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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"Whānau"”.
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Carers of elderly whānau their invisible voices
The kaupapa of my research is about Māori whānau carers and the related notion of caring. I moved away from the care recipients’ health issues, accessing government and agency services and the negative impact of caring on the carer. Instead, I focus on exploring the deeper layers of my carers’ …
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Te kawa whakauru ora: Transformative pathways to flourishing whānau
… to us. There is a wealth of research about whānau wellbeing. However, it is difficult to discern how it directly benefits whānau. Furthermore, deficit approaches to whānau wellbeing research publicise negative stereotypes that are alienating for Māori and detrimental to our flourishing. Te …
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Whānau Pakari: a multi-disciplinary intervention for children and adolescents with weight issues
… incorporating a randomised clinical trial. Whānau Pakari means “healthy, self-assured families that are fully active”. The programme specifically targeted those over-represented in obesity statistics, namely Māori and those from most deprived households in the region, thereby addressing …
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Whakahikita te taitamariki, whakahikita te whānau: The relational vitality of Māori youth in familial contexts
… that speaks into this space, exploring the ways whānau (extended family) utilise whanaungatanga (whānau practices and relationships that foster belonging) and how this contributes to diverse forms of taitamariki vitality. Here, I present the analyses from 12 photo-elicitation interviews with …
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The impact of childhood homelessness in Aotearoa’s education spaces: Educators’ ever-expanding roles with children and whānau
… that children aged 6–16 years and their whānau (families) must engage with. The 2023 Aotearoa census found that 319 of every 10,000 children under the age of 15 years were living with severe housing deprivation (homelessness). Therefore, it is likely that educators in primary and …
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Manaaki whenua. Manaaki tangata: Care for the land, care for the people: Leading critical school reform with mana whenua and whānau Māori
… stories, with the voices of mana whenua and whānau Māori, identified the importance of school leaders developing critical levels of consciousness, through authentic, bidirectional relationships with Māori communities. These relationships enabled the principals to understand the authentic …
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Repositioning within indigenous discourses of transformation and self-determination
… of research case studies initiated by a research-whānau. It explores the thinking, experiences and reflections of this research-whānau, as they worked to enhance the educational achievement of Māori students. Authorship of the thesis was undertaken by me (Mere Berryman). However, the methodology …
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Reaching across difference
There are growing numbers of trans and non-binary whānau accessing perinatal healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). International literature shows that their perinatal healthcare needs, including their lactation and chestfeeding/breastfeeding information, care and support needs, are not well …
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Te pā harakeke: Educational success and kōhanga reo
… success by examining multi-generational whānau (family) views of educational success in kōhanga reo. It also explores the contributions of kōhanga reo to the educational success of whānau. The study explored the lived experiences and views of educational success across five whānau …
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Te pā tūwatawata: Te reo i te kāinga
… ngā rangahau mō te reo Māori i te kāinga ki ngā whānau o Tūwharetoa. He toronga anō hoki ki tētahi huarahi hei whakatō iho anō i te reo Māori ki roto i ngā pātū o te kāinga, arā, ki roto i te whānau.
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How Māori precariat whānau navigate social services : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand
… resulted in the need for advocates to support whānau to navigate services and access their entitlements for support. To understand such issues, it is useful to consider the concept of the ‘precariat’ or emerging social class of people who often find themselves rotating between insecure …
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Adults and children engaging with ePortfolios in an early childhood education setting
… known about how they could impact on parent and whānau engagement with their children’s learning; teachers’ formative assessment practices; how they contribute to children’s learning journeys and indeed how children could use ePortfolios. This study located in Aotearoa New Zealand investigated …
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Tū te turuturu nō Hine-te-iwaiwa: Mana wahine geographies of birth in Aotearoa New Zealand
… to marginalise and isolate Māori women and their whānau (family group) during their maternity experiences. Importantly, this research highlights the possibilities of reclaiming and reconfiguring mana wahine in both theory and practice. In doing so, I conceptualise new geographies that account for, …
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Ko wai tō ingoa? The transformative potential of Māori names
… Māori. In particular, the thesis reveals how whānau naming practices endure and are important for whānau identity and belonging. A Kaupapa Māori theoretical approach is used to highlight the mana of our ingoa tangata within te ao Māori (the Māori world). I analyse the experiences of six …
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Māori women and gambling: Every day is a war day!
… that Māori women gamblers and their partner/whānau members and gambling service providers have been little studied previously. These goals translated into the following specific aims: 1) to study how Māori women problem gamblers, their partner or whānau members and key informants perceived …
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Whare Kōhungahunga Māori, teitei ka eke: “High quality” early learning for tamariki-mokopuna Māori
… analysis are the methods used to examine whānau perspectives of high-quality early learning for tamariki-mokopuna Māori. The early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki (Ministry of Education, 2017a) and Te Tauākī Kaupapa (the philosophy statement, TTK) are explored as critical documents that …
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Getting insight into the wellbeing needs of Māori youth : perspectives of students attending alternative education : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
… of wellbeing needs for rangatahi Māori, in their whānau (family), school and personal life, after they have navigated mainstream education and are placed within AE environments. Findings demonstrate the importance of rangatahi Māori feeling connected in their relationships and with their …
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Te Mana Motuhake o Ngāi Tamarāwaho and the challenges of education. Whakapūmautia te tangata i tōna ake mana
… language. The intergenerational struggles of the whānau (families) of Ngāi Tamarāwaho, to engage with an imposed system of western education, are related through the narratives of hapū whānau (sub-tribal families) and from archival records. These stories demonstrate that educational failure was …
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Understanding and optimising access to heart healthcare for rural Māori communities
… Peoples, semi-structured interviews with rural whānau Māori and healthcare providers in Te Tai Tokerau Northland, a quantitative analysis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction outcomes by ethnicity and across the rural-urban spectrum AoNZ, and a synthesis of findings using the Te Tiriti o …
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