Maori Education

History pre colonial Education – then

Language Waiata’s Meetings

Underachievement – Problems Solutions

Kohanga Reo Whakatauki

MaraeWhare wananga

Treaty

History pre colonial•Maori were seen as uncivilized by missionaries

•Had a well instituted tradition of knowledge, learning and teaching which was integral to their culture

•Had their own educational system

•No written language, was visual e.g. carvings

•For example, they had a place to go (whare wananga) where the elders hand down knowledge and tradition orally OR through their waiata

LANGUAGE• Kohanga reo centers established for

preservation of maori language – starting from little ones

• Permeates New Zealand society• Recognised as a language for all of society –

Maori Language week• Maori language as a subject in schools

DIVERSITY(PASIFIKA AND MAORI)

• Need to understand cultural capital which pertains to these ethnic groups for effective teaching

• SES• Low decile schools – pasifika and maori students mostly found

in these schools• Need to assimilate to dominant culture• Underachievement – Solutions? Literacy a problem,

Educationalists of pasifika and maori origins• Empathy• Government has made scholarships available• Hatti (2003) argues that evidence shows that the problem is

teacher ineffectiveness.• Resource availability