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This paper examines the vision and intent of New Zealand’s Māori education policy, Ka Hikitia, and its implications on the daily lives of Māori students in New Zealand’s education system. Extensive information on the secondary school experiences of rangatahi Māori (youth) have been gathered—originally in 2001 and at the end of 2015, through Kia Eke Panuku: Building on Success (Kia Eke Panuku: Building on Success is a secondary school reform initiative that is fully funded by the Ministry of Education, however, this paper represents the view of the authors and is not necessarily the view of the Ministry). Based on the messages from these two points in time, the paper concludes that the promises of Ka Hikitia are yet to be fully realised. If we, as educators, are to leave a legacy of more Māori students fashioning and leading our future, the need for the system to step up still remains.
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Kia Eke Panuku: Building on Success is a secondary school reform initiative that is fully funded by the Ministry of Education, however, this paper represents the view of the authors and is not necessarily the view of the Ministry.
Te Kotahitanga (Unity of Purpose) is an iterative school reform initiative that emphasised the crucial importance of culturally responsive and relational pedagogies if Māori students were to engage with learning. Student experiences are reported in Culture speaks: Cultural Relationships and classroom learning (Bishop and Berryman 2006).
Te Kauhua is a project that supports school-based action research projects aimed at helping schools and whānau work together in ways to improve education for Māori.
Te Mana—ki te Taumata (Get there with learning) is a national information campaign launched earlier in 2016 to raise expectations of Māori achievement.
This information, with fuller details of the process followed and discussions undertaken, can be found on the Kia Eke Panuku website: http://kep.org.nz/student-voice/about-the-themes.
This information, with fuller details on the nomination and confirmation process are provided on the Kia Eke Panuku website: http://kep.org.nz/student-voice/about-the-themes.
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the official secondary school qualification in New Zealand.
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Berryman, M., Eley, E. Succeeding as Māori: Māori Students’ Views on Our Stepping Up to the Ka Hikitia Challenge. NZ J Educ Stud 52, 93–107 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-017-0076-1
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