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      Policy for Maori: values, assumptions and closing the gap

      Levy, Michelle Patricia
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      Levy, M. (1999). Policy for Maori: values, assumptions and closing the gap. In Robertson, N. (Ed). Māori and psychology: Research and practice. Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Māori & Psychology Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Thursday 26th August 1999 (pp.7-15). Hamilton, New Zealand: Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/875
      Abstract
      This paper looks at the issue of what it is about the way in which policy is developed which

      influences whether or not policy meets the needs of Maori. To do this I will focus on one component

      of policy making; the role of the values and assumptions of policy makers. Assumptions about the

      nature of policy making and the way in which policy can be used to maintain and modify norms and

      standards, determine values and define problems are briefly investigated. These issues are

      highlighted using the Code of Family and Social Responsibility as an example of the way in which

      dominant cultural value bases and assumptions have influenced the way in which policy issues are

      framed and presented. The paper concludes by asking why the consideration of the values of policy

      makers is important for Maori and how can I, as a Maori policy analyst working within the

      Government policy making sector, contribute to the development of policy which is based on Maori

      assumptions, realities, values and world views.
      Date
      1999
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      Conference Contribution
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      Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato
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