Applying culturally responsive practices: Implications for mainstream education

Abstract

The article emphasizes the importance of culturally responsive pedagogies and education policy in New Zealand education system. The author responds to the Ministry of Education's "Me Korero: Let's Talk" document by using her personal experiences as a Maori learner who achieved educational success. She notes that she combined her personal experience with what she learned through my professional experiences as a teacher, school leader and educational research.