Browsing Education Journal Articles by Subject "130107 Te Whāriki (Māori Early Childhood Education)"
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Ahakoa he iti: Early childhood pedagogies affirming of Māori children's rights to their culture
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-10)This paper considers the position of tamariki Māori, the indigenous children of Aotearoa (a Māori name for New Zealand), in relation to the impact of colonization on their rights, including a focus on the United Nations ... -
Fostering communities for ecological sustainability within early childhood education
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)We are now at the half-way point of the UNESCO decade for education for sustainable development, promulgated in recognition of the seriousness of the global climate crisis, and positioning educators as potential leaders ... -
Kei tua i te awe māpara : countercolonial unveiling of neoliberal discourses in Aotearoa New Zealand
(International Review of Qualitative Research, 2014)In this paper, we traverse both historical and contemporary discourses pertaining to early childhood care and education in Aotearoa New Zealand, offering a genealogical discursive analysis of assumptions of white superiority. ... -
Mā wai ngā hua? 'Participation' in early childhood in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(International Critical Childhood Policy Studies, 2009-01-01)No abstract -
Poipoia te tamaiti kia tū tangata: Identity, belonging and transition
(University of Auckland, 2010)In this paper we view infants, toddlers and young children as cultural beings and outline some implications regarding the need for educators to interrogate our individual and collective discourses pertaining to cultural ... -
Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum: Is it effective?
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-09)Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum, has received much praise since its introduction in 1996. There is, however, little research evidence about the implementation or effectiveness of the curriculum in ... -
Toi Tū Te Whenua : a study of Māori visual arts as dialogue with Papatūānuku
(University of New England, 2019)This article expands on ideas developed in Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Māori Visual Arts and Cultural Fusion. Studying Authentic Engagement (Wrightson & Heta-Lensen, 2013). In it we discussed the integrated nature of ngā toi ataata ... -
Yes, we do need evidence to show whether Te Whāriki is effective : a reply to Anne Smith’s discussion paper, “Does Te Whāriki need evidence to show it is effective?”
(2013)Te Whāriki, the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, was released in 1996. Since that time, it has been widely praised by academics and teachers in this country and beyond. Although there is much to admire in the ...