Overview
Te Ohonga Ake o ngā Marautanga is the awakening of bicultural curriculum knowledge. Students develop understanding of bicultural practice consistent with Te Whāriki.
About this paper
| Paper title | Te Ohonga Ake o ngā Marautanga |
|---|---|
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $993.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 EDUC points and EDCR 101, EDCR 102, EDCR 202
- Corequisite
- MAOR 110
- Limited to
- BTchg
- Notes
- i) Early Childhood Education students only. ii) With approval, students who have passed MAOR 110 (or equivalent) may be admitted without the normal corequisite.
- Contact
Paper Co-ordinator: Meredith Kelly
- Teaching staff
Dunedin: To be advised when paper is next offered.
Southland: Parker Ormond and Meredith Kelly- Paper Structure
Origins of Māori tikanga and concepts
- Creation story
- Māori atua
- Māori legends and pūrākau
- Māori image of the child
- Role of the marae and marae protocol
- Related language
Teaching approaches and strategies
- Kaupapa Māori pedagogies for teaching and learning
- Te reo Māori
- Place-based pedagogy
- Related language
Bicultural early childhood curriculum
- Current policies and related documents
- Te Whāriki as a bicultural curriculum - philosophy and framework
- Related language
Kaupapa Māori assessment for learning
- Te Whatu Pōkeka
- Related language
- Textbooks
Required Texts:
- Gunn, A. & Nuttall, J. (Ed.). (2019). Weaving te whāriki: Aotearoa New Zealand's early childhood curriculum document in theory and practice, (3rd ed). Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER.
- New Zealand Ministry of Education. (2017). Te whāriki: He whāriki matauranga mo ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa: Early childhood curriculum. Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media.
- Ka’ai, T .M., Moorfield, J.C., Feilly, M.P.J., & Mosley, S. (Eds.). (2010). Ki te whaiao: An introduction to Māori Culture and Society. New Zealand: Pearson Education.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:
- Describe how perspectives from te ao Māori have shaped early childhood curriculum in New Zealand
- Critically examine teaching approaches and strategies for the effective integration of Māori pedagogies in practice, including the Māori language
- Demonstrate an understanding of kaupapa Māori assessment for learning
- Plan for the implementation of bicultural early childhood curriculum
- Demonstrate contextually relevant use of te reo me ngā tikanga Māori