Narratives of beginning Māori teachers: identifying forces that shape the first year of teaching
This project enlists the mentoring of an experienced researcher (Ruth Kane, Massey University) to support Te Wānanga o Aotearoa staff and their new graduates in a collaborative narrative enquiry into the lived experience of the first year of teaching.
About the project
Beginning teachers find the reality of “real” teaching overwhelming. Decisions are often made early to leave the profession and evidence suggests this is particularly so for Māori teachers.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa had its first BTchg graduands in 2003. This project enlists the mentoring of an experienced researcher (Ruth Kane, Massey University) to support wānanga staff and their new graduates in a collaborative narrative enquiry into the lived experience of the first year of teaching.
Findings identify the forces that shape the ways beginning Māori teachers negotiate this first year and signal ways for teacher education and schools to support beginning Māori teachers.
A Teaching & Learning Research Initiative project
Authors
Paora Stucki, Areta Kahu, Heeni Jenkins, and Pip Bruce-Ferguson (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa), Ruth Kane (Massey University)
Date: 2006
Reports
Visit the project page on the Teaching & Learning Research initiative website, where you can download a Summary Report and Full Report