PhD: Unpacked

S2 | E1 - Is our Education System Racist? - Dr Liana MacDonald

PhD: Unpacked

Show Notes

“Examining the influence of colonisation on New Zealand’s education system” Is our education system built for and by colonisers? Dr. Liana MacDonald joins us to unpack the foundations of our education system, the apparent hidden curriculums, and experiences of Māori teachers in the classroom This is a condensed, shorter-from version of the full episode we recorded. For the full version + many other additional benefits, head to patreon.com/phdunpacked. If you’d like to read more, here’s a link to the PhD: https://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/handle/10063/8095 – For any questions, qualms or queries, reach out to the PhD: Unpacked team through [email protected], or @phdunpacked on Instagram. This podcast is brought to you by Coalesce - a storytelling network from Aotearoa. If you'd like to learn more about Coalesce, feel free to do so through [email protected] or @coalescenz on Instagram.

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