title: Not so scholarly but certainly on-message: the leadership BES and its significant silences

authors: Thrupp, Martin

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: This article suggests that the Leadership BES is intended to provide the intellectual underpinning for the Ministry of Education's preferred model of school leadership in New Zealand. Nevertheless, the instrumental 'what works' approach taken by the BES represents only a constrained and conservative research agenda which leaves out structural and political perspectives on school leadership. A number of points drawn from the introductory and main chapters of the BES are used to illustrate the problem. The article concludes by noting topics and authors which would have provided balance if included in the BES.

text: Not so scholarly but certainly on-message: the leadership BES and its significant silences This article suggests that the Leadership BES is intended to provide the intellectual underpinning for the Ministry of Education's preferred model of school leadership in New Zealand. Nevertheless, the instrumental 'what works' approach taken by the BES represents only a constrained and conservative research agenda which leaves out structural and political perspectives on school leadership. A number of points drawn from the introductory and main chapters of the BES are used to illustrate the problem. The article concludes by noting topics and authors which would have provided balance if included in the BES.

year: 2010

title: Out of the pan and into the fire: Precariousness among women and children escaping domestic violence

authors: Robertson, Neville

abstract: Domestic violence can leave women in a precarious position in regards to basic needs such as health, housing and income. It can make their participation in education, social and community life extremely marginal and seriously undermine their ability to parent in the way that they would like. Women in certain tight-knit communities may be ostracised if they speak out about the violence as they get blamed for bringing shame on to the community. Drawing on information collected over a number of studies, we discuss the myriad ways in which women resist violence and attempt to keep themselves and their children safe. We outline the strategic decisions women make in the face of precarious circumstances and reveal the various ways so-called helping agencies too often fail to help. Of particular concern is the way certain state agencies act in oppressive and controlling ways, in effect holding women responsible for the violence visited upon them and their children and requiring women to jump through the hoops to prove themselves as worthy. We offer our thoughts on what is needed to support of women and their children that will enable them to flourish.

text: Out of the pan and into the fire: Precariousness among women and children escaping domestic violence Domestic violence can leave women in a precarious position in regards to basic needs such as health, housing and income. It can make their participation in education, social and community life extremely marginal and seriously undermine their ability to parent in the way that they would like. Women in certain tight-knit communities may be ostracised if they speak out about the violence as they get blamed for bringing shame on to the community. Drawing on information collected over a number of studies, we discuss the myriad ways in which women resist violence and attempt to keep themselves and their children safe. We outline the strategic decisions women make in the face of precarious circumstances and reveal the various ways so-called helping agencies too often fail to help. Of particular concern is the way certain state agencies act in oppressive and controlling ways, in effect holding women responsible for the violence visited upon them and their children and requiring women to jump through the hoops to prove themselves as worthy. We offer our thoughts on what is needed to support of women and their children that will enable them to flourish.

year: 2017

title: Toi Tuku Iho: An exploration of oranga and mana motuhake through toi

authors: Waititi, Kahurangi Rora

subjects: Toi tuku iho

abstract: This research examines how mahi toi as process, theory, and output can contribute to oranga and mana motuhake for whānau, hapū, and iwi which is explored through the tribal storytelling practices of Te Whānau a Apanui. In this thesis, I argue that kōrero tuku iho is the umbilical link to our ancestors that sustains us with teachings; cultivating a richness and depth of self and connection through story. I demonstrate that the vehicles of sharing are as varied as the stories themselves and are known as “toi” or our creative expressions of kōrero tuku iho. 
The key focus of this thesis is to reveal how toi can be used to decolonise and re-indigenise research methodologies and facilitate transformation through praxis. Iwi storytellers were interviewed, sharing that within our toi practices lie a myriad of ways to challenge colonial structures and ideologies, ground us in tīpuna knowledge systems, and provide a space to innovate solutions to the challenges of te ao hurihuri (a changing world). The kaikōrero provided a collective and relational lens that fostered the development of a Toi Tuku Iho methodology. This was processed through a creative output that I created of a digital story that was filmed to reveal how knowledge through stories can become taonga tuku iho. A Toi Tuku Iho methodology is proffered to understand the complex processes of iwi storytelling and reveal the relationality between innovation and what this thesis refers to as the tipuna continuum.
Themes explored in the thesis are an ecosystem of learning through people, place, story, whakapapa and time; how iwi oranga is viewed and contributed to by toi; and how mana motuhake is embraced and enacted through kōrero tuku iho. Furthermore, the application of kaupapa Māori creative practices to this research expands the academic confines of knowledge production to include Indigenous stories and toi. The thesis demonstrates that the research process, potential products, and outcomes, are transformed by using these practices.  Storyscapes, timescapes, landscapes and generations past and future merge together, in this research, to facilitate dreams and aspirations for future generations. The collapsing of timescapes is explored through audio-visual digital storytelling, a medium known to manoeuvre time to enhance a story. I seek to amplify the power of tribal storytelling through toi to transform the spaces we occupy both within and outside of our iwi. Mahi toi ignites our creative selves to dream and can activate a belief to explore beyond what we know. I argue that Toi Tuku Iho has the potential to engage communities, on their own terms, in their own ways and for their own means.

text: Toi Tuku Iho: An exploration of oranga and mana motuhake through toi This research examines how mahi toi as process, theory, and output can contribute to oranga and mana motuhake for whānau, hapū, and iwi which is explored through the tribal storytelling practices of Te Whānau a Apanui. In this thesis, I argue that kōrero tuku iho is the umbilical link to our ancestors that sustains us with teachings; cultivating a richness and depth of self and connection through story. I demonstrate that the vehicles of sharing are as varied as the stories themselves and are known as “toi” or our creative expressions of kōrero tuku iho. 
The key focus of this thesis is to reveal how toi can be used to decolonise and re-indigenise research methodologies and facilitate transformation through praxis. Iwi storytellers were interviewed, sharing that within our toi practices lie a myriad of ways to challenge colonial structures and ideologies, ground us in tīpuna knowledge systems, and provide a space to innovate solutions to the challenges of te ao hurihuri (a changing world). The kaikōrero provided a collective and relational lens that fostered the development of a Toi Tuku Iho methodology. This was processed through a creative output that I created of a digital story that was filmed to reveal how knowledge through stories can become taonga tuku iho. A Toi Tuku Iho methodology is proffered to understand the complex processes of iwi storytelling and reveal the relationality between innovation and what this thesis refers to as the tipuna continuum.
Themes explored in the thesis are an ecosystem of learning through people, place, story, whakapapa and time; how iwi oranga is viewed and contributed to by toi; and how mana motuhake is embraced and enacted through kōrero tuku iho. Furthermore, the application of kaupapa Māori creative practices to this research expands the academic confines of knowledge production to include Indigenous stories and toi. The thesis demonstrates that the research process, potential products, and outcomes, are transformed by using these practices.  Storyscapes, timescapes, landscapes and generations past and future merge together, in this research, to facilitate dreams and aspirations for future generations. The collapsing of timescapes is explored through audio-visual digital storytelling, a medium known to manoeuvre time to enhance a story. I seek to amplify the power of tribal storytelling through toi to transform the spaces we occupy both within and outside of our iwi. Mahi toi ignites our creative selves to dream and can activate a belief to explore beyond what we know. I argue that Toi Tuku Iho has the potential to engage communities, on their own terms, in their own ways and for their own means.

year: 2023