Te Haerenga: Investigating engagement in Wairoa education
Project Background
This research project was funded by the Wairoa Taiwhenua, Ngāti Kahungunu, through the Ministry of Education Whānau Engagement Fund. The aim of the study was to investigate the high levels of school student disengagement evident in the Wairoa community to better understand the causes and solutions. The research investigated student disengagement from the perspective of tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau, teachers and school leaders, community stakeholders and Ministry staff. This was done by exploring evidence of tauira Māori disengagement across the context of various schools involved in a specific Kāhui Ako across Wairoa.
“The solutions are in Wairoa already ...there’s a whole lot of local knowledge.”
- Educator
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We’ll work with you to find out what’s working, where investment could be put to best use or how to improve anything not going to plan. We can help you define success and set tangible, measurable goals. And we talk in real language so you can understand and engage with the findings. We engage with the community to conduct community research and consultations for private companies, trusts, government agencies, NGOs and more. But we have a special interest in research that has a purpose - to better society and teach lessons. We aim to help those we work with build capacity to enact positive change.
