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Paper abstract bibtex This paper discusses the experimental use of the Tivaevae research framework and how it was applied as a pedagogical tool within secondary education classes. In extending the use of the Tivaevae framework as a tool for education, the author queried whether the Tivaevae could be unpicked, re-stitched, and reworked to be used in other ways. Could the process be used not only within research space(s), but as a culturally appropriate pedagogy and reflection tool in classrooms? This paper explores the use of a cultural philosophy enmeshed within the Tivaevae research framework and its application to education designed specifically for māpū (youth) in te Kūki ꞌĀirani (Cook Islands) secondary schools. The author experimented using these values and ideas within the development of a sexuality resource, as well as pedagogical tools for teachers and māpū. Reflected visually, classes design a ‘sexuality tivaevae’ as a guide ensuring their classroom is safe mentally and emotionally as they critically explore potentially sensitive topics such as sex. Using squares, akin to tivaevae tāꞌorei, key learning is documented. These squares can be stitched together providing an imagery to convey each student’s ‘learning tivaevae’ from their unit of study creating a metaphorical sexuality tivaevae. This story provides testimony of the ongoing legacy of the Tivaevae research framework and shares how the seeds sewn through relationships in the 1980s influence education in Kūki ꞌĀirani classrooms in the early 2000s, evidencing the enduring impact created through connection and context.
@article{futter-puati_unpick_2025,
title = {Unpick. {Re}-stitch: {Tivaevae}},
issn = {2463-641X},
shorttitle = {Unpick. {Re}-stitch},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10092/108846},
abstract = {This paper discusses the experimental use of the Tivaevae research framework and how it was applied as a pedagogical tool within secondary education classes. In extending the use of the Tivaevae framework as a tool for education, the author queried whether the Tivaevae could be unpicked, re-stitched, and reworked to be used in other ways. Could the process be used not only within research space(s), but as a culturally appropriate pedagogy and reflection tool in classrooms? This paper explores the use of a cultural philosophy enmeshed within the Tivaevae research framework and its application to education designed specifically for māpū (youth) in te Kūki ꞌĀirani (Cook Islands) secondary schools. The author experimented using these values and ideas within the development of a sexuality resource, as well as pedagogical tools for teachers and māpū. Reflected visually, classes design a ‘sexuality tivaevae’ as a guide ensuring their classroom is safe mentally and emotionally as they critically explore potentially sensitive topics such as sex. Using squares, akin to tivaevae tāꞌorei, key learning is documented. These squares can be stitched together providing an imagery to convey each student’s ‘learning tivaevae’ from their unit of study creating a metaphorical sexuality tivaevae. This story provides testimony of the ongoing legacy of the Tivaevae research framework and shares how the seeds sewn through relationships in the 1980s influence education in Kūki ꞌĀirani classrooms in the early 2000s, evidencing the enduring impact created through connection and context.},
language = {en},
urldate = {2025-08-17},
author = {Futter-Puati, Debi},
year = {2025},
note = {Publisher: Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies},
}
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