Kia hanga mo ake tonu = Build now for eternity : a life history analysis of achievement of Maori and Pacific Island students at Church College of New Zealand /

Rota-Solomon, Tereapii.

Kia hanga mo ake tonu = Build now for eternity : a life history analysis of achievement of Maori and Pacific Island students at Church College of New Zealand / Build now for eternity : a life history analysis of achievement of Maori and Pacific Island students at Church College of New Zealand Build now for eternity Tereapii Rota-Solomon. - ix, 130 pages : illustrations, portraits, forms ; 22 cm

Originated as a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education at the University of Waikato, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introducing the study: -- Academic achievement at the Church College of New Zealand -- Historical overview ; Interviews -- Towards the light: -- The LDS church -- Education and the LDS church -- Missionary work in the South Pacific -- Early Māori, Christianity and education -- The LDS church and Māori -- LDS church education for Māori -- An American school in New Zealand (1951-1969): -- Land of milk and honey -- The Labour Missionary Programme: building the school -- Teacher shortages in New Zealand -- Education reform in New Zealand -- A flash American school -- The American teachers -- A New Zealand school (1970-1989): -- The "Polynesian problem" -- Transition from American to New Zealand teachers -- Church College: a safe haven for LDS Maori -- Church College: a great place to be -- Church College: a private school (1990s): -- Education: a commodity -- Independent and integrated schools -- Church College: private and independent -- Perception and reality -- Church College: a safe haven for LDS Polynesian students -- The closure of the school: -- The announcement -- A historical decision -- Tomorrow's Schools. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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Church College of New Zealand--Evaluation.


High schools--New Zealand--Hamilton
Maori (New Zealand people)--Education (Secondary)--New Zealand--Hamilton
Academic achievement--New Zealand
Pacific Islanders--Education (Secondary)--New Zealand--Hamilton.

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