Māori university graduates: indigenous participation in higher education

Theodore, Reremoana; Tustin, Karen; Kiro, Cynthia; Gollop, Megan; Taumoepeau, Mele; Taylor, Nicola; Chee, Kaa-Sandra; Hunter, Jackie; Poulton, Richie

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“…Our previous research has shown that 20% of Māori graduates have a long-term medical condition (Theodore et al, 2016). Encouragingly, graduates also described student health centres, including free health services, counsellors, and psychologists, as key factors helping them to complete their qualifications.…”

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“…Importantly, approximately half (48.4%) of the Māori graduates in the GLSNZ are the first in their immediate family to attend university (Theodore et al, 2016). These students face challenges such as a lack of access to role models who have attended and completed higher education, support in gathering information, and help when making educational (e.g.…”

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“…Balancing multiple obligations including parenting, study, and work placed Māori students and their families under considerable pressure. Previous GLSNZ research has shown that a greater proportion of Māori graduates are parents compared to other graduates (Theodore et al, 2016). Strategies such as the flexible delivery of courses, including evening or weekend classes, may support Māori student participation without compromising family or work commitments (Tertiary Education Commission, 2012).…”

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“…This study focuses specifically on those reporting Māori ethnicity. The background and characteristics of the Māori participants have been described in detail previously (Theodore et al, 2016). In brief, their average age was 29 years, 29% were male, 68% were undergraduates, and 63% were studying full-time in 2011.…”

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Māori (Indigenous New Zealand) university graduates are role models for educational success and are critical for the social and economic wellbeing of Māori whānau (extended family) and communities. In this study, Māori graduates ( N = 626) from all eight New Zealand universities participated in the Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand between July and December 2011. They were asked to describe factors that they found helpful or challenging to the completion of their qualifications. Graduates described a range of external (e.g. family), institutional (e.g. academic support), and student or personal (e.g. persistence) factors. Describing the experiences of Māori graduates can provide a blueprint for future indigenous success by building an evidence base of the factors that may promote indigenous higher educational achievement in New Zealand and internationally.

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“…Increasing numbers of Mäori are gaining university qualifications (Hall, Keane-Tuala, Ross, & Te Huia, 2018;Pihama et al, 2019;Theodore et al, 2016). According to the Ministry of Education, Mäori student numbers at universities have risen from 10,765 in 1994 to 24,480 in 2017 (Education Counts, 2018).…”

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This article provides insights into the ethnicity of academics employed by Aotearoa New Zealand's eight universities, with a particular focus on Mäori academics. We show that, despite values espoused by universities in terms of diversity and within their equity policies regarding Mäori staff, there has been no progress in increasing the Mäori academic workforce. Mäori academics were severely under-represented at universities between 2012 and 2017, comprising approximately 5% of the total academic workforce. This raises questions about the will of universities to build a sustainable Mäori academic workforce, their level of commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the notion of partnership, and the efficacy of academic equity and diversity policies. We highlight

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Māori university graduates: indigenous participation in higher education

Cited by 38 publications

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Māori University success: what helps and hinders qualification completion

Māori University success: what helps and hinders qualification completion

Why isn’t my professor Māori? A snapshot of the academic workfWhy isn’t my professor Māori? A snapshot of the academic workforce in New Zealand universitiesorce in New Zealand universities

Academia as Unhomely Habitus?

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