title: Māori students and issues of hybrid identity: The response of one inner-city state school

authors: Johnson, Diane

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: As a result of a more liberal national migration policy than was the case in the past, school communities in Aotearoa /New Zealand are increasingly multi-cultural, with both students and teachers coming from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In these global village environments, managers and governors strive (with varying degrees of success) to acknowledge, value and accommodate the heritage of new-migrant groups and to address the particular educational needs, interests and aspirations of the individuals within them. While it is extremely important to be inclusive of those students who are newly-arrived in the country, another imperative is, of course to protect and enhance, within an increasingly global educational perspective, the special status of indigenous Māori students, particularly those in mainstream education, as they explore and shape the hybrid identity (part indigenous / part global citizen) that will undoubtedly characterize their lives in the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some identity-building strategies which one central-city, state, single-sex secondary school has initiated to support its indigenous students. While the strategies discussed must be considered as part of an ongoing, evolutionary process, indications are that the approach adopted is having a significant impact on the personal, social and academic development of Māori students.

text: Māori students and issues of hybrid identity: The response of one inner-city state school As a result of a more liberal national migration policy than was the case in the past, school communities in Aotearoa /New Zealand are increasingly multi-cultural, with both students and teachers coming from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In these global village environments, managers and governors strive (with varying degrees of success) to acknowledge, value and accommodate the heritage of new-migrant groups and to address the particular educational needs, interests and aspirations of the individuals within them. While it is extremely important to be inclusive of those students who are newly-arrived in the country, another imperative is, of course to protect and enhance, within an increasingly global educational perspective, the special status of indigenous Māori students, particularly those in mainstream education, as they explore and shape the hybrid identity (part indigenous / part global citizen) that will undoubtedly characterize their lives in the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some identity-building strategies which one central-city, state, single-sex secondary school has initiated to support its indigenous students. While the strategies discussed must be considered as part of an ongoing, evolutionary process, indications are that the approach adopted is having a significant impact on the personal, social and academic development of Māori students.

year: 2008

title: Tikanga Tainui: Tikanga Whare Wananga

authors: Roa, Tom

subjects: Tainui protocols

abstract: This paper is a preliminary report on an ongoing research project begun in 1999. The project involves consultation with Waikato-Tainui, the tangata whenua of the Waikato region, about the construction of guidelines for University of Waikato staff (both Māori and non-Māori) who are involved in gatherings that call for adherence to Tainui protocols. Here, the emphasis is on guidelines for the conduct of pōwhiri (formal welcomes) on the University Marae.

text: Tikanga Tainui: Tikanga Whare Wananga This paper is a preliminary report on an ongoing research project begun in 1999. The project involves consultation with Waikato-Tainui, the tangata whenua of the Waikato region, about the construction of guidelines for University of Waikato staff (both Māori and non-Māori) who are involved in gatherings that call for adherence to Tainui protocols. Here, the emphasis is on guidelines for the conduct of pōwhiri (formal welcomes) on the University Marae.

year: 2005-09-01

title: Adult participation motives: empirical evidence from a workplace exercise programme

authors: Davey, Janet

subjects: marketing

abstract: The benefits of physical exercise at both an individual and societal level are well understood and well researched. Less well understood is how organizations can most effectively support adult physical activity in the workplace through programme design and promotion. This paper reports research on the motivation for adult participants' involvement in the 2007 Step It Up Challenge (SIUC), a team-based workplace activity programme. The strongest motivation for participation in SIUC related to the fitness and health benefits (extrinsic). There was also a strong significant relationship between high exercise performance and enjoyment of physical activity as an intrinsic motive. This research segmented adult exercisers according to motivational and behavioural characteristics in order to refine customer-orientated marketing strategies, especially promotion strategies. More definitive research into the interaction between motivation and promotion is essential to ensure high take up rates for and adherence to work-based activity programmes, particularly among adult employees.

text: Adult participation motives: empirical evidence from a workplace exercise programme The benefits of physical exercise at both an individual and societal level are well understood and well researched. Less well understood is how organizations can most effectively support adult physical activity in the workplace through programme design and promotion. This paper reports research on the motivation for adult participants' involvement in the 2007 Step It Up Challenge (SIUC), a team-based workplace activity programme. The strongest motivation for participation in SIUC related to the fitness and health benefits (extrinsic). There was also a strong significant relationship between high exercise performance and enjoyment of physical activity as an intrinsic motive. This research segmented adult exercisers according to motivational and behavioural characteristics in order to refine customer-orientated marketing strategies, especially promotion strategies. More definitive research into the interaction between motivation and promotion is essential to ensure high take up rates for and adherence to work-based activity programmes, particularly among adult employees.

year: 2009