Angus Macfarlane Explained

Angus Macfarlane
Birth Place:Rotorua, New Zealand
Workplaces:University of Waikato
University of Canterbury
Thesis Title:Culturally inclusive pedagogy for Māori students experiencing learning and behaviour difficulties
Thesis Year:2003
Known For:Contribution to Māori research and education
Awards:Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apāranga (2018)
University of Canterbury Research Medal (2013)

Angus Hikairo Macfarlane is a New Zealand academic and professor at the University of Canterbury.

Biography

He has mixed Scottish and Māori ancestry, and was born in Rotorua into a family of 14 siblings. His family identify with Ko Te Arawa e waru pumanawa, the "eight beating hearts" of the Te Arawa tribe from the Bay of Plenty region in central North Island.[1]

Academic career

Before a career in tertiary education, Macfarlane was a secondary teacher, head teacher, Liaison Officer for the Ministry of Education, and Advisor for Special Education Services.[2] [3]

His tertiary education career began in 1995 with lectureship and associate professorship positions at the University of Waikato.[4] He received a PhD titled Culturally inclusive pedagogy for Māori students experiencing learning and behaviour difficulties in 2003.[5]

Macfarlane moved to the University of Canterbury in 2009. He is the Professor of Māori Research and the director of the Te Ru Rangahau: Maori Education Research Laboratory.[6]

Research

Macfarlane's research focuses on the organisation of teaching and learning in schools where structures and engagement emphasise Māori preferred ways of teaching and learning.[7]

The Educultural Wheel

Macfarlane's research around these topics resulted in his creation of the "Educultural Wheel", which was first seen in his 2004 book, Kia hiwa ra! Listen to culture: Maori students plea to educators. It was initially a management strategy, designed to increase the development of successful teacher/student interactions with Maori students. It derived from previous research which showed that what Maori students identified as being most beneficial to their learning, was the relationships they had with their teachers.[8] When put into practice, the theory showed significant benefits for not only Maori students, but for students of all cultures. This theory of student management strategy was based around the research and beliefs of many of Macfarlane's favourite theorists from his educational psychology background.[9] [10] [11] [12]

According to Macfarlane, in relation to the Educultural Wheel:

The Educultural Wheel is made up of five interwoven concepts that cover the bases of all aspects of the classroom, these are: Whanaungatanga (Building relationships), Kotahitanga (Ethic of Bonding), Manaakitanga (Ethic of care), Rangatiratanga (Teacher effectiveness), and Pumanawatanga (General classroom morale, pulse, tone).

Awards and honours

In 2010 he received the Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research for outstanding contributions to Māori research.[13] In 2013 Macfarlane was awarded the University of Canterbury Research Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Māori research and education. He is the first Māori to be awarded the medal. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2018.[14]

In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Macfarlane was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education, psychology and Māori.[15]

Personal life

Macfarlane's wife Sonja Macfarlane is an associate professor at the University of Canterbury.

Selected works

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Macfarlane, A. H. (2004). Kia Hiwa Ra! Listen to Culture: Maori students' plea to educators. Wellington, New Zealand Council For Educational Research.
  2. Web site: 2013. Professor Angus Macfarlane and Professor Dave Kelly. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124102646/https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/research/news/awards/research-medal-content-blocks/research-medal/professor-angus-macfarlane-and-professor-dave-kelly/. 2020-11-24. 2021-01-04. The University of Canterbury. en-nz.
  3. Web site: 2010. Citation for Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti 2010 - Angus Macfarlane. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027092730/https://www.nzare.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Award-Citations-/Te-Tohu-Pae-Tawhiti-Award-/Angus-Macfarlane-Te-Tohu-Pae-Tawhiti-Award-2010-citation.pdf. 2020-10-27. 2021-01-10. The New Zealand Association for Research in Education.
  4. Web site: 2015-09-14. Canterbury University lecturer wins national award for excellence. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828142951/https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/72030633/canterbury-university-lecturer-wins-national-award-for-excellence. 2020-08-28. 2021-01-09. Stuff. en.
  5. Culturally inclusive pedagogy for Māori students experiencing learning and behaviour difficulties. 2003. English. Angus H. Macfarlane. 156140598 .
  6. Web site: Angus Macfarlane. 2021-01-09. The University of Canterbury. en-nz.
  7. Web site: Taipari. Greg. 2013-12-31. Te Maori: Medal for Professor Angus Hikairo Macfarlane. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210104102503/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/te-maori-medal-for-professor-angus-hikairo-macfarlane/SIILQF42LTLEM5K7BRWEC5XSWQ/. 2021-01-04. 2021-01-04. Rotorua Daily Post (NZ Herald). en-NZ.
  8. Bishop, Berryman, Richardson, & Tiakiwai. (2002). Te Kotahitanga: the experiences of year 9 and year 10 Maori students in mainstream classrooms. Report to the Ministry of Education, September, 2002. Hamilton: University of Waikato
  9. Bishop, R., & Glynn, T. (1999). Culture Counts: changing power relations in education. Palmerston North: Dunmore press
  10. Durie, M. (1994). Whaiora: Maori health development. Auckland: Oxford University Press
  11. Jones, F. (1987). Positive Classroom Instruction. New York: McGraw – Hill
  12. Kounin, J. (1987). Discipline and group management in classrooms (Revised ed.) New York: Holt, Rinehart & Wilson.
  13. Web site: Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award. 2021-01-09. NZARE. en-US.
  14. Web site: Centenary cohort of Fellows announced. 2021-01-08. Royal Society Te Apārangi.
  15. Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 2021 . 7 June 2021 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 7 June 2021.

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