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MĀori Caucus EVENTS 2009

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Doerr, Neriko. (2009). Meaningful Inconsistencies. Bicultural Nationhood, the Free Market and Schooling in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Berghahn Books: USA

Review

Neriko Musha Doerr provides an interesting discussion of bilingualism, the Treaty of Waitangi, te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, and neo liberal reforms in education in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Drawing on her doctoral thesis, the author shows a respect for diverse subjectivities as she critiques the value of the liberal reforms in education. A disappointing feature of the book is the poor editing in places. Nevertheless, the spelling errors, omitted articles, and incorrect references do not distract the reader from the cultural and political critique contained within the ten chapters of the volume.

Neriko’s text is an interesting read for educators, educationalists, spin doctors, and policy makers; indigenous Māori and Kuki Airini Māori, Niue, and Tokelau; Tongan, Samoan, Fijian, Tuvalu, New Guinea, Papua, Solomon Island, Vanuatu, amongst other Pasifika intellectuals and researchers.

Dr Mere Kēpa, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, School of Population Health, Tamaki Campus, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland

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Ajit K. Mohanty, Minati Panda, Robert Phillipson, & Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (Eds.) (2009). Multilingual Education for Social Justice: Globalising the Local. Website: http://uri.fi/EO/

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas,Robert Phillipson, Ajit K. Mohanty & Minati Panda (Eds.) (2009). Social Justice through Multilingual Education. Website: http://tiny.cc/6eRkp.

Skutnabb-Kangas, T. and Dunbar, R. (In press). Indigenous Children’s Education as Linguistic Genocide and a Crime Against Humanity? A Global View. (Guovdageaidnu/ Kautokeino: Gáldu, Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, www.galdu.org). See http://www.tove-skutnabb-kangas.org/en/most_recent_books.html

Research activity

Elsworth, E. (2009) Discovering ako: Promoting reciprocal learning about research through student/tutor mentoring relationships. New Zealand College of Early Childhood Education

This paper reports on the baseline findings of a mentoring project designed to promote a research culture within a New Zealand teacher education programme for early childhood students. Questionnaires provided qualitative and quantitative data to establish a measure of students’ research literacy skills, and the use of research, by tutors and students in their teaching practices. A measure of the students’ ability to understand, analyse, apply and evaluate research was also established. The Maori concept of ako, which recognizes the value of a reciprocal teaching/learning relationship, underpins this mentoring project.

» Download Discovering Ako report (PDF, 214KB)

A mentoring project was made possible through a grant given by Ako Aotearoa, a Ministry of Education initiative for promoting innovative approaches in tertiary education. Acknowledgement is also given to the mentor for this project, Dr Alex Gunn, University of Canterbury.

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Jenkins, H. (2009). He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata? What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people. Is Wananga approach simply a revival of traditional pedagogical techniques? National Maori Student Conference, 8-11 October 2009, Puketeraki Marae, Karitane, Dunedin.

Jenkins, H. (2009). Revitalising, Retelling, Reconscientizating and Relearning is this the Wananga Way? NZARE Conference, Rotorua, 31 Nov – 4 Dec 2009.

Jenkins, H. (2009). Te Korowai Akonga: A catalyst for change in Teacher education at Te  Wananga o Aotearoa. MAI Review, 2009, 1, 4. Auckland University, Auckland.

International Conference

Jenkins, H. (2009). Wananga Teacher education: Is it a viable option? AERA conference, Hyatt Manchester, 9-14 April 2009, San Diego.California, USA.