Towards Comprehensive Vision for Māori Success in Tertiary Education
Motivated by a desire to articulate a comprehensive vision for Māori success in tertiary education, Taumata Aronui developed a think piece during the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. The paper addresses aspirations for Māori graduates to become leaders, emphasizing the need for an indigenously inspired tertiary education system. Divided into three parts, the paper concludes with recommendations for Ministers of Education and Māori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti.
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Mori Success in Tertiary Education: Towards a Comprehensive Vision
Taumata Aronui Taumata Aronui was established in late 2019 by the Minister for Education as a M ori Voice to help shape tertiary education , with the purpose of Supporting the Government s commitment to M ori- Crown partnerships Acting as an advisory group: How can tertiary education better respond to the diverse needs of M ori learners, wh nau, communities and employers Strategic level focus starting with the Reform of Vocational Education Not a proxy for wider engagement with other M ori organisations (Taumata Aronui does not represent any body. It is a group of M ori individuals.) Does not represent the sector, most members are drawn from outside of the sector. The r p consists of Prof Wiremu Doherty, Brendon Green, Raewyn Mahara, Mamaeroa Merito, Mereraina Piripi, Dr Eruera Prendergast-Tarena, Dr Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal, and is chaired by Dr Wayne Ngata An independent group of M ori individuals convened to advise the Minister.
Manu Kkiri Taumata Aronui developed their shared priorities and aspirations for M ori success and tertiary education, resulting in their think piece Manu K kiri M ori Success and Tertiary Education: Towards a Comprehensive Vision . The paper represents some thinking out loud , an articulation of ideas held by Taumata Aronui members, and was written during the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. It is not based upon specific research conducted for this purpose or wide engagement. The paper presents views about M ori success and tertiary education held by Taumata Aronui members for consideration by the Minister of Education, the Minister for M ori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti, and the wider tertiary education system. Not Government policy. A think piece paper, some ideas about M ori success and tertiary education.
Executive Summary The writing of this paper was motivated by a desire of Taumata Aronui members to articulate a comprehensive and ambitious vision for M ori success and ways of achieving that success. The paper seeks to be aspirational and challenging by addressing assumptions and articulating nothing but the highest aspirations for M ori people -M ori graduates becoming leaders in New Zealand and around the world. The paper is divided into three parts: M ori Success in Tertiary Education A Successful Tertiary Education Sector Achieving M ori Success in Tertiary Education The paper concludes with a set of recommendations for consideration by the Ministers of Education and for M ori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti.
Vision The best indigenously inspired tertiary education system ever the best indigenously inspired tertiary education system in the world - one where incredible success is experienced by indigenous people (this is normalised and expected) and where indigenous knowledge and experience influences the sector positively and becomes the inspiration for the success of all. This is an internationally lauded, distinctive Aotearoa-New Zealand tertiary education systemwhere all succeed.
Aspirations M ori people enjoy increasing levels of health and wellbeing (including cultural health and wellbeing) through tertiary education, including through designing and delivering tertiary education study themselves. M ori people enjoy significant tertiary education success, and success does not come at the expense of their identity as M ori. Aotearoa New Zealand has the best indigenously-inspired tertiary education system in the world. Aotearoa New Zealand is transformed through unlocking M ori innovation and creativity in powerful ways, that are meaningful and empowering to M ori people, providing benefits and value of which the nation is proud. M ori people enjoy increasing levels of economic prosperity through meaningful employment, entrepreneurial and business success and through the growth of the M ori economy. The tertiary education sector is positively transformed through the application of the Treaty of Waitangiand a positive engagement with the M ori Treaty partner.
1. Mori success and tertiary education The success of M ori people: While undertaking tertiary study While employed in the tertiary education sector As a consequence of undertaking tertiary study
2. A Successful Tertiary Education Sector: A M ori View Te Tiriti o Waitangi M taurangaM ori The M ori Economy Tertiary Education as a Right and a Vehicle for Public Good
3. Achieving Mori Success and Tertiary Education Resourced, sustained and supported M ori leadership across the sector is critical M ori people succeeding in their studies M ori enjoying employment success in the sector M ori people enjoying significant outcomes as a consequence of their studies Health and wellbeing Labour Market Success A new cross-sector Tiriti framework, to include plans, performance measures and procedures for each of these areas. See recommendations.
Recommendation 1 That the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti-o- Waitangi be deeply embedded, committed to and acted upon by creating a new cross- sector Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti-o- Waitangi framework for implementation across the tertiary education sector. This to include plans, performance measures and procedures for: Achieving M ori success in tertiary education study Achieving M ori employment success within the tertiary education sector Achieving key outcomes as a consequence of undertaking study including health and wellbeing and labour market success
Recommendation 2 That the Government invest in three new initiatives: A new, intensified and cross-sector initiative regarding Equity and the Elimination of Discrimination A new national initiative for Excellence, Authority and Leadership in M tauranga M ori A new, intensified and cross-sector initiative to nurture the Mana, Health and Wellbeing of Iwi/M ori Communities through tertiary education
Recommendation 3 New working arrangements that include: Ministers harmonise policy settings across the primary, secondary, and tertiary education so there is a consistency of approach to policy. Ministers consider an expanded version of Taumata Aronui to include significant M ori leadership from within the tertiary education sector.
Mori Success in Tertiary Education: Towards a Comprehensive Vision This paper by no means exhausts all possible questions and issues pertaining to M ori success and tertiary Education. Final thoughts The paper is just a beginning or starting point for a discussion as to what constitutes M ori success We suggest that our paper brings together many of the critical issues that relate to this topic M ori leaders have put in tremendous amounts of effort to achieve the gains of the past 30-40 years, and we are hopeful about the future of M ori tertiary education.
