A Snap-Shot of Organisational Provisions for Maori Children and Youth with Special Needs

Autor/in	Bevan-Brown, Jill
Titel	A Snap-Shot of Organisational Provisions for Maori Children and Youth with Special Needs
Quelle	In: Kairaranga, 6 (2005) 1, S.3-10 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-9232
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Malayo Polynesian Languages; Special Needs Students; Children; Youth; Surveys; Ethnic Groups; Pacific Islanders; Interviews; Followup Studies; Family Involvement; Special Education; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Handicap; Behinderung; Ausland; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Child; Kind; Kinder; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ethnie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article presents the findings of a survey to gather information about the scope, prevalence and effectiveness of programmes and services for Maori children and youth with special needs. Analysis of relevant organisational documentation including a postal survey completed by 78 people from 56 different special educational, Maori, support and disability organisations, and 25 follow-up interviews, revealed that a wide range of services and programmes were being offered by organisations throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Out of the organisations surveyed fifty-eight percent were providing programmes and services especially developed or adapted for Maori, and forty-one percent had a person with particular responsibility for or expertise in this area. Common components of effective programmes and services were: the incorporation of cultural content; the involvement of parents, whanau, the Maori community, Maori organisations and Maori workers; and ready accessibility. Respondents described 56 different effective strategies and 39 challenges to providing for Maori children and youth with special needs. The five major barriers identified were: insufficient funding; lack of culturally appropriate resources and people with cultural and professional expertise; a shortage of culturally appropriate, relevant training; Pakeha-centric attitudes towards special needs provisions; and high stress levels of Maori staff working in the special needs domain. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Ministry of Education. Available from: Massey University. Private Bag 11 222; Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. Tel: +64-6-351-3396; Fax: +64-6-351-3472; email: kairaranga@massey.ac.nz; Web site: http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/departments/school-curriculum-pedagogy/kairaranga/kairaranga_home.cfm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10