The Dual Journey of Navigating the ‘Awa of Higher Education’ From a Māori Doctoral Student’s Lens

Simple item page
aut.relation.issue1
aut.relation.journalRangahau Aranga: AUT Graduate Review
aut.relation.volume2
dc.contributor.authorAbraham, Hazel
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-29T03:32:28Z
dc.date.available2023-03-29T03:32:28Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-08
dc.description.abstractFor many Māori students, staying in the main flow of the awa (river) is not easy in New Zealand’s mainstream education system. But with the right support mechanisms and structures in place, it is possible, for a Māori doctoral student to achieve educational success as Māori in higher education. This paper discusses what is entailed in the dual journey of a first in family, Māori doctoral student when completing a doctoral qualification alongside a Māori journey in strengthening connections within te Ao Māori (the Māori world). The narrative shares insights of the researcher’s experiences which led to the development of an Indigenous methodology model called ‘He Pūtauaki Model’. A number of key factors for ensuring her success as a Māori doctoral candidate was the continual support and guidance provided from kaumātua (elders), whānau (family), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe), over a four-year period of completing the doctoral journey, and when a Mahitahi approach was adopted by her supervisors and reinforced by other Te Ipukarea Research Institute postgraduate students made a difference for her in overcoming the challenges that an Indigenous Māori doctoral student can face when navigating the awa (structural mechanisms and psychosocial challenges) at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
dc.identifier.citationRangahau Aranga: AUT Graduate Review, ISSN: 2815-8202 (Print); 2815-8202 (Online), Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library, 2(1). doi: 10.24135/rangahau-aranga.v2i1.141
dc.identifier.doi10.24135/rangahau-aranga.v2i1.141
dc.identifier.issn2815-8202
dc.identifier.issn2815-8202
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/16048
dc.publisherAUTSA, GRS and Tuwhera Open Access
dc.relation.urihttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/rangahau-aranga/article/view/141
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject3903 Education Systems
dc.subject3904 Specialist Studies In Education
dc.subject39 Education
dc.subject4 Quality Education
dc.titleThe Dual Journey of Navigating the ‘Awa of Higher Education’ From a Māori Doctoral Student’s Lens
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.elements-id497324
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Abraham_2023_The dual journey of navigating.pdf
Size:
455.1 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Journal article
Download
Collections
School of Art and Design - Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa