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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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)