Register of Theses about Maori Language
This register lists Maori theses, i.e., any thesis that contains significant information on the Maori language or Maori-medium education. Theses are listed by subject. Unless stated, all theses are written in English. There are probably other theses, not yet entered.
Applied Linguistics
Aspin, C. 1994. A study of mathematics achievement in Kura Kaupapa Maori. MA Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.
Boyce, Mary Teresa. 2006. A corpus of modern spoken Maori. PhD Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.
Christensen, I. 1993. Maori language teaching: The development, implementation and evaluation of two teaching resources. MPhil Thesis, Massey University.
Hunia, F. 1995. Promoting Maori language in English medium classrooms through reading tasks. MA thesis. Victoria University of Wellington.
Keegan, Peter J. 2003. The Maori vocabulary knowledge of year 6 students in Maori-medium education. PhD Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.
Ngaha, A. 2001. "He wahi tare" A sociolinguistic study of Te Reo o Ngapuhi: language proficiency and patterns of language use. MA Thesis, University of Auckland.
Education
Hohepa, Margie Kahukura. 1990. Te Kohanga Reo hei tikanga ako i te reo Maori = Te Kohanga Reo as a context for language learning. MA Thesis, University of Auckland.
Hohepa, Margie Kahukura. 1998. ‘Hei Tautoko i te Reo’ Maori language regeneration and whanau book reading practices. PhD Thesis, Auckland, University of Auckland.
Mataira, K. Te H. 1980. The effectiveness of the Silent Way method in the teaching of Maori as a second language. MEd Thesis, University of Waikato.
Pohatu, G. H. (Godfrey Huatahi) 1998. The University, Maori Studies and Treaty praxis. PhD Thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Powick, Kiri. 2002. He rautaki hei whakakaha ake i te reo Maori o Te Ati Awa ki Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka o Maui: nga whakaaro tika o te iwi: A Maori language revitalization strategy for Te Ati Awa ki Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka o Maui: the perspectives of the people. MEd Thesis in Education, University of Waikato.
Rau, C. 2004. He Matai Matatupu: Assessment for Maori medium literacy learning. Unpublished MEd thesis. University of Waikato.
Rei, Randal Te A'u. 1998. E kakano i ruia mai i rangiatea: Wananga Reo as a learning and teaching intervention for the revitalization of the Maori language. MPhil Thesis, University of Auckland.
Skerrett White, Mere. 2003. Kia mate ra ano a Tama-nui-te-ra: reversing language shift in Kohanga reo. PhD Thesis in Education, University of Waikato.
Stewart, A. G. (Oneroa) 1992. Te mauri o te reo = The power of the language: a thesis investigating a new pathway for enhancing and improving the status of Maori language and Maori pupils in schools. MA Thesis, University of Auckland.
Stewart, A. G. (Oneroa) 2000. Maori parents at school: the role of the Maori parent community in the delivery of te reo Maori school curriculum. PhD Thesis, University of Auckland.
Timutimu, Ngareta Anne. 1995. Kei ngaro to tatou reo rangatira: Middle generation Maori language crisis. MA Thesis, University of Auckland.
Wano, W. 2000. Ma te Korero Ka Ora te Reo. MEd Thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North.
Wagner, Brent Richard. 1985. The impact of a Maori language programme on primary school community: a case study. MA Thesis. University of Auckland.
Information Science
Laws, M. 1998. A Bilingual Speech Interface for New Zealand English to Maori. Master of Science Thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Laws, M. 2001. Maori Language Integration in the Age of Information Technology: A Computational Approach. PhD Thesis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Linguistics
Bauer, Winifred. 1981. Aspects of the grammar of Maori. PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh.
Boyce, Mary Teresa. 1992. Maori language in Porirua: A study of reported proficiency, patterns of use, and attitudes. MA Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.
Keegan, Peter J. 1996. Reduplication in Maori. MPhil Thesis, University of Waikato.
Mutu-Grigg, M. 1982. The manner particles Rawa, Tonu, Noa, Kee and Kau in Maori. MPhil Thesis, University of Auckland.
Nicholson, Wayne Rangi. 2000. Hei timatanga korero: Maori language regenesis and Mihinare clergy. MA Thesis, University of Canterbury.
Reedy, Tamati Muturangi. 1979. Complex sentence formation in Maori. PhD Thesis, University of Hawaii.
Wilson, Deanne B. 1991. A study of spoken Maori in Awarua (Northland). MA Thesis, University of Auckland.
Maori Studies
Cox, Thelma R. 1990. Evaluation of attitudes towards Maori and English in a selection of Auckland secondary schools. MA Thesis, University of Auckland.
Christensen, I. 2001. Ko te Whare Whakamana: Maori Language Revitalisation. PhD Thesis, Massey University. Palmerston North.
Duval, Terry P.A. 1995. A preliminary dictionary of Maori gainwords compiled on historical principles. PhD Thesis, University of Canterbury.
Snook, Zane Jonathon (Hone Oneone). 1998. Ko nga tikanga me nga whakamahinga o te A me te O o te reo Maori. MA Thesis, University of Waikato.
Psychology
Westwood, June Marion. 2000. Social identity theory and evaluative reactions to Maori language in New Zealand tertiary institutions. PhD Thesis, University of Auckland.
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