title: Supervision of Maori doctoral students: A descriptive report

authors: McKinley, Elizabeth

subjects: Maori education

abstract: This report follows up a previous paper that outlined the goals and plans of a research project that focused on both theoretical and cultural questions regarding the supervisory process for Māori doctoral students (McKinley, Grant, Middleton, Irwin, & Williams, 2007). The major goal of the project is to enhance understanding of the teaching and learning process of supervision for students and supervisors, particularly around issues of culture that arise in research methodologies and practices. This paper reports on the completed project by providing further operational background, design features, the nature of the student and supervisor samples and a summary of interview findings. The results show that there are indeed distinctive issues arising within the supervision of Māori doctoral students. Some of these are to do with both pleasures and challenges found in the supervision relationship, while others relate to the kinds of projects the students undertake. Many projects for example, push at the disciplinary boundaries of Western knowledge and are often rooted in a political desire to enhance the everyday lives of Māori. Yet others are connected to identity formation processes that concern many Māori during their years as doctoral students. A central message for supervisors from this work is that the supervision of Māori doctoral students may require unfamiliar forms of engagement but that these are likely to be deeply rewarding in many different ways.

text: Supervision of Maori doctoral students: A descriptive report This report follows up a previous paper that outlined the goals and plans of a research project that focused on both theoretical and cultural questions regarding the supervisory process for Māori doctoral students (McKinley, Grant, Middleton, Irwin, & Williams, 2007). The major goal of the project is to enhance understanding of the teaching and learning process of supervision for students and supervisors, particularly around issues of culture that arise in research methodologies and practices. This paper reports on the completed project by providing further operational background, design features, the nature of the student and supervisor samples and a summary of interview findings. The results show that there are indeed distinctive issues arising within the supervision of Māori doctoral students. Some of these are to do with both pleasures and challenges found in the supervision relationship, while others relate to the kinds of projects the students undertake. Many projects for example, push at the disciplinary boundaries of Western knowledge and are often rooted in a political desire to enhance the everyday lives of Māori. Yet others are connected to identity formation processes that concern many Māori during their years as doctoral students. A central message for supervisors from this work is that the supervision of Māori doctoral students may require unfamiliar forms of engagement but that these are likely to be deeply rewarding in many different ways.

year: 2009

title: Ngaa tongikura o te Kiingitanga - He tongi takapou nui, he kura takapou roa

authors: Paki, Nga wai hono i te po

subjects: Tongikura

abstract: Mai anoo, mai anoo i te waa o ngoo taatou tuupuna, ko te iere o te reo, ko te tangi o te kupu te waka kawe i ngaa whakaaro me ngaa kare aa-roto o oo taatou tuupuna. Inaa hoki raa te hoohonu o te whakaaro me te huhua o ngaa kura huna kua rarau ki ngaa kupu tuku iho o oo taatou tuupuna. I roto i a maatou, o Tainui waka, o Waikato iwi, o te Kiingitanga, ko ngaa tongikura te ritenga.

Kei teenei tuhinga te whakamaaramatanga, te whakamahukitanga o teenei taonga te tongikura. Ahakoa, inaa raa ngaa tini tongikura o te Kiingitanga kua tongikuratia ko taa teenei tuhinga whakapae he tuuhura i ngaa kura huna e whakapaetia nei, he oranga kei roto i ngaa tongikura hei painga moo te tangata. Noo te orokohanganga mai o te Kiingitanga tatuu iho raa ki teenei rangi tonu kei ngeenei tongikura ngaa kupu taurangi, ngaa tohutohu nui aa te raangai upoko ariki o te Kiingitanga ki ngaa iwi. I roto i te whakapaparanga o te Kiingitanga kua kitea taatou i te nui o te whakamahinga o ngaa tongikura hei aarahi, hei takitaki i a taatou a Tainui waka, i a Tainui tangata.

Kua haoria ake raa ko ngeetehi kohinga tongikura hei whewheratanga maaku i roto i teenei tuhinga e kite ai taatou i te mauri ora o ngaa tongikura ki roto i te iwi o Waikato, ki roto anoo hoki i ngaa iwi o te Kiingitanga. E haangai mai ana ngeenei tongikura ki te ora o te iwi, e purutia ana hoki hei kura waananga maa ngaa reanga whakatupuranga o te inamata, ki te anamata. Tiikina ake raa ko te kupu wairua, kia tuu te tongikura, ko te aakinga te mea nui, tau ki runga ki teenei tuhikura. Haere, tomokia mai te whare tongikura, he tongi takapou kura, he kura takapou roa.

text: Ngaa tongikura o te Kiingitanga - He tongi takapou nui, he kura takapou roa Mai anoo, mai anoo i te waa o ngoo taatou tuupuna, ko te iere o te reo, ko te tangi o te kupu te waka kawe i ngaa whakaaro me ngaa kare aa-roto o oo taatou tuupuna. Inaa hoki raa te hoohonu o te whakaaro me te huhua o ngaa kura huna kua rarau ki ngaa kupu tuku iho o oo taatou tuupuna. I roto i a maatou, o Tainui waka, o Waikato iwi, o te Kiingitanga, ko ngaa tongikura te ritenga.

Kei teenei tuhinga te whakamaaramatanga, te whakamahukitanga o teenei taonga te tongikura. Ahakoa, inaa raa ngaa tini tongikura o te Kiingitanga kua tongikuratia ko taa teenei tuhinga whakapae he tuuhura i ngaa kura huna e whakapaetia nei, he oranga kei roto i ngaa tongikura hei painga moo te tangata. Noo te orokohanganga mai o te Kiingitanga tatuu iho raa ki teenei rangi tonu kei ngeenei tongikura ngaa kupu taurangi, ngaa tohutohu nui aa te raangai upoko ariki o te Kiingitanga ki ngaa iwi. I roto i te whakapaparanga o te Kiingitanga kua kitea taatou i te nui o te whakamahinga o ngaa tongikura hei aarahi, hei takitaki i a taatou a Tainui waka, i a Tainui tangata.

Kua haoria ake raa ko ngeetehi kohinga tongikura hei whewheratanga maaku i roto i teenei tuhinga e kite ai taatou i te mauri ora o ngaa tongikura ki roto i te iwi o Waikato, ki roto anoo hoki i ngaa iwi o te Kiingitanga. E haangai mai ana ngeenei tongikura ki te ora o te iwi, e purutia ana hoki hei kura waananga maa ngaa reanga whakatupuranga o te inamata, ki te anamata. Tiikina ake raa ko te kupu wairua, kia tuu te tongikura, ko te aakinga te mea nui, tau ki runga ki teenei tuhikura. Haere, tomokia mai te whare tongikura, he tongi takapou kura, he kura takapou roa.

year: 2022

title: Family supportive organization perceptions and employee outcomes: the mediating effects of life satisfaction

authors: Haar, Jarrod M.

subjects: family supportive organization perceptions

abstract: Social exchange theory was used to understand employee perceptions of organizational support for work-family issues in this study of 373 employees from 40 New Zealand firms. These perceptions of family support were found to positively influence job and life satisfaction, and negatively influence turnover intentions and job burnout. Consequently, there is strong support for firms supporting work-family issues leading employees to reciprocate with superior outcomes. In addition, the mediating effects of life satisfaction were explored, as there have been calls to test the effects of existing relationships outside the workplace. While life satisfaction was not found to fully mediate any attitude, it did partially mediate all outcomes. Similarly, life satisfaction was also a significant predictor of all outcomes. This indicates that the role of firms in providing a supportive work-family climate is important and can consistently contribute to employee outcomes. Furthermore, the role of non-work attitudes is also important to acknowledge, and highlights the need to explore non-work aspects as potential mediators of work outcomes in social exchange relationships.

text: Family supportive organization perceptions and employee outcomes: the mediating effects of life satisfaction Social exchange theory was used to understand employee perceptions of organizational support for work-family issues in this study of 373 employees from 40 New Zealand firms. These perceptions of family support were found to positively influence job and life satisfaction, and negatively influence turnover intentions and job burnout. Consequently, there is strong support for firms supporting work-family issues leading employees to reciprocate with superior outcomes. In addition, the mediating effects of life satisfaction were explored, as there have been calls to test the effects of existing relationships outside the workplace. While life satisfaction was not found to fully mediate any attitude, it did partially mediate all outcomes. Similarly, life satisfaction was also a significant predictor of all outcomes. This indicates that the role of firms in providing a supportive work-family climate is important and can consistently contribute to employee outcomes. Furthermore, the role of non-work attitudes is also important to acknowledge, and highlights the need to explore non-work aspects as potential mediators of work outcomes in social exchange relationships.

year: 2010