Whakatipu iwi nui = growing great people : māra kai and service-learning – an evaluation of a culturally responsive approach to teaching in an English medium mainstream school in Aotearoa New Zealand
Date
2019Citation:
Swann, T-M. (2019). Whakatipu iwi nui = growing great people : māra kai and service-learning – an evaluation of a culturally responsive approach to teaching in an English medium mainstream school in Aotearoa New Zealand (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Practice). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4644Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4644Abstract
RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
1. What new understandings and learnings specific to māra kai do the students attribute to their experiences in the ‘Whakatipu Iwi Nui’ project?
2. What new understandings and learnings specific to service-learning do the students attribute to their experiences in the study project?
3. What ‘deeper learnings’ within and beyond the curriculum, do students describe from their experiences in the study project?
ABSTRACT:
This thesis presents a qualitative study on the value of māra kai as a vehicle for culturally responsive service-learning at a provincial intermediate school in Aotearoa New Zealand. Connections are made between gardening, service learning, Te Ao Maori and the development of skills and knowledge within and beyond the curriculum. Students’ perspectives of their learning experience form the basis of the data gathered and contribute to the findings which detail the value of māra kai as an opportunity to develop significant and meaningful learning experiences.