Teaching the mana model—A Māori framework for reconceptualising student success and thriving

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This article explores how schools and educators can create learning environments that foster the innate mana of students. Mana is a concept that comes from a Māori worldview and refers to a person’s sense of authority, influence, self-efficacy, purpose, pride, and belonging. The Mana Model contends that student thinking, behaviour, and wellbeing are motivated by the desire to achieve a sense of mana. The Mana Model explains how student connectedness, belonging to place, cultural identity, academic efficacy, and willingness to develop diverse academic, cross-cultural, social, and psychological competences are crucial foundations for learning and should be central to learning environments, teaching pedagogy, and practice.

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Webber, M. (2024). Teaching the mana model—a Māori framework for reconceptualising student success and thriving. Set: Research Information for Teachers, 1, 2–11. https://doi.org/10.18296/set.1545
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