Mere Berryman Explained
| Mere Berryman |
| Workplaces: | University of Waikato |
| Alma Mater: | University of Waikato |
| Thesis1 Title: | Repositioning within indigenous discourses of transformation and self-determination |
| Thesis1 Url: | https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/2565 |
| Thesis1 Year: | 2008 |
Mere Anne Berryman is a New Zealand kaupapa Māori academic. She is Māori, of Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, and Ngāti Whare descent and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Waikato.[1]
Academic career
Berryman attained a master's degree at the University of Waikato in 2001.[2] After a 2008 PhD titled 'Repositioning within indigenous discourses of transformation and self-determination' at the same institution,[3] Berryman rose to full professor at the university.[1]
In the 2016 New Year Honours, Berryman was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and education.[4]
In 2017, Berryman was a finalist in the New Zealander of the Year[5]
Selected works
- Bishop, Russell, Mere Berryman, S. Tiakiwai, and Cath Richardson. "Te Kotahitanga: The experiences of year 9 and 10 Maori students in mainstream classrooms." Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Education (2003).
- Bishop, Russell, and Mere Berryman. Culture speaks: Cultural relationships and classroom learning. Huia Publishers, 2006.
- Bishop, Russell, Mere Berryman, Tom Cavanagh, and Lani Teddy. "Te kotahitanga: Addressing educational disparities facing Māori students in New Zealand." Teaching and Teacher Education 25, no. 5 (2009): 734–742.
- Bishop, Russell, Dominic O'Sullivan, and Mere Berryman. Scaling up Education Reform: Addressing the Politics of Disparity. New Zealand Council for Educational Research. PO Box 3237, Wellington 6140 New Zealand, 2010.
- Berryman, Mere, Suzanne SooHoo, and Ann Nevin, eds. Culturally responsive methodologies. Emerald Group Publishing, 2013.
Notes and References
- Web site: Mere Berryman – Staff Profiles: University of Waikato. www.waikato.ac.nz.
- Berryman . Mere . 2001 . Masters thesis . Toitū Te Whānau, Toitū Te Iwi: A Community Approach to English Transition . Waikato Research Commons, University of Waikato . 10289/7989 .
- Berryman . Mere . 2008 . Doctoral thesis . Repositioning within indigenous discourses of transformation and self-determination . Waikato Research Commons, University of Waikato . 10289/2565 .
- Web site: New Year honours list 2016 . 31 December 2015 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 22 January 2020.
- Web site: Mere Berryman: NZer of the Year Finalist 2017. inner.kiwi.
