Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga: The Development of an Indigenous Language Immersion School. Harrison, B. Volume 22 , 1998. abstract bibtex In the early 1980s, the Maori people of New Zealand began a dynamic language revitaliz ation movement. The establishment of Maori immersion programs in state funded schools constituted one major aspect of the movem ent. Th is article de scribes the development oftheMaori language immersion program inoneNew Zealand school forchildren ages 5to 17. In 1985, the first immersion classroom of 5-year-olds was establ ished. Immersion classrooms were added year by year as the first class of children progressed through primary school,junior high,and high school.The first class completed the final year of high school in 1997, and students entered polytechnics or university programs in 1998. The article briefly summarizes the historical background,culturalcontext,and program ofthe school. Indicators ofschoolperformance, including student achievement on national examination s, are considered.The findings are examined in terms of a selection of the research and theoretical literature. This case study has implication s for researchers and educators who areworking in indigenous language schoolingand fortho sewho are interested intheoretical explanations relating to the success or failur e ofminority students in school
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abstract = {In the early 1980s, the Maori people of New Zealand began a dynamic language revitaliz ation movement. The establishment of Maori immersion programs in state funded schools constituted one major aspect of the movem ent. Th is article de scribes the development oftheMaori language immersion program inoneNew Zealand school forchildren ages 5to 17. In 1985, the first immersion classroom of 5-year-olds was establ ished. Immersion classrooms were added year by year as the first class of children progressed through primary school,junior high,and high school.The first class completed the final year of high school in 1997, and students entered polytechnics or university programs in 1998. The article briefly summarizes the historical background,culturalcontext,and program ofthe school. Indicators ofschoolperformance, including student achievement on national examination s, are considered.The findings are examined in terms of a selection of the research and theoretical literature. This case study has implication s for researchers and educators who areworking in indigenous language schoolingand fortho sewho are interested intheoretical explanations relating to the success or failur e ofminority students in school},
number = {April 2014},
author = {Harrison, Barbara},
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