Indigenous higher education: Māori experience in New Zealand

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Māori involvement in higher education had its origins in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Since then there have been progressively higher rates of participation.

Summary

The paper identifies key areas that have been important for improving both access and high achievement and concludes by suggesting a framework for considering Māori participation in higher education.

Author

Durie, M.
Te Mata o te Tau (Academy for Māori Research & Scholarship)
Date: 2005

Conference paper

Download Mason Durie's address (278 KB PDF) to the Australian Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council.