Māori Medium Research Projects
Whakamanahia Te Reo Māori
The New Zealand Teachers Council has embarked on a research project to investigate issues in the initial teacher education (ITE) programmes that prepare teachers for Māori medium settings in schools and early childhood education. This project originated from the Council's Māori Medium Advisory Group and aims to enhance Māori language proficiency levels of these graduates. The first report, a description of current programmes and issues, was released in December 2008.
This research report by Haemata Ltd involved an environmental scan of Māori medium ITE programmes. The report was launched by the Council with a hui of ITE educators and others with an interest in quality provision of ITE programmes for kaiako in Māori medium settings. Key findings of the research highlight a range of practices and issues around establishing and developing te reo proficiency while preparing students for teaching in Māori medium settings.
Read He Tirohanga Hōtaka research online
or download the PDF:
He Tirohanga Hōtaka - An Exploration of Issues and Influences that effect Te Reo Māori Competence of Graduates from Māori Medium ITE Programmes. (668KB pdf - opens in a new window)
The second stage of this project was the commissioning of a literature review for graduates of Māori medium ITE programmes. The report can be downloaded here:
Induction and Mentoring of Provisionally Registered Pouako
Information on the pilot programme for the induction and mentoring of Provisionally Registered pouako can be accessed in the Induction of Provisionally Registered Teachers section of the site.
Ngā Paearu mō Ngā Pouako Kua Rēhitatia
Information on Ngā Paearu mō Ngā Pouako Kua Rēhitatia can be found in the overall project page, the Review of the Satisfactory Teacher Dimensions.
Kura Kaupapa Māori Telephone Survey
In 2006, the Council conducted a telephone survey of Tumuaki of a sample of Kura Kauapapa Māori to investigate issues relating to registration of pouako. The results have been published as a Council occasional paper.