These reports document the effectiveness of marae and community-based mātauranga Māori programmes provided through community education in the Taranaki region. They highlight ways which marae-based learning environments contributed to Taranaki Māori aspirations.
The findings are likely to have wider application and be relevant not only within the Taranaki region, but for teaching and learning for Māori based adult education environments around the country.
Download the report:
Full report | Tahia te marae, Tahia te wānanga – Marae and Māori community-based adult learning (PDF, 1.2Mb)
Summary report | Tahia te marae, Tahia te wānanga, Māori community-based adult learning (PDF, 1.2Mb)
Background:
A project, completed in 2011, that aimed to to investigate how mātauranga Māori adult community courses delivered in Māori settings (on marae and in other Māori community environments) contribute to addressing community aspirations for the development of Taranaki Māori cultural practices, and regional cohesion.
A collaboration involving Te Kupenga Mātauranga o Taranaki, Te Ataarangi, Massey University, Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, Te Wananga o Raukawa and the Ministry of Education.
Reports prepared by Te Kupenga Mātauranga o Taranaki.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa National Project Fund (NPF)