10.26686/wgtn.12592181.v1
Sereana Naepi
Sereana
Naepi
Tara G McAllister
Tara G
McAllister
Patrick Thomsen
Patrick
Thomsen
Marcia Leenen-Young
Marcia
Leenen-Young
Leilani A Walker
Leilani A
Walker
Anna L McAllister
Anna L
McAllister
Reremoana Theodore
Reremoana
Theodore
Joanna Kidman
Joanna
Kidman
Tamasailau Suaaliia
Tamasailau
Suaaliia
The Pakaru ‘Pipeline’: Māori and Pasifika Pathways within the Academy
Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
2020
Uncategorised value
Pacific Peoples Education
Maori Education (excl. Early Childhood and Primary Education)
2020-06-30 21:34:26
Journal contribution
https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/journal_contribution/The_Pakaru_Pipeline_M_ori_and_Pasifika_Pathways_within_the_Academy/12592181
We examine the academic ‘pipeline’ for Māori and Pasifika graduates and illustrate the chronic under-representation of Māori and Pasifika in permanent academic positions in New Zealand universities. We identify areas within higher education where significant opportunities are being lost for the recruitment and retention of Māori and Pasifika. The narratives of Māori and Pasifika post-doctoral researchers, research associates and professional teaching fellows provide further insight into the advantages and disadvantages of these positions. Lastly, we propose a Pacific alternative metaphor ‘Pacific Navigation of Academic Pathways’ based on Pacific navigation, as opposed to the more commonly used term ‘pipeline’, in order to capture the nuances of Pasifika and Māori experiences.