Tania Ka'ai Explained
Tania M. Ka'ai, sometimes known as Tania Kaai-Oldman,[3] is a New Zealand education academic. She is a full professor of language revitalisation at the Auckland University of Technology.[4]
Academic career
Ka'ai earned a 1995 education PhD from the University of Waikato, with a thesis titled ' Te tātari i te kaupapa' , which looked at ways the New Zealand qualifications framework could be used as a tool for indigenous knowledge to be integrated and recognised as a valid part of the education system in New Zealand.[5] [6] After working at the University of Otago,[7] [8] from which she was stood down in contentious circumstances,[9] Ka'ai moved to the Auckland University of Technology with John Moorfield.[4] Notable students include Diane Charlie-Puna and Hana O'Regan.[10] [11]
Ka'ai's research is centred on learning of indigenous languages (particularly te reo) in formal and semi-formal educational settings. She is a strong advocate for te reo being compulsory in New Zealand schools.[12]
Selected works
- Ka'ai, Tania. Introduction to Māori culture and society. Longman, 2004.
- Ka'ai, Tania M., and Rawinia Higgins. "Te ao Māori–Māori world-view." Ki Te Whaiao–An Introduction to Māori Culture and Society. Auckland: Pearson Education (2004): 13–25.
- Jenkins, Kuni, and Tania Ka’ai. "Maori education: A cultural experience and dilemma for the state–a new direction for Maori society." The politics of learning and teaching in Aotearoa–New Zealand (1994): 79–148.
- Ka’ai, Tania. "Te hiringa taketake: Mai i te Kohanga Reo i te kura= Maori pedagogy: te Kohanga Reo and the transition to school." MSc Thesis, ResearchSpace@ Auckland, 1990.
- Ka'ai, Tania. "Te mana o te reo me ngā tikanga: Power and politics of the language." (2004).
Personal life
Ka'ai is of Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Native Hawaiian, Cook Island Māori, and Samoan descent.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Aue'anga Ngakau - Silent Tears. The impact of colonisation on traditional adoption lore in the Cook Islands: Examining the status of Tamariki 'Angai and their entitlements . Auckland University of Technology . 2018 . Master's . en . Diane . Charlie-Puna.
- O'Regan . Hana . 2016 . Doctoral thesis . Te Tīmataka Mai O Te Waiatataka Mai O Te Reo . Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology . 10292/10646 .
- Web site: He kupu arotau : loanwords in Måaori / . Worldcat.org . 2012-09-15 . 2018-02-08.
- Web site: Professor Tania Ka'ai . AUT . 2017-07-17 . 2018-02-08.
- Web site: Professor Tania Ka'ai . AUT . 2017-07-11 . 2018-02-08.
- Ka’ai . Tania . 1990 . Masters thesis . Te hiringa taketake : mai i Te Kohanga Reo i te kura = Maori pedagogy : Te Kohanga Reo and the transition to school . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/5984.
- Web site: History of Te Tumu, Te Tumu, University of Otago, New Zealand . Otago.ac.nz . 2018-02-08.
- Web site: Tānia Ka'ai - Tertiary Teaching Excellence Teaching Profile . Ako Aotearoa . 2008-10-10 . 2018-02-08.
- Web site: Gibb . John . Academics drop employment claim . Otago Daily Times . 30 October 2023.
- Aue'anga Ngakau - Silent Tears. The impact of colonisation on traditional adoption lore in the Cook Islands: Examining the status of Tamariki 'Angai and their entitlements . Auckland University of Technology . 2018 . Master's . en . Diane . Charlie-Puna.
- O'Regan . Hana . 2016 . Doctoral thesis . Te Tīmataka Mai O Te Waiatataka Mai O Te Reo . Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology . 10292/10646 .
- Web site: Survey shows te reo should be compulsory in primary schools | Māori Television . Maoritelevision.com . 2017-02-28 . 2018-02-08.
- Web site: Professor Tania Ka'ai » Te Ipukarea. National Māori Language Institute . 2018-02-08 . Teipukarea.maori.nz.
