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Kia Ārohi Kia Mārama - Scoping Excellence
Project commenced:What are some of the psychological, emotional and spiritual influences that learners have experienced when learning te reo Māori?
How are these influences related to past trauma or negative experiences of theirs (or others) and in what ways have these influences impacted their engagement with and learning of te reo Māori?
What kinds of intergenerational trauma are having an impact on the ability to engage with and learn/speak te reo Māori?
In what ways do learners overcome these barriers to being motivated to learn te reo Māori?
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Full project
Project commenced:The project aims to contribute to the intellectual infrastructure of the discipline of te reo Māori revitalisation by collating oral, visual digital and written sources, including a dictionary, thesaurus and repositories of waiata, haka, and narrative recordings.
The project will answer the following research questions:
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Full project
Project commenced:We are now 30+ years on from when our children first had the opportunity to attend Kōhanga. They are a part of a fortunate generation, like those who will follow them. And so too are those that are following. But what of those older Māori, their parents and grandparents, some of who do speak te reo but many who do not? What challenges to tikanga, age related roles and relationships do these demographics present? Status, mana, roles, responsibilities, ritual duties and leadership are all age related concepts that, in the Māori world, assume a foundation of learning that leads to experience, competence and accumulated wisdom over time.
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Full project
Project commenced:What strategies and resources are effective in establishing te reo Māori in the home to raise first language Māori-speaking children?