori knowledge and experience as a central tenet.

A collaboration of University of Auckland and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

Report prepared by Tepora Pukepuke and Professor Te Kani Kingi.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)

This report, and accompanying quick-reference poster, introduce ten interwoven strategies that contribute to the success of a “wrap-around training package” for Māori youth.

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Poster | Huakina te tatou o te whare – Opening up the doors to the house (PDF, 900Kb)

Report | The Successes of a Wrap-around Training Programme Transitioning Māori Youth into Employment (PDF, 2.9Mb)

Background:

A project completed in 2018, undertaken by Kiwi Can Do, to identify the strategies of their vocational training and work experience programmes which are contributing to their success in moving young Māori from unemployment into the workplace and helping them to stay in employment.

Resource and report prepared by Cath Fraser.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)

This report documents the collaboration creation, and evaluation of a qualification – Te Taumata Raukura – that aims to offer ākonga-centred, hands-on learning with both general and specific career knowledge.

The qualification was localised for the Waiariki region and features context-rich delivery model that utilises the collective strengths of the collaborative partners, in this case, the Ngāti Pikiao collective, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre.

The findings may be of use to other organisations looking to create a collaborative, localised programme or qualification.

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Ngā Ringa Raupā o Pikiao: Waiariki Agricultural Collaboration (PDF, 2Mb)

Background:

A project, completed in 2015, to enhance the participation and success of Māori learners in agricultural training programmes.

A collaboration of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre and Ngāti Pikiao collective, a collective of three Māori land trusts – Tautara Matawhaura, Pukahukiwi and Waerenga.

Report prepared by Neville King, Rangimarie Hunia and Leah Fitzpatrick.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)

This report documents the implementation and evaluation of the Te Whakapuāwai programme at the University of Otago in 2014 and 2015.

The programme aimed to identify the impact of a strengths-plus-evidence-informed intervention on academic outcomes and student experience for Māori Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) students.

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Weaving our worlds (PDF, 3Mb)

Background:

A project, completed in 2016, to implement and evaluate a programme set up to support the academic achievement of students enrolled in Māori Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) studies at the University of Otago.

In particular, the focus was on investigating impacts on students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, lower decile schools and those with educational gaps in science subject attainment.

Report prepared by Zoë Bristowe, Joanne Baxter, Sarona Fruean and Anna Latu.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)

These reports present a case study on the practices and processes at Te Wānanga o Raukawa, exploring the support offered to reo Māori learners and speakers as they transition into and out of tertiary institutions.

They include a set of recommendations for tertiary education organisations (TEOs) to assist them to consider how they contribute to whānau reo Māori aspirations, alongside tools for whānau to assist in decision making about tertiary study in relation to their aspirations for te reo Māori.

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Full report | Ka Whānau Mai Te Reo: Kei Tua o Te Kura (PDF, 700Kb)

Summary report | Ka Whānau Mai Te Reo: Kei Tua o Te Kura (PDF, 200Kb)

Background:

A four-year project, completed in 2017, to explore whānau experiences of reo Māori education in tertiary settings, with a specific focus on Te Wānanga o Raukawa and the research question: How well prepared is the tertiary sector to support whānau Māori language aspirations?

A collaboration between Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Wāhanga New Zealand Council of Educational Research (NZCER).

Reports prepared by Debbie Broughton, Jessica Hutchings, and Nicola Bright.

Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)