Full Ruia case studies
He tauira arohaenga tūturu
As part of the development process for the Ruia websites, whānau members, teachers, and leaders at several schools were interviewed about the partnerships that have supported their Māori students to be successful. The case studies below arose from these interviews.
A common feature of these schools is that they have a strong commitment to self-review.
Teachers and in-school leaders are prepared to make themselves vulnerable. They question their own beliefs and assumptions, they are open to learning from their community, and they respond actively to what they learn.
Ruia has drawn on the experience of these schools, which have developed successful school–whānau connections.
Although most of the schools were not engaged in the systematic inquiry described in this website, the case studies have been organised around the inquiry and knowledge-building cycle to exemplify the process.
Most schools did, however, use an inquiry approach when trying new initiatives for building educationally powerful partnerships between school and whānau.
Te Ara Whānui Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi