University of Canterbury Home
    • Admin
    UC Research Repository
    UC Library
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    1. UC Home
    2. Library
    3. UC Research Repository
    4. College of Education, Health and Human Development
    5. Education, Health and Human Development: Theses and Dissertations
    6. View Item
    1. UC Home
    2.  > 
    3. Library
    4.  > 
    5. UC Research Repository
    6.  > 
    7. College of Education, Health and Human Development
    8.  > 
    9. Education, Health and Human Development: Theses and Dissertations
    10.  > 
    11. View Item

    Whānau engagement in education. (2014)

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    thesis_fulltext.pdf (2.202Mb)
    Hall_Use_of_thesis_form.pdf (50.87Kb)
    Type of Content
    Theses / Dissertations
    UC Permalink
    http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9369
    http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/9424
    Thesis Discipline
    Health Sciences
    Degree Name
    Master of Science
    Publisher
    University of Canterbury. School of Health Sciences
    Collections
    • Education, Health and Human Development: Theses and Dissertations [804]
    Authors
    Hall, Neresa Anneshow all
    Abstract

    The aim of this research was to explore the mechanisms involved for engaging Māori whānau in their child’s education during a key transitional period. This objective was achieved through conducting semi-structured interviews with five Māori parents of year nine and ten students from two suburban high schools in Christchurch, New Zealand. Through framing the research within kaupapa Māori methodology and employing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, four superordinate themes were identified: Rangatiratanga (advocacy, leadership and commitment); Kotahitanga (working together with whānau); Whanaungatanga (maintaining connections with whānau); and Manaakitanga (caring for Māori students’ learning and potential). These findings closely align with a Māori worldview (Ritchie, 1992), and Macfarlane’s educultural wheel (2004). They have the potential to inform school policy and facilitate engagement with whānau as well as positively impact on Māori student achievement.

    Keywords
    whānau; education; engagement; barriers; enablers
    Rights
    Copyright Neresa Anne Hall
    https://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/theses
    Advanced Search

    Browse

    All of the RepositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThesis DisciplineThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThesis Discipline

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics
    • SUBMISSIONS
    • Research Outputs
    • UC Theses
    • CONTACTS
    • Send Feedback
    • +64 3 369 3853
    • ucresearchrepository@canterbury.ac.nz
    • ABOUT
    • UC Research Repository Guide
    • Copyright and Disclaimer
    • SUBMISSIONS
    • Research Outputs
    • UC Theses
    • CONTACTS
    • Send Feedback
    • +64 3 369 3853
    • ucresearchrepository@canterbury.ac.nz
    • ABOUT
    • UC Research Repository Guide
    • Copyright and Disclaimer