Maori and Indigenous Development

This course will examine Maori and Indigenous development. Students will explore both historical and contemporary developments and the factors which have affected Maori and Indigenous engagement with globalisation. For example the course will look at areas such as economic development, education and health, amongst others.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from HIST, MAOR, SOWK, or TREO, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST262, HIST379

Matauraka Maori

This course is taught bilingually: in te reo Maori and English. It will critically examine Matauraka Maori: Maori ways of knowing and engaging with the environment in traditional and contemporary contexts as a means of developing a Kaupapa Maori based curriculum. Maori knowledge systems are valued and central to curriculum development. Students will also compare and contrast other indigenous epistemologies as frameworks for curriculum development in educational settings. The emphasis will be on Ngai Tahu contexts and content.

15 points

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Saili Matagi - 'Seeking the winds of change in Pasifika Education'

This course will support Early Childhood and Primary pre-service teachers to understand key historical, socio-economic and cultural contexts/events from a range of perspectives that have informed Pasifika community experiences in Aotearoa. Pre-service teachers will identify, and critically examine, contextual factors, professional practices and pedagogical approaches required to raise the engagement and achievement/learning outcomes of Pasifika students, families and communities. To that end, this course will enable student engagement with Pasifika community leaders (and other experts) to help students contextualise their development of quality teaching practices for Pasifika learners. It will also require students to apply various Pasifika theoretical and research lens to their application of the Standards for the Teaching Profession (Our Code/Our Standards) and Tapasa (2018). Pre-service teachers will, ultimately, be supported to consider the important role they must play to support ‘Saili Matagi’, the ‘winds of change’, needed for the success of Pasifika learners in New Zealand centres and schools.

15 points

30 points from 100 level AKOE, AKOM or AKOP