Browsing by Supervisor "Mika, Carl Te Hira"
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A discursive analysis of Maori in sexual and reproductive health policy
(University of Waikato, 2011)No abstract provided -
He Māori, He Turi, He Turi, He Māori. Advancing the aspirations of Māori Deaf with their indigenous Connections: A case study
(University of Waikato, 2012)Indigenous peoples consider their connection to whenua (land), whakapapa (genealogy), te reo (language) and tikanga (cultural values) to be an integral part of their worldview (Mead, 2003 & Barlow, 1991). The identity ... -
Holistic Education: A Vision for 21st Century New Zealand Primary School Classrooms
(University of Waikato, 2014)In today’s world, teachers in New Zealand primary schools struggle to meet the requirements of an over-full curriculum and pressure from politicians to raise student achievement. Despite a curriculum document that speaks ... -
How Maori have been affected through the notion and practice of schooling: A theoretical analysis
(University of Waikato, 2012)Education has always been associated according to the public with a necessary function to equip individuals to fit into society when they reach adulthood. The fact that it functions with efficiency is attributed in part ... -
How prepared are Pākehā tertiary teachers to teach Māori students? Teachers’ own perceptions of their preparedness
(University of Waikato, 2014)In the past three decades New Zealand has seen an increasing government commitment to realising the promises of both equality and tino rangatiratanga embedded in the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. There is acknowledgement ... -
Indigenous knowledges in health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand and Saskatchewan Canada: A comparative study
(The University of Waikato, 2018)For more than two decades, components of Māori knowledges in the form of Māori words and concepts have been part of health policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health policy that engages Māori words and concepts resonates with ... -
Māori Cultural Identity and Education
(University of Waikato, 2013)Underachievement of Māori students in mainstream schools has been a major topic of discussion by politicians and educational researchers in recent years. Research has shown that a secure cultural identity can enhance a ... -
'No-body' is my friend: Cultural considerations of young children's 'imaginary companions'
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The variegated relationships young children may have during their early childhood education (ECE) years have long been of interest to theorists and teachers alike. Relationships, and understandings of companionship, can ... -
Rangatahi and complex entanglements of sexuality, sexuality education and secondary school: A material-discursive exploration
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This research is an exploration with rangatahi (young Māori), of complex materially-discursive webs of sexuality education, sexuality, and secondary school education in Aotearoa. These research areas have commonly produced ... -
Re-presenting Māori and Indigenous understandings of Being: Deconstructing the notion of mental illness
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis examines metaphysics in order to re-present Māori and indigenous understandings of Being and deconstruct the notion of mental illness. A holistic understanding of Being is crucial to Māori and indigenous ... -
'Seeing' play through the virtual looking glass: A metaphysical laboratory for de-framing and re-framing play for ECE
(The University of Waikato, 2021)In this thesis I address the ambiguous nature of play by interrogating alternative ways of ‘seeing’ play beyond what I assert to be its contemporary Enframed state. I argue that to gain alternative insight into the basic ...
