Youth Connectedness Project: A Kaupapa Maori approach to understanding rangatahi Maori connectedness

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Youth Connectedness ProjectA Kaupapa Maori
approach to understanding rangatahi Maori
connectedness and wellbeing Connectedness and
wellbeing is to do something and have a good time
doing it Rangatahi Maori participant

• Keri Newman, Timoti Brown, Garrick Cooper, Wally
  Penetito, Chelsea Grootveld and Matthew Gifford

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Youth connectedness and Maori

• The proposal and FoRST
• Maori sample 50
• Participating iwi consulted Taranaki, Te Ati
  Awa, Ngati Toa Rangatira, Ngati Whatua, Ngati
  Kahungunu
• Outputs to target whanau, hapu, iwi and
  agencies/services that support them
• Researching Maori connectedness whakapapa and
  wellbeing whaioranga
• Conceptual framework in place for all data

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Purpose and rationale

• Purpose
• To understand
• Include Maori perceptions and representation
• Must be beneficial to rangatahi Maori and their
  communities
• Rationale
• Significant rangatahi Maori component
• Hearing the voices of rangatahi Maori

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Maori project management

• Main project Dr Jan Pryor 2003
• Te Ropu Tiaki Tai Walker 2004
• Kaupapa Maori Research Group Dr Wally Penetito
  2006
• NZCER Garrick Cooper 2006
• Aatea Consultants Kiwa Hammond, Timoti Brown,
  Chelsea Grootveld 2006
• Kaitakawaenga Carey O Hagan 2006
• KMRG new Kaimahi Kairangahau Keri Newman and
  Matthew Gifford 2007
• All contribute to developing the conceptual
  framework

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Main project analytical framework and Maori
conceptual framework synergy

• Two frameworks, one survey tool, multiple
  dissemination targets
• Kaupapa Maori and indigenous frameworks
• Common ground hypotheses Barnhardt 2003
• Connecting Years 2006-2007-2008

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Barnhardt 2003
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Project challenges

• Fitting in or a good fit
• Practices and relationships with Maori
• One survey multiple cultures
• Attrition tracking transient rangatahi Maori

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Te Huarahi Whakamua 2007

• Year 1- 30 Maori participation. Topics
  rangatahi profiles and trends, types of whanau
  their relationships, parent-school relationships,
  youth-school relationships, Maori identity,
  religion ,cellphone/internet use, rituals, te reo
  Maori proficiency, peers, smoking, interests,
  school experiences and bullying.
• Year 2- 26 Maori participation. All survey
  topics from the 327 questions
• Year 3 - Longitudinal analysis

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Kaupapa Maori Research Group KMRG contacts

• Keri Newman
• Mangai Takawaenga Kairangahau Maori
• Victoria University
• 04 463 5187 027 7227 883
• keri.newman_at_vuw.ac.nz
• www.victoria.ac.nz/youthconnectedness