Tumatanui: The experience of a whanau group at Te Waananga-O-Aotearoa: (A bicultural research project).

Abstract

Tena koutou tena koutou a tena koutou katoa He rangahau a kaupapa tenei o te Maori tertiary sector, e hangai ana i Te Waananga-O-Aotearoa, te waananga tino nui i Aotearoa. Ko ?Breaking Boundaries? te tino whakaaro i tenei rangahau, e whakaurua ana hoki he kitenga whakamoemiti ki nga roopu whakahaere Maaori e haere tonu ai ki te whakatutuki te taumatai i a e mahi ana i te ao umanga kahore kau ana he tikanga. E ti tino whakamaooha ana matou ki nga waananga no roto i tene mea e kiia nei ko te ?Tumatanui?, he kitenga ki roto i te waananga. E kimihia ana matou mo te wairua o te me nga rereketanga. Na enei rereketanga, ne taea ai mo te waananga hei angaatu. Noreira, ka nui nga mini ki nga kaikawea o te moohiotanga kua homaingia a raatou koorero he tino whakamaramatanga ki a taatou katoa. He whakawhetai hoki ki a raatou mo a raatou haapai, tautoko, me a raatou puku whakaaro ki Te Waananga-O-Aotearoa me te tokomaha o nga momo tauira. Ko te Ako te ara Ko te moohiotanga te rama This research is a case study of Maori tertiary education sector. It focuses on Te Waananga-O-Aotearoa, the largest Maori waananga in New Zealand. Our research philosophy, ?Breaking Boundaries? involves an appreciative inquiry of Maori organisations that continue to break boundaries while operating in a culturally deficient business environment. We are looking, in an appreciative way, at a waananga from within, giving what we called in ?Tumatanui? the inside view of a waananga. We are looking for the spirit of the place, the things that make it different and successful. For this we are eternally grateful to our knowledge carriers who came forth with their stories which you will find enlightening. We are also grateful for their support and dedication to the waananga and its students of many cultures. Learning is the path Knowledge is the light