Kia eke ki ngā Taumata, kia Pakari ngā Kaiako He ... - Te Puni Kokiri

• Te hāpai i a tātou – Improving outcomes for Māori.Haemata has a responsibility to both the clients and the research participants to ensureintegrity, trust, and respect.The following sections provide a discussion around the development of the criteria forparticipation and the research methodology.Part Two: Research MethodologySampleApproximately thirty teachers and eight principals from Level 1 to Level 4 immersionschools within targeted locations will be selected as the informants for this researchproject.To ensure we access a range of views from the various immersion level schools, we willidentify informants by the following criteria:1. position: must be a teacher or principal working or teaching in a Level 1-4 immersionschool2. language level: informants views must represent the four types of immersion levels inschools; Levels 1, 2, 3, 4• Level 1 is 81-100% immersion – typically a Kura Kaupapa Māori or Wharekura• Level 2 is 51-80% - typically a mainstream school with a bilingual class orclasses• Level 3 is 31-50% - typically a mainstream school• Level 4 is less than 30% - typically a mainstream school3. location – informants must be located in target areas to ensure we capture a range ofviews from teachers and principals working in a city, a region and the South Island.The target areas also allow ease of travel.Target areas:• Wellington – Lower Hutt -Porirua• Auckland• South Island• Bay of Plenty: Whakatane, Rotorua, Murupara, Kawerau4. informants must agree to be interviewed5. informants must be available to be interviewed on the day researchers will be in theirregion6. the alternative option is to interview people by phone if:• it is not possible to find enough informants who are available to do face-to-faceinterviews• someone who has agreed to a face-to-face interview has to cancel for somereason but is still willing to be interviewed by phone at another time.InterviewsStructured interviews will be conducted with teachers and principals either face-to-face orby phone during work hours, or where appropriate and/or convenient. All participants will66 | KIA EKE KI NGĀ TAUMATA, KIA PAKARI NGĀ KAIAKO