16 A Framework for Considering Maori Education

The ten points discussed above can be used as a basis for a framework to consider Mäori education. The framework can be represented as a biaxial chart: the horizontal axis contains the broad goals and the vertical axis contains the principles, pathways and capacity. The three goals, to live as Mäori, to be citizens of the world, and to enjoy health and well-being are concurrent goals - all three are fundamental to Mäori achievement. The principles of best outcomes, integrated action and indigeneity all reflect the need for community as much as sectoral commitment. And educational pathways that are centred on Mäori, or add a Mäori perspective, or reflect collaboration are options within which Mäori diversity might find expression. Finally, without an independent Mäori planning capacity, Mäori educational initiatives run the risk of being piecemeal and unrelated to the wider pan-sectoral thrusts of positive Mäori development.

Table a framework for considering Maori education