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Direct linkHill, Richard – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2022
Good school leadership skills are critical to positive student learning outcomes; however, within Maori-medium programmes, leaders need additional skills pertaining to the Maori world and bilingual education best practices. Level 2 Maori medium programmes with 51-80% Maori language instruction offer a unique brand of bilingual education to the New…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Malayo Polynesian Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Amanda Denston; Rachel Martin; Gail Gillon; John Everatt – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
This article details findings from an exploratory case study that examined the efficacy of a phonological awareness and vocabulary programme with children educated in a bilingual immersion context of English and te reo Maori (Maori language) in Aotearoa New Zealand. The current paper discusses changes in the development of early literacy skills in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education
Chan, Angel – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2023
This paper highlights the complex relations between public and private spaces with regard to young children's bilingual learning, and the importance of developing a pedagogy that allows for the interaction of learning across the two spaces. It uses findings from a qualitative study to illustrate nuanced (mis)alignments between dominant language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Aspiration, Bilingual Education
Download full textAmy Smith; Melissa Derby – Kairaranga, 2023
This paper examines how kaiako (teachers) view professional learning and development training (PLD) in structured literacy (SL) in a Maori-medium immersion context. Through interviews with kaiako in a kura kaupapa Maori (Maori-medium educational setting) who teach students in Years 1-6, and images of the literacy environment to capture some of the…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Faculty Development, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Language of Instruction
Amanda Denston; Rachel Martin; Mel Taite-Pitama; Awhina Green; Reece Gough; Gail Gillon – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2022
In this article we discuss teachers' perceptions and experiences of a collaborative case study to adapt a literacy approach originally designed for an Aotearoa New Zealand English-medium context. The approach was adapted to meet the needs of learners in a school offering differing levels of bilingual education. Our collaboration included a…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Culturally Relevant Education, Bilingual Education
Hill, Richard – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Level 2 Maori medium programmes with 51-80% Maori language instruction make an important contribution to developing Maori language skills and lifting Maori student achievement, yet these programmes are largely hidden from discussions about Maori education attainment. Offering lower levels of Maori immersion than kura kaupapa Maori and being…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Teaching Methods, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Foreign Countries
