Open AccessTe Kotahitanga: The Effective Teaching Profile and its Impact on Māori Student Achievement.
Author(s) -
Gayathri Prabhakar Pillai
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
kairaranga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-9021
pISSN - 1175-9232
DOI - 10.54322/kairaranga.v16i1.195
Subject(s) - aotearoa , indigenous , student achievement , mathematics education , pacific islanders , pedagogy , resource (disambiguation) , academic achievement , psychology , sociology , ethnic group , gender studies , computer science , anthropology , ecology , biology , computer network
Te Kotahitanga is a Kaupapa Maori research and development programme that aims at improving Maori student achievement. Through interviews with students, teachers and whanau, the characteristics of teachers who made a difference were identified. These characteristics were drawn together to form the Effective Teaching Profile (ETP). This literature review provides a brief background on the Te Kotahitanga programme with an emphasis on the ETP, and its impact on Maori students’ achievement in secondary schools. The educational disparities that exist and perpetuate for indigenous (Maori) learners in Aotearoa/New Zealand are discussed as a rationale for implementing Te Kotahitanga in schools. This literature review explores the principles of the ETP and how these impact on Maori achievement. The ETP is also considered from a Resource Teacher: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) viewpoint.