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Looking back to look forward: Māori cultural values and the impact on career

  • Lynette Reid
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Abstract

The career stories of 22 Māori in this study expressed the dynamic cultural contexts in which career processes have been enacted. A new typology of cultural career identities was developed focusing on diversity among Māori on issues pertaining to what being Māori means to them and the subsequent influence on participants’ career stories. The three types presented in this study provide a template from which to begin discussions on the intersection between culture and career.

Keywords

Indigenous Culture Career 

Résumé. Regarder dans le passé pour envisager l’avenir: les valeurs culturelles Maori et l’impact sur la carrière

Les histoires de carrière de 22 Maoris dans cette étude manifestent les contextes culturels dynamiques dans lesquels les processus de carrière jouent un rôle. Une nouvelle typologie des identités culturelles de carrière a été développée en se concentrant sur la diversité parmi les Maoris sur les questions relatives à ce qu’être Maoris signifie pour eux et l’influence ultérieure sur les histoires de carrière des participants. La typologie présentée dans cette étude fournit un modèle à partir duquel commencer les discussions sur l’intersection entre la culture et la carrière.

Zusammenfassung. Zurück blicken, um nach vorne zu schauen: Kulturelle Werte der Maori und die Auswirkungen auf die Laufbahn

Die Laufbahn-Geschichten von 22 Māori in dieser Studie zeigen den dynamischen kulturellen Kontext, in denen berufliche Prozesse gelebt worden sind. Eine neue Typologie von kulturellen beruflichen Identitäten wurde entwickelt, die sich auf die Diversität unter Māori fokussiert im Bezug darauf, was es für sie bedeutet, Māori zu sein sowie betreffend deren resultierendem Einfluss auf die Laufbahn-Geschichten der Studienteilnehmer. Die Typologie, die in dieser Studie präsentierten wird, bietet eine Vorlage, von der aus Diskussionen über die Überlappung zwischen Kultur und Laufbahn beginnen können.

Resumen. Mirando atrás para mirar hacia adelante: Valores culturales de los Maoríes y su impacto sobre la carrera profesional

Las trayectorias o historias profesionales de 22 Maoríes que participaron en este estudio pusieron de manifiesto los contextos culturales dinámicos en los que se han llevado a cabo los procesos de la carrera. Se desarrolló una nueva tipología de identidades profesionales culturales centrándose en la diversidad existente entre Maoríes en relación a lo que significa para ellos ser Maorí y cómo influye esto en sus historias / trayectorias profesionales. Esta tipología presentada en este estudio proporciona un modelo a partir del cual se puede debatir sobre la intersección entre cultura y carrera.

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  1. 1.AUT UniversityAucklandNew Zealand

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