Whakapumau te Mana: Implications for Early Childhood Practice

Autor/inn/en	Rameka, Lesley; Soutar, Brenda; Clayton, Leanne; Card, Arapera
Titel	Whakapumau te Mana: Implications for Early Childhood Practice
Quelle	In: New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 19 (2022) 1, S.46-61 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1176-6662
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Ethnic Groups; Pacific Islanders; Indigenous Populations; Indigenous Knowledge; Well Being; Early Childhood Education; Cultural Influences; Early Childhood Teachers; Young Children; Educational Practices; Role Models; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethnie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Sinti und Roma; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bildungspraxis; Identifikationsfigur; Neuseeland
Abstract	Wellbeing is fundamental to an individual's ability to function and live well. Maori have some of the worst wellbeing statistics in New Zealand (Chalmers & Williams, 2018). From a te ao Maori perspective mana (power, authority) and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) encapsulate the critical relationships inherent in Maori understandings of wellbeing. These relationships highlight the interconnectedness and interdependence of humans with the people, places and things in their worlds, and the responsibilities associated with these people, places and things. This article discusses findings from a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative funded project, Te Whakapumautia te mana: Enhancing Mana Through Kaitiakitanga (2020-2021), and outlines implications for early childhood education (ECE) from the findings. The aim of the project was to investigate ways that ECE provides mokopuna (grand/child/ren) opportunities to recognise mana and understand ways to attain mana through being kaitiaki (guardians) of themselves, others and their environment, thereby contributing to a collective sense of wellbeing. The article focuses on kaiako (teacher/s) understandings of mana and kaitiakitanga and how they are currently reflected in contemporary ECE services. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Web site: https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01