title: Culturally relevant assessment: Kaupapa Māori assessment in early childhood education

authors: Rameka, Lesley Kay

abstract: This chant according to Maori tradition is part of the dedication used at the birth of Maui-tikitiki-a-Taranga, the demigod, ancestor superhero of the Pacific. It was also sometimes used to welcome visitors on to marae, linking the visitors with the spiritual world and powers of the Maori gods, Tūmatauenga, Rongomatane and Tane Mahuta and to Hawaiki, the spiritual Maori homeland. It also provides a model of the universe that dates back thousands of years (Shirres, 1997); a model made up of two intimately connected worlds: the spiritual and the material. These worlds are closely linked with activities in the everyday material world coming under the influence of and interpenetrated by spiritual powers (Reilly, 2004a; Shirres, 1997). Consequently people are connected with the universe, with the world of spiritual powers, the world of the gods.

text: Culturally relevant assessment: Kaupapa Māori assessment in early childhood education This chant according to Maori tradition is part of the dedication used at the birth of Maui-tikitiki-a-Taranga, the demigod, ancestor superhero of the Pacific. It was also sometimes used to welcome visitors on to marae, linking the visitors with the spiritual world and powers of the Maori gods, Tūmatauenga, Rongomatane and Tane Mahuta and to Hawaiki, the spiritual Maori homeland. It also provides a model of the universe that dates back thousands of years (Shirres, 1997); a model made up of two intimately connected worlds: the spiritual and the material. These worlds are closely linked with activities in the everyday material world coming under the influence of and interpenetrated by spiritual powers (Reilly, 2004a; Shirres, 1997). Consequently people are connected with the universe, with the world of spiritual powers, the world of the gods.

year: 2013

title: Community engagement: managers’ viewpoints

authors: Hanlen, Patricia

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: Managers are invaluable for their support of fieldwork placement for social work students. This chapter examines factors that influence managers’ decision-making towards student placement provision, a role which has traditionally been overlooked in the literature. Understandings were gained from fifteen non-statutory managers gathered in a qualitative study in New Zealand. Māori and non-Māori managers were interviewed twice, with a three month interval between data gathering. Four themes of organisational, cultural, student and relational factors are considered for their influence on provision. Findings suggest the importance of student quality and their ability to make connections with local indigenous communities and reciprocity in relationships between educational institutions and social service agencies.

text: Community engagement: managers’ viewpoints Managers are invaluable for their support of fieldwork placement for social work students. This chapter examines factors that influence managers’ decision-making towards student placement provision, a role which has traditionally been overlooked in the literature. Understandings were gained from fifteen non-statutory managers gathered in a qualitative study in New Zealand. Māori and non-Māori managers were interviewed twice, with a three month interval between data gathering. Four themes of organisational, cultural, student and relational factors are considered for their influence on provision. Findings suggest the importance of student quality and their ability to make connections with local indigenous communities and reciprocity in relationships between educational institutions and social service agencies.

year: 2011

title: Can't we talk about class?: Aotearoa-New Zealand's "classless" discourse

authors: Barrett, Kyle

abstract: In Aotearoa-New Zealand (ANZ), class discourse is notably absent from mainstream socio-cultural-political narratives. The perception of an egalitarian society is challenged by its continuous promotion of neoliberal ideology, policy and practice, resulting in a fractured society. As a colonised nation, this has exacerbated poor class relations and limited social mobility. This paper examines ANZ's complex political history to better understand how working- class individuals and communities are often marginalised or made invisible within cultural, political, and social frameworks. By analysing these issues, this paper aims to lay the foundation for a broader conversation within and about ANZ's working-class communities.

text: Can't we talk about class?: Aotearoa-New Zealand's "classless" discourse In Aotearoa-New Zealand (ANZ), class discourse is notably absent from mainstream socio-cultural-political narratives. The perception of an egalitarian society is challenged by its continuous promotion of neoliberal ideology, policy and practice, resulting in a fractured society. As a colonised nation, this has exacerbated poor class relations and limited social mobility. This paper examines ANZ's complex political history to better understand how working- class individuals and communities are often marginalised or made invisible within cultural, political, and social frameworks. By analysing these issues, this paper aims to lay the foundation for a broader conversation within and about ANZ's working-class communities.

year: 2025