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initially be contacted by phone to confirm participation, answer any questions and toarrange a time for a face-to-face or phone interview. All participants will be sentinformation packs from Haemata Ltd which include information about the research, theinterview questionnaire and consent forms.Interviews will take approximately 30-40 minutes. The researchers will record a summaryof the participants’ answers during the interview.Participants will be offered the opportunity to be interviewed in Māori or English. Interviewnotes will be returned to participants to be checked and confirmed before analysis.Principal interviewsThe administrator will contact principals by phone and ask if they would like to participatein the research project. Upon agreeing to participate, Principals will then be sentinformation packs. This will be followed up with another phone call to set an interviewtime.Teacher interviewsThe administrator will contact principals by phone to get their permission to contactteachers from their schools and invite them to participate in the research project. Onceprincipals give permission, the administrator will phone the teachers. Upon agreeing toparticipate, teachers will then be sent information packs. This will be followed up withanother phone call to set an interview time.Information PackHaemata Ltd will send teachers and principals an information pack to outline the purposeof and rationale for the research project which will include:• An introductory letter• Participant Information Sheet• Participant Consent Form• Ethics and Research MethodologyCultural safetyWe expect that a number of the participants will be Māori and/or Māori speakers andsimilar rates of male and female. The Haemata researchers are Māori, female, speakersof Māori, and comfortable with Māori practices and protocol. With experience in Māorieducation, as classroom teachers, lecturers in colleges of education and universities, inserviceteacher education facilitators and as students of the Māori language, ourresearchers bring both cultural and educational understanding to the research. This willensure understanding and respect for the participants and enable a non-harmful and nonoffensiveexperience.Informed consentParticipants will be fully informed of the following prior to the interview taking place:• the rationale for undertaking the research project67