Explore beliefs, values, and expectations of parents and whānau
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Exploring Māori cultural perspectives on inclusion, learning support and disability’
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Whānau perspectives on disability
Whānau perspectives on disability
Find out about their:
- values and beliefs about disability and inclusion (including knowledge of their whakapapa [genealogy])
- personal experiences of learning
- hopes and dreams for their child
- fears and anxieties
- expectations around support for learning.
Where parent and whānau values and expectations differ from those of your school, be open to learning from parents.
Whānau expectations of schools
Whānau expectations of schools
Māori parents expect schools to:
- give them honest, accurate, and useful information about their child’s progress and achievement
- support their children to become confident learners who accept challenges and maintain their personal mana
- invite them to be part of their child’s learning
- acknowledge their culture and values through the use of Māori protocols, for example, mihi and karakia at meetings
- provide programmes in te reo Māori and tikanga that supported their children’s learning.
Source: Partners in learning: Parents' voices (ERO, 2008) (opens in a new tab/window)
Is my child welcome?
Is my child welcome?
I like how everyone treats me like a whānau member, like I am their sister, how they respect and support me, it feels like when I am walking out of my own house, I am coming home again… Every other school in NZ should be like this school and allow their students to feel comfortable and supported in their own culture and skin.”
(Rangatahi Māori, Ōtara)
Make culture visible
Make culture visible
Closed Captions
Seek student voice
Seek student voice
Understand Māori perspectives on giftedness
Understand Māori perspectives on giftedness
- Manaakitanga: generosity – honouring, caring and giving mana to people, thus maintaining your own mana.
- Whanaungatanga: family values, relationships.
- Wairuatanga: balance – harmony, spirituality, being grounded, calm.
- Kaitiakitanga: caretaker/guardianship of knowledge, environment and resources.
- Rangatiratanga: ranga – to weave, tira – a company; leadership that inspires unity.
- Mātauranga: knowledge – intellect, thinking skills, wisdom, education, learned, studious.
- Te mahi rēhia: recreational pursuits – physical and artistic performance.
- Tikanga: approved etiquette – correct behaviour, truthful, proper, respectful.
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