"From About the Child to With the Child": Assessment and Transitions in Indigenous Language Education

• In Event: Indigenous Language and Cultural Revitalization in Diverse Democracies

Abstract

This paper focuses on collaborative research, in line with the AERA 2016 annual theme ‘Public scholarship to educate diverse democracies’. Collaborative research with communities and educators positions research as a means “to inform civic participation, engagement and organized action”. The paper reports on a project funded by the New Zealand ‘Teaching and Learning Research Initiative’ (TLRI) programme. The TLRI project is collaborative and cross-sector. It involves teacher researchers working with university-based researchers; the overarching aim of the project is to strengthen children’s transition journeys in indigenous language education settings. This paper focuses on assessment-related practices and how these can be strengthened to support transitions.

Authors

• Margie Kahukura Hohepa, The University of Waikato

• Vanessa Paki, The University of Waikato

• Sally Peters, The University of Waikato

• Laura Hawksworth, Toku Mapihi Maurea Kura Kaupapa Maori

• Doris Ann Olliver, Toku Mapihi Maurea Kura Kaupapa Maori

• Tirau Anderson, Te Kohanga Reo o Nga Kuaka

• Teina Hakaraia, Te Kohanga Reo o Nga Kuaka