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In this issue: (hide) 1. Contributing to Māori developmentThis issue of the eNewsletter looks at the updated indicators for Te Rautaki Mātauranga Māori — Contribute to the Achievement of Māori Development Aspirations. The majority of Māori students continue to be enrolled at certificate level, however, numbers enrolled at that level are dropping. Māori continue to have higher participation rates at diploma level than non-Māori, while participation rates in bachelors and masters degrees continue to be below that of non-Māori. In particular, at bachelors level, Māori participation rates started to decline sooner than those of non-Māori. Māori students, at diploma level and above, remain overrepresented in education, society and culture, and creative arts, and underrepresented in engineering, sciences, architecture, information technology, and management and commerce. At diploma level, Māori are more likely than non-Māori to complete a qualification within 5 years. At bachelors and masters levels, Māori completion rates remain lower than those of non-Māori. (Maori Participation and Achievement At Higher Levels and Across Disciplines) After a period of rapid growth from 2001 to 2003, the number of students enrolled in te ao Māori courses has decreased, mostly at level 1. Similarly, the number of students enrolled for at least a third of the year in higher-level te reo Māori courses decreased in 2005. The number of students in immersion and bilingual teaching qualifications has fluctuated, with numbers in early childhood qualifications rising and those in school qualifications decreasing. (Supporting Te Ao Maori and Te Reo Maori) Overall numbers at wānanga declined in 2005, with much of the recent decline being in level 1 to 4 certificates, and in non-Māori student numbers. From 2002 to 2005, the feilds of study with greatest growth in student numbers at wānanga have been in society and culture, management and commerce, and education. The number of Māori students at Māori PTEs has remained steady, in spite of growth in Māori students in other types of PTEs. (Provision of Kaupapa Maori Tertiary Education) Most TEIs and ITOs have a change-focus on Māori development within their profiles. Māori stakeholders see this as an important area of engagement with the tertiary education sector. The challenge is to make sure the engagement is of high quality and focused on results. (Contributing to Maori and Iwi Development) 2. New information on passing coursesThe Ministry of Education has just released a report providing new information on how many students pass courses in tertiary education, covering the period 2001 to 2005. The report finds that many students pass all of their courses without necessarily gaining a qualification, suggesting that many are undertaking tertiary study with course-related, rather than qualification-related goals. This report is the first stage in exploring the information that can be obtained from the course completion data. Over the next few months, this new information will be added to a number of the monitoring indicators to provide a fuller picture of student achievement. Click here to download the report. You may also be interested in these two other recently released reports: A changing population and the New Zealand tertiary education sector 3. New look wiki siteWe have updated the software supporting the wiki sites, which enables us to improve the look and feel and incorporate new features. Page navigation remains the same. If you want to print off a page — either click on ‘Print’ at the top of the page, for a printable view, or try out the new ‘pdf’ button to create a typeset pdf file of the page. Look out for further improvements to look and feel over the next few months. In the meantime, there are a few things that we are gradually tidying up as a result of the transfer.
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