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    He taonga te reo: Honouring te reo me ona tikanga, the Māori language and culture, within early childhood education in Aotearoa

    Ritchie, Jenny

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    2009
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    Ritchie, J. (2009). He taonga te reo: Honouring te reo me ona tikanga, the Māori language and culture, within early childhood education in Aotearoa. In S. May (Ed.) LED 2007: 2nd International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity. Hamilton, NZ: Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research.
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    Abstract
    This paper considers data from recent research which illustrates the ways in which tamariki (children), whānau (families) and educators are integrating the use of the Māori language within their everyday educational interactions, as mandated by the bilingual New Zealand early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki (Ministry of Education, 1996). Languages reflect cultures, expressing our deeper meanings and representations. Inscribed within verbal and non-verbal languages are our ways of being, knowing and doing (Martin, 2008). Jeanette Rhedding-Jones has inquired in her Norwegian multicultural context as to “What kinds of constructions are the monocultural professionals creating for cross-cultural meetings and mergings?” (2001, p. 5). What follows is an exploration of strategies by which Māori ways of being, knowing and doing are being enacted through the medium of te reo in early childhood centres.
    Ngā Upoko Tukutuku (Māori Subject Headings):
    Reo Māori
    Keywords:
    early childhood education, biculturalism, Māori language
    ANZSRC Field of Research:
    130107 Te Whāriki (Māori Early Childhood Education)
    Copyright Holder:
    Jenny Ritchie
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    This digital work is protected by copyright. It may be consulted by you, provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use: Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person. You will recognise the author's and publishers rights and give due acknowledgement where appropriate.
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