A civilising mission? :  perceptions and representations of the Native Schools system / 
Cover subtitle:  Perceptions and representations of the New Zealand Native Schools system 
edited by Judith Simon and Linda Tuhiwai Smith with Fiona Cram [and others] ; foreword by James Belich. 
 - xiv, 357 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/> "The six authors ... work within the International Research Institute for Māori and Indigenous Education at the University of Auckland"--Back cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-352) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. "Suitable persons" : Pākehā teachers in Native Schools -- 3. "A feeling of interest" : Māori involvement in Native Schools -- 4. "A beneficial influence?" : learning and teaching in Native Schools -- 5. Te reo Māori and the English language policy -- 6. The end of assimilation? "cultural adaption" policy -- 7. The "laws of health" and the "gospel of soap and water" -- 8. Perceptions, representations and politics -- 9. Conclusions, engagements and challenges. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1869402510 9781869402518 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Maori (New Zealand people)--Education--Research.<br/>Discrimination in education--New Zealand<br/>Education, Rural--New Zealand<br/>Mātauranga<br/>Ako<br/>Kōrero nehe.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.82999442