Find out more about the research projects funded in the 2022 AARIA round.
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Developing Te Tiriti e-learning modules
The project seeks to develop Te Tiriti e-learning modules, comprising five segments (introduction, why was the Treaty written, what does it say, what went wrong and the Treaty today) covering distinct aspects.
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Ako Mai Me: The adult dyslexic learner journey and experience
This research will help educators to know more about the experiences of learners with dyslexia, ensure educators are better informed about how to teach learners with dyslexia, and provide learners with dyslexia access to stories about the experiences of others like them.
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Le Niu Project – Strengthening and supporting Pacific education pathways and communities
The project aimed to empower and uplift Pacific communities, particularly those in underserved areas, by fostering community engagement, partnership, and education support.
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Rauemi tohatoha – Māori research engagement resources
This project, linked to Matiu Julian’s "Tū Te Ngana Hau – Breath of Endeavour," aims to define successful engagement with remote Māori communities. It involves creating resources for researchers and Māori communities to promote inclusive practices.
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Building Phenomenal Educators as a Pacific Community of Learning Experience
The project aims to investigate the effects of implementing the Kato Toolkit for Professional Learning and Development (PLD) on educators' knowledge and practices, as well as its influence on outcomes for Pacific learners.
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Beyond tuakana teina | Exploring Māori vocational pathways
This project investigated how a tuākana-tēina model of trade training can provide better learning outcomes and greater success for Māori learners in the construction industry.
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Digital Skills Framework
This research was conducted in early 2023 to scope a digital skills framework for Aotearoa New Zealand. The research explored what is currently taking place in this country, with some international examples.
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Engaging construction apprentices in the online environment
This project aims to comprehensively investigate the online learning experience, focusing on understanding the influence of technology, barriers, and facilitators to digital learning, the correlation between low literacy/numeracy skills and digital literacy, and proposing enhancements for a digital environment to optimize support for workplace learning.
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Tapatoru Digital Professional Learning and Development Tool
This collaborative project aims to create a digital tool, in partnership with Education Technology Limited and The Tarn Group, providing personalised Professional Learning Development (PLD) pathways for educators with a focus on Māori and Pacific cultural capabilities, utilising Tapatoru content on the Pathways Awarua platform.