Research and Policy
Background
In the early nineties, a group of people who had been educators in English medium, Māori medium and special education settings, and who were concerned with the inequitable educational outcomes faced by New Zealand’s Māori population, began to work together.
Over 20 years, this group of Māori elders, a Pākehā academic, Emeritus Professor Ted Glynn, and Māori practitioners came together as a metaphoric whānau to undertake research that aimed to support educators work more effectively with Māori students and their families.
Under the auspices of the Special Education Services this group was established as the Poutama Pounamu Education Research and Development Centre in 1995.