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MsRahera Cowie

Lecturer

School of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

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  • Lecturer
    School of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
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BIO

Studying towards a Doctor of Philosophy
Working thesis title:
The Role of cultural practices in te reo Māori language revitalisation
He whare kōrero te Whare Pora. A House of Weavers and speakers. What is the Role of Cultural Practice in Language Revitalisation?

Qualifications & Memberships

Bachelor of Education (University of Waikato)
Diploma of Teaching (Primary) (University of Waikato)
Master of Education, Hōaka Pounamu | Māori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching and Learning (University of Canterbury)
Research Interests
Rahera Cowie (Ngāi Tahu, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kahu) is a lecturer in Mātauranga Māori (Initial Teacher Education) and Hōaka Pounamu (Master's of Māori Education). Her research focuses on the traditional art of raranga (weaving) and the revitalisation of te reo Māori. She holds a Bachelor of Education from the  University of Waikato and a Master of Māori Education endorsed by Hōaka Pounamu from the University of Canterbury. Her interests include Māori language revitalisation, advancing Mātauranga Māori in education, and the global revitalisation of Indigenous knowledge systems.

 
Rahera has more than 20 years of teaching experience across primary education, including Māori-medium immersion settings in Aotearoa New Zealand and mainstream education on the Gold Coast, Australia. At Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, she has held the role of Kaiārahi Māori in the Faculty of Arts and currently serves as a Pūkenga | Lecturer in the Faculty of Education. Rahera completed a Master of Education with First Class Honours in 2018 and is currently undertaking doctoral studies. She is the Programme Coordinator for Hōaka Pounamu and lectures in Mātauranga Māori within initial teacher education programmes.

TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAITAHA - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY APPOINTMENTS

  • Lecturer
    University of Canterbury, School of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment, Faculty of Education5 Aug 2019 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    University of Canterbury, Faculty of Education, Christchurch, New Zealand

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Kaiārahi Māori
    University of Canterbury, AVC Māori Office, Christchurch, New Zealand16 Sep 2019 - 11 Nov 2021

DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Education
    The University of Waikato, Hamilton, Aotearoa10 Feb 1992 - 11 Dec 1995
  • Master of Education, Hōaka Pounamu | Māori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching and Learning
    University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand12 Feb 2018 - 17 Dec 2018

LANGUAGES

  • Māori
    Can read, write, speak and understand

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Education

GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION

  • Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 4 Quality Education
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities

FIELDS OF RESEARCH