Today, the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) announced a new call for Full Proposal applications to the Whatua Tū Aka pathway. The TLRI funds research projects that aim to improve outcomes for learners. Today’s announcement reflects the TLRI Advisory Board’s commitment to improving equity for Māori learners by supporting kaupapa Māori educational research and building kaupapa Māori research capability. If you have an idea for a project that could improve equity for Māori learners, please apply. Examples of current Whatua Tū Aka projects are: Ngā pūrākau o Te Kura o Tuahiwi: a project investigating the impact of place-based pūrākau on early literacy teaching and learning, and the sociocultural impact of these pūrākau on ākonga, whānau, and kaiako. Tikanga and

The Teaching and Learning Research initiative (TLRI) is pleased to announce the three exciting new research projects that were successful in this year’s funding round. The TLRI congratulates and welcomes the three new research teams, who join 14 other TLRI teams working on projects that continue to receive funding from previous rounds. Established in 2003, the TLRI seeks to strengthen the relationship between educational research and teaching practice to improve outcomes for ākonga in Aotearoa. Funding is distributed through two pathways: Whatua Tū Aka, a kaupapa Māori pathway, and an Open pathway. For our 2022 funding round, we would like to introduce: Toi ora, Reo ora, Whatuora–Developing a Māori medium arts-based pedagogy to support Māori aspirations to revitalise reo and

We are pleased to announce that the TLRI is now accepting Expression of Interest applications for its 2023 funding round. All information, including key dates, is available at the Apply for Funding page. Since 2003, the TLRI has strengthened the relationship between educational research and teaching practice, with the ultimate goal of improving equity and outcomes for ākonga in Aotearoa. As in recent years, Expression of Interest applications are accepted for both of the TLRI’s funding pathways: The Open pathway, and Whatua Tū Aka, a kaupapa Māori pathway This year the TLRI fund is prioritising the following areas: Research on topics of strategic importance within the early childhood education and/or compulsory school sectors. Research that focuses on success for Māori

Today, the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) announced a call for Full Proposal applications to the Whatua Tū Aka pathway for funding. The TLRI funds research projects that aim to improve outcomes for learners. Today’s announcement reflects the TLRI Advisory Board’s commitment to improving equity for Māori learners by supporting kaupapa Māori educational research and building kaupapa Māori research capability. If you have an idea for a project that could improve equity for Māori learners, please apply here. Examples of current Whatua Tū Aka projects are: Toi ora, reo ora, whatuora: a project exploring the reo Māori aspirations of three connected rumaki reo whānau in the Waitematā Kāhui Ako through the Māori pedagogy and practice of whatu. This project