Honouring Māori subjectivities within early childhood education in Aotearoa
Ritchie, Jenny
Date
2008Citation:
Ritchie, J. (2008). Honouring Māori subjectivities within early childhood education in Aotearoa. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(3), 202-210.Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/1475Abstract
For the past decade educators working within early childhood services in Aotearoa have been challenged to deliver a curriculum that requires inclusive representation of Māori, the indigenous people, their language and culture. This article reflects on some responses to the challenge of this ‘bicultural’ curriculum, drawing upon research which has sought to identify some pathways which are enabling and honouring of this indigenous representation.