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Ms Toni Torepe

Contact

Department: School of Teacher Education

Email: toni.torepe@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693714

Office: Rehua 503

Language: English

About
Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Māori teachers experiences in the classroom
  • Cultural taxation
  • Indigenous education

Researcher Summary

My research interests are centred around the experiences of Māori educators in English medium compulsory school sectors and Māori academics in mainstream tertiary institutions.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: Education; Māori Education; Pedagogy; Teacher Education

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Jones K-L., Fickel L., King J., Torepe T., Fletcher J. and Macfarlane S. (2021) Teachers and stakeholders’ perceptions about Māori partial immersion environments contribution to Kaupapa Māori (Māori medium) education. Set: Research information for teachers (1): 3-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/set.1.2021. (Journal Articles)
  • Madsen B., Williams L., Rom M., Perkins R., Purchell S., Olssen E., Simpson A., Torepe T. and Shay M. (2020) Online Corroboree in Covid-19: the 'song and dance' of being an Indigenous researcher. Journal of Global Indigeneity. (Journal Articles)
  • Neha T., Macfarlane A., Macfarlane S., Clarke TH., Derby M., Torepe T., Duckworth F., Gibson M. and Fletcher J. (2020) Sustainable prosperity and enterprises for Māori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand: A review of the literature. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEC-07-2020-0133. (Journal Articles)
  • Torepe T. (2020) Cultural Taxation - Fact or fiction? Emerging narratives of Māori tertirary academics. Online International Doctoral Research Conference in Education 2000, 8 Jul 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe T. (2018) Chalk-Face Confessions: The Narratives of Six Māori Teachers Working in Eurocentric Primary and Secondary Schools in Canterbury. Kairaranga 19(1) 2: 14-20. (Journal Articles)
  • Torepe T., Macfarlane A., Macfarlane S., Fletcher J. and Manning R. (2018) Leading schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: Understanding and supporting the weight of culture for Māori teachers. Journal of Educational Leadership Policy and Practice 33(2): 48-59. (Journal Articles)
  • Torepe TK. and Manning RF. (2018) Cultural taxation: The experiences of Māori teachers in the Waitaha (Canterbury) province of New Zealand and their relevance for similar Australian research. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 47(2): 109-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jie.2017.20. (Journal Articles)
  • Torepe TK. (2017) Cultural taxation in New Zealand Eurocentric tertiary institutions: A Cultural Myth or Workplace Reality? Research in Progress. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education, 20-22 Nov 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe TK. (2017) Cultural Taxation of Māori Academics: Fact or Fiction? Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference 2017, 20-22 Nov 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe TK. (2017) Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing: An Indigenous methodological approach to research. Canberra, Australia: Australian Association For Research in Education, 26-30 Nov 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe TK. (2016) Cultural Taxation: Cultural Myth or Workplace Reality? University of Queensland: PhD Confirmation - University of Queensland, 23 Jun 2016. (Oral Presentations)
  • Torepe TK. (2016) Cultural Taxation: Cultural Myth or Workplace Reality? University of Queensland: PhD: Milestone 1 Confirmation. (Oral Presentations)
  • Torepe TK. (2016) Cultural Taxation: Myth or Reality? Research in Progress. In : 699-707. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Torepe T. (2015) Encouraging Distance Students to engage with Second Language Learning online. Art Center of Kobe, Japan: The Asian Conference on Education, 23-23 Oct 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe T. (2014) Isn't technology meant to make things easier? The use of on line assessment tools to assess language proficiency. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Learning and Teaching Languages Symposium. (Oral Presentations)
  • Torepe T. (2014) Strategies used to enhance language learning on line. Christchurch, New Zealand: Learning and Teaching Languages Symposium, 22-22 Oct 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Colvin G., Torepe T. and Manning R. (2011) White teachers in brown spaces: Transformative education for white teachers in New Zealand: What works? Surfers Paradise, Australia: Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association (ACRAWSA) Conference, 7-9 Dec 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe T. (2011) Confessions from the Chalkface: Māori Teachers Reflect upon their Experiences in Six Monocultural New Zealand Schools. Honolulu, HI, USA: 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education (EDU2011), 4-7 Jan 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe T. (2011) The Cultural Taxation of Māori Teachers: Māori Teachers reflect upon their teaching experiences in the Waitaha (Canterbury) region, New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury. (Theses / Dissertations)
  • Torepe T. (2011) The use of Indigenous Metaphor as Pseudonyms for Indigenous Research Participants in a Masters Thesis Project. Honolulu, HI, USA: 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education (EDU2011), 4-7 Jan 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Gully N., Clarke T. and Torepe T. (2010) He aha te mea nui - he tamaiti, he tangata, he rangahau (What matters most - students, community or the institution?). Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference and Annual Meeting 2010, 6-9 Dec 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Gully N., Clarke T. and Torepe T. (2010) What matters most ... students, community or the institution? Cairns, Australia: 6th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Rim, 18-21 Dec 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe T. (2009) Hoaka Pounamu: Kaupapa Māori professional development for New Zealand educators: From theory to practice. Sydney, Australia: Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Association National Conference (AFMLTA), 9-12 Jul 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Torepe T. (2008) Hoaka Pounamu: Transformative Professional Development for Indigenous Educators: From theory to practice. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Ngā Kete a Rēhua: Inaugural Māori Research Symposium: Te Waipounamu, 4-5 Sep 2008. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Review and Refereeing

  • New Zealand Association for Research in Education ( 2019 - 2023)
  • The Seventh Asian Conference on Education 2015 ( 2015 )
  • New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics ( 2019 - 2020)
  • New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics ( 2019 - 2023)
  • The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education ( 2020 )
  • The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education ( 2020 - 2023)

Key Methodologies

  • Kaupapa Māori research
  • Indigenous knowledges
  • Narrative
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