Becoming Cognisant of Research Informed by Kaupapa Māori in Early Childhood Education: Issues and Contexts

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This paper outlines tensions existing within student teacher self-study action research projects undertaken as a requirement of a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) at Te Whare Waananga o Wairaka Unitec Institute of Technology (Unitec).

Whilst student teachers in our programme are expected to engage in Kaupapa Māori

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