Angus Hikairo Macfarlane is a New Zealand academic and professor at the

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Biography

He has mixed Scottish and

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ancestry, and was born in

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into a family of 14 siblings. His family identify with ''Ko Te Arawa e waru pumanawa'', the "eight beating hearts" of the

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region in central

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.Macfarlane, A. H. (2004). ''Kia Hiwa Ra! Listen to Culture: Maori students' plea to educators''. Wellington, New Zealand Council For Educational Research.

Academic career

Before a career in tertiary education, Macfarlane was a secondary teacher, head teacher, Liaison Officer for the Ministry of Education, and Advisor for Special Education Services. His tertiary education career began in 1995 with lectureship and associate professorship positions at the

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. He received a

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titled ''Culturally inclusive pedagogy for Māori students experiencing learning and behaviour difficulties'' in 2003. Macfarlane moved to the

in 2009. He is the Professor of Māori Research and the director of the ''Te Ru Rangahau: Maori Education Research Laboratory.''

Research

Macfarlane's research focuses on the organisation of teaching and learning in schools where structures and engagement emphasise Māori preferred ways of teaching and learning.

The Educultural Wheel

Macfarlane's research around these topics resulted in his creation of the "Educultural Wheel", which was first seen in his 2004 book, ''Kia hiwa ra! Listen to culture: Maori students plea to educators''. It was initially a management strategy, designed to increase the development of successful teacher/student interactions with Maori students. It derived from previous research which showed that what Maori students identified as being most beneficial to their learning, was the relationships they had with their teachers. When put into practice, the theory showed significant benefits for not only Maori students, but for students of all cultures. This theory of student management strategy was based around the research and beliefs of many of Macfarlane's favourite theorists from his educational psychology background. According to Macfarlane, in relation to the Educultural Wheel: The Educultural Wheel is made up of five interwoven concepts that cover the bases of all aspects of the classroom, these are: ''Whanaungatanga'' (Building relationships), ''Kotahitanga'' (Ethic of Bonding), ''Manaakitanga'' (Ethic of care), ''Rangatiratanga'' (Teacher effectiveness), and ''Pumanawatanga'' (General classroom morale, pulse, tone).

Awards and honours

In 2010 he received the Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research for outstanding contributions to Māori research. In 2013 Macfarlane was awarded the

Research Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Māori research and education. He is the first Māori to be awarded the medal. He was elected Fellow of the

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in 2018. In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Macfarlane was appointed a

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, for services to education, psychology and Māori.

Personal life

Macfarlane's wife Sonja Macfarlane is an associate professor at the University of Canterbury.

Selected works

* Macfarlane A. (2004) ''Kia hiwa rā! Listen to culture: Māori students' plea to educators.'' Wellington: NZCER Press. * Macfarlane AH. (2007) ''Discipline, Democracy and Diversity: working with students with behaviour difficulties.'' Wellington: NZCER Press. 204pp. * Macfarlane A., Christensen J. and Mataiti H. (2010) ''Above the clouds: A Collection of readings for identifying and nurturing Māori students of promise = Ka rewa ake ki ngā kapua.'' Christchurch: Te Waipounamu Focus Group, University of Canterbury. 231pp. * Margrain V. and Macfarlane A. (2011) ''Responsive pedagogy: Engaging restoratively with challenging behaviour.'' Wellington: NZCER Press. 273pp. * Macfarlane A, Macfarlane S, Teirney S, Kuntz JR, Rarere-Briggs B, Currie M, and Macfarlane R. (2019) ''The Hikairo Schema: Culturally responsive teaching and learning in early childhood education settings'' Wellington: NZCER Press. 32pp.

References

External links

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