Retrospection of a Maori Tutor Educator's Bi-Cultural Teaching Discourse in Te Wananga o Aotearoa (TWoA)

Abstract

This chapter attempts to explore the possibility of the application of Ako Wananga ontological discourse from the bi-cultural framework teaching perspective within Te Wananga o Aotearoa in Aotearoa New Zealand incorporating Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi as a partnership agreement between Mᾱori and non-Mᾱori. The author's teaching philosophy roots in the belief that effective learning can take place in a safe environment where the Kaiako (educator) and the tauira (student) are enabled to build a relationship that is meaningful.