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A civilising mission? : perceptions and representations of the Native Schools system

Title
A civilising mission? : perceptions and representations of the Native Schools system / edited by Judith Simon and Linda Tuhiwai Smith with Fiona Cram [and others] ; foreword by James Belich.
Publication
Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Simon, Judith A.
  • Smith, Linda Tuhiwai, 1950-
  • Cram, Fiona.
  • University of Auckland. International Research Institute for Māori and Indigenous Education.
Description
xiv, 357 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
This book offers an important contribution both to Maori history and to the history of the indigenous peoples.
Alternative Title
Perceptions and representations of the New Zealand Native Schools system
Subject
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Education > History
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Education > Research
  • Discrimination in education > New Zealand
  • Education, Rural > New Zealand
  • Discrimination in education
  • Education, Rural
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Education
  • Soziale Integration
  • Schule
  • Mātauranga
  • Kōrero nehe
  • Ako
  • New Zealand
  • Neuseeland
  • Maori
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • "The six authors ... work within the International Research Institute for Māori and Indigenous Education at the University of Auckland"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-352) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Suitable persons' : Pākehā teachers in Native Schools -- 3. A feeling of interest : Māori involvement in Native Schools -- 4. A beneficial influence? : learning and teaching in Native Schools -- 5. Te reo Māori and the English language policy -- 6. The end of assimilation? cultural adaption policy -- 7. The laws of health and the gospel of soap and water -- 8. Perceptions, representations and politics -- 9. Conclusions, engagements and challenges.
ISBN
  • 1869402510
  • 9781869402518
LCCN
2001411569
OCLC
  • ocm49029654
  • 49029654
  • SCSB-1244155
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library