Our work - Te Kaupapa
Te Wāhanga offers research to further develop kaupapa Māori research and evaluation, professional resources for the Māori education sector (including community education) and independent information and advice including policy and practice issues in the interests of Mäori.
Evaluation
Te Wāhanga believes that evaluation work for Māori is premised by the right to exercise tino rangatiratanga over evaluative approaches that value the inherent uniqueness of Te Ao Māori.
Research
Te Wāhanga undertakes educational research in its own right, as well as for and on behalf of a variety of stakeholder organisations.
Recent Te Wāhanga research outputs
www.shiftingthinking.org
The Shifting to 21st Century Thinking project has been established by a group of researchers and thinkers within the New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
The group thinks deeply about education in the 21st century, and what needs to change. The group thinks that too many of our educational practices remain the same as 50 years ago, and wants to see a shift to 21st century ideas and practices.
It aims to explore the shift to 21st century thinking and learning by connecting theory with educational practice from the perspectives of people actually involved in the educational profession around the world. The intention is to help educators build a bridge between 20th century theories and practices, and 21st century theories and practices.
The website is a space for theory and practice to interact, for theory to inform practice, and practice to inform theory.
These are the proceedings from the Kei Tua o Te Pae hui on the challenges of kaupapa Māori research, held at Pipitea marae on 5–6 May 2011. Compiled by the NZCER Māori research team, Te Wāhanga, it includes all the presentations and panel sessions, as well as a summary of the workshop sessions. Several reflections from hui participants are also included.
