Whiti ki runga! Gifted and talented Maori learners.

Authors

  • Angus Macfarlane University of Waikato
  • Roger Motlzen University of Waikato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54322/kairaranga.v6i2.32

Keywords:

gifted, maori students, maori culture, cultural differences, cultural values, culturally appropriate strategies

Abstract

The importance of identifying and nurturing the gifts and talents of young people is now more widely accepted in New Zealand than it has been in the past. In this country the approach to meeting this challenge must reflect an understanding and acknowledgement of Maori conceptions of giftedness and talent. It is proposed here that the under-representation of Maori students in programmes and provisions for the gifted and talented is partly due to a mismatch between the more traditional western European approaches in this area and Maori conceptions and practices. However, it is also contended that efforts in this area will continue to disadvantage gifted and talented Maori students if the broader issues of power and control are not addressed in schools.

Author Biographies

  • Angus Macfarlane, University of Waikato

    Dr Angus Macfarlane is of the Te Arawa tribe. The thrust of
    his research is concerned with the exploration of culturally
    responsive pedagogies. In 2003 he was the inaugural Senior
    Research Fellow for NZCER. In 2004 he was a recipient of
    Te Tohu Kairangi, presented at the National Mäori Academic
    Excellence Awards. He holds advisory positions on the
    government’s steering committee for Special Education and
    on the National Coordination Contract for Gifted Education.

  • Roger Motlzen, University of Waikato

    Dr Roger Moltzen is a former teacher and principal who is
    currently chair of the Department of Human Development
    and Counselling at the University of Waikato. He teaches
    and researches in special and gifted education and has a
    particular interest in talent development across the lifespan.
    Roger is a member of the Ministry of Education Advisory
    Group on Gifted and Talented Education.

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Published

01-07-2005

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Vol 6 Iss 2

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How to Cite

Whiti ki runga! Gifted and talented Maori learners. (2005). Kairaranga, 6(2), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.54322/kairaranga.v6i2.32