title: The experiences, perceptions and expectations of teachers, students and parents of the Community High School Model in Solomon Islands: A Case Study

authors: Memua, James

subjects: Community High School

abstract: This study considers students’ educational needs in the Solomon Islands’ education system. In particular it explores the experiences, perceptions and expectations of teachers, students and parents of the Community High School model. While research has been done on some educational aspects of Community High Schools, none has been carried out amongst the teachers, students and parents. We therefore know very little about their experiences, perceptions and expectations of the Community High Schools in Solomon Islands. 
Research data were gathered using qualitative case study methods. Specifically, interviews were conducted with four teachers, three students, three parents and four Education Officers. The teachers and students were from an urban Community High School, and the parents had children enrolled at the school. Data gathered were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. The data gathering was conducted in the Solomon Islands in May 2010. 
The key findings revealed that a number of social justice issues impacted on the majority of students in Community High Schools. They include improved access to secondary education, unbalanced curriculum, teacher-centred teaching and learning practices, poor preparation of students for the future, limited resources, democratic school leadership practice, a mutual school community partnership and a strong School committee. Other key findings which related to the future aspiration encompass more Rural Training Centres, expansion of tertiary education, and inappropriate education policies in general. This study also found that while there is advocacy for Community High Schools to be more responsive to the needs of the majority of students, many of which are rural children, this is not happening. Moreover, while the participants preferred to contextualize school practice to cater for all students however current educational policy does not allow this to happen.

text: The experiences, perceptions and expectations of teachers, students and parents of the Community High School Model in Solomon Islands: A Case Study This study considers students’ educational needs in the Solomon Islands’ education system. In particular it explores the experiences, perceptions and expectations of teachers, students and parents of the Community High School model. While research has been done on some educational aspects of Community High Schools, none has been carried out amongst the teachers, students and parents. We therefore know very little about their experiences, perceptions and expectations of the Community High Schools in Solomon Islands. 
Research data were gathered using qualitative case study methods. Specifically, interviews were conducted with four teachers, three students, three parents and four Education Officers. The teachers and students were from an urban Community High School, and the parents had children enrolled at the school. Data gathered were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. The data gathering was conducted in the Solomon Islands in May 2010. 
The key findings revealed that a number of social justice issues impacted on the majority of students in Community High Schools. They include improved access to secondary education, unbalanced curriculum, teacher-centred teaching and learning practices, poor preparation of students for the future, limited resources, democratic school leadership practice, a mutual school community partnership and a strong School committee. Other key findings which related to the future aspiration encompass more Rural Training Centres, expansion of tertiary education, and inappropriate education policies in general. This study also found that while there is advocacy for Community High Schools to be more responsive to the needs of the majority of students, many of which are rural children, this is not happening. Moreover, while the participants preferred to contextualize school practice to cater for all students however current educational policy does not allow this to happen.

year: 2011

title: HfG-Archiv Ulm Online. De la realidad exclusiva a la virtualidad inclusiva

authors: Short, Carolina

subjects: Archive

abstract: The Archive of the School of Ulm (hfg-Archiv Ulm) began operating in 1987 by a group of alumni that, after the closure of the School (hfg - Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm), saw the necessity to preserve the material concerning the projects produced during its operation between 1953 and 1968. It was founded as a public institution, sponsored by the Municipality of Ulm. Between 1999 and 2001 a project that would bring visibility and dissemination to the Archive was developed by creating a website. Its function was to bring towards a massive audience what was the hfg-Ulm, its influences, its legacy, and what happened today in connection with the history of the school and its protagonists.

text: HfG-Archiv Ulm Online. De la realidad exclusiva a la virtualidad inclusiva The Archive of the School of Ulm (hfg-Archiv Ulm) began operating in 1987 by a group of alumni that, after the closure of the School (hfg - Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm), saw the necessity to preserve the material concerning the projects produced during its operation between 1953 and 1968. It was founded as a public institution, sponsored by the Municipality of Ulm. Between 1999 and 2001 a project that would bring visibility and dissemination to the Archive was developed by creating a website. Its function was to bring towards a massive audience what was the hfg-Ulm, its influences, its legacy, and what happened today in connection with the history of the school and its protagonists.

year: 2016

title: Ngā tai e rere nei i waho o Mauao

authors: Ngahuia, Dixon

subjects: Waiata Māori

abstract: "I te ao o ngā tūpuna he maha ngā kaupapa o taua wā i mau ki rō waiata, e whakaata mai ana i ngā kōrero-ā-iwi, ngā taukumekume i waenganui Māori, Pākehā, i waenganui hoki i ngā Māori anō. Nā wai hoki ka puta mai ngā herenga ki waenganui i tēnā iwi, i tēnā hapū, ka whakahoahoa tēnā iwi ki tēnā, te mutunga mai ka whānau ake ngā rōpū hou hei wānanga i ngā kaupapa i manawapātia. I pērā anō hoki ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana, ka huri atu ki tēnei iwi, ki tēnā hei huarahi tautoko āwhina mai i aua kaupapa nei. Ko ngā pupurihanga o ēnei taonga tuku iho e whakaahua mai ana i ngā kaupapa i waenganui i te ao Māori i aua wā, mō te iwi, mō te tangata kotahi rānei. Mā ēnei hoki kitea atu ai tā rātou titiro ki te ao i aua wā. 

He whiringa kōrero tēnei pepa mō tētehi waiata a Ngāi-TeRangi e whakamōhio ake ana i tētehi taukumekume i waenganui i a rāua ko Ngāti Kahungunu. Ka kitea i roto i ngā kōrero ka puta ngā huarahi whakapā atu ai ki tēnā iwi, hapū i waenganui, i waho atu rānei o Ngāi-TeRangi hei āwhina mai i te pupuri mana. Arā anō hoki te whakanui i ēnei momo waiata, ōna mana me te mātauranga Māori e pupū ake ana i konei. 

The waiata of our tūpuna Māori (Māori ancestors) capture in verse many issues and topics that were of significance at the time they were composed. They provide us with snapshots of iwi histories, including accounts of battles between Māori and Pākehā and between Māori and Māori. They tell us of alliances formed and reformed between tribes and hapū and of the reasons for these alliances. We see how the alignment and realignment of kin loyalties related to the issues of the day. Tauranga Moana iwi were not immune to such activities: tribal loyalties were chameleon-like, many alliances being pursued in relation to common interests. The ‘oral mapping’ of these local narratives that we find in waiata provides an illustration of topics relevant to individuals and to iwi: personal and collective statements about the ‘order’ of their day. They provide us with an insight into our ancestors’ ‘ways of seeing the world’. Above all, they are fundamental to the illustration and preservation of Māori knowledge. 
 
This paper presents an analysis of a Ngāi-TeRangi waiata tangi (lament) which relates to activities linking the iwi in a political stance against Ngāti Kahungunu. What is demonstrated is the intricate network of iwi and hapū involvement, within and without Ngāi-TeRangi, in the quest for honour. What is also demonstrated is the importance of waiata as significant literary achievements, as oral treasures."

text: Ngā tai e rere nei i waho o Mauao "I te ao o ngā tūpuna he maha ngā kaupapa o taua wā i mau ki rō waiata, e whakaata mai ana i ngā kōrero-ā-iwi, ngā taukumekume i waenganui Māori, Pākehā, i waenganui hoki i ngā Māori anō. Nā wai hoki ka puta mai ngā herenga ki waenganui i tēnā iwi, i tēnā hapū, ka whakahoahoa tēnā iwi ki tēnā, te mutunga mai ka whānau ake ngā rōpū hou hei wānanga i ngā kaupapa i manawapātia. I pērā anō hoki ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana, ka huri atu ki tēnei iwi, ki tēnā hei huarahi tautoko āwhina mai i aua kaupapa nei. Ko ngā pupurihanga o ēnei taonga tuku iho e whakaahua mai ana i ngā kaupapa i waenganui i te ao Māori i aua wā, mō te iwi, mō te tangata kotahi rānei. Mā ēnei hoki kitea atu ai tā rātou titiro ki te ao i aua wā. 

He whiringa kōrero tēnei pepa mō tētehi waiata a Ngāi-TeRangi e whakamōhio ake ana i tētehi taukumekume i waenganui i a rāua ko Ngāti Kahungunu. Ka kitea i roto i ngā kōrero ka puta ngā huarahi whakapā atu ai ki tēnā iwi, hapū i waenganui, i waho atu rānei o Ngāi-TeRangi hei āwhina mai i te pupuri mana. Arā anō hoki te whakanui i ēnei momo waiata, ōna mana me te mātauranga Māori e pupū ake ana i konei. 

The waiata of our tūpuna Māori (Māori ancestors) capture in verse many issues and topics that were of significance at the time they were composed. They provide us with snapshots of iwi histories, including accounts of battles between Māori and Pākehā and between Māori and Māori. They tell us of alliances formed and reformed between tribes and hapū and of the reasons for these alliances. We see how the alignment and realignment of kin loyalties related to the issues of the day. Tauranga Moana iwi were not immune to such activities: tribal loyalties were chameleon-like, many alliances being pursued in relation to common interests. The ‘oral mapping’ of these local narratives that we find in waiata provides an illustration of topics relevant to individuals and to iwi: personal and collective statements about the ‘order’ of their day. They provide us with an insight into our ancestors’ ‘ways of seeing the world’. Above all, they are fundamental to the illustration and preservation of Māori knowledge. 
 
This paper presents an analysis of a Ngāi-TeRangi waiata tangi (lament) which relates to activities linking the iwi in a political stance against Ngāti Kahungunu. What is demonstrated is the intricate network of iwi and hapū involvement, within and without Ngāi-TeRangi, in the quest for honour. What is also demonstrated is the importance of waiata as significant literary achievements, as oral treasures."

year: 2002-09