Professor Mere A Berryman
Director of Poutama Pounamu
Qualifications: PhD, M Ed with first class honours, B Ed
Personal Website: https://poutamapounamu.org.nz/
Iwi: Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Whare
About Mere
In my work, I aim to challenge the pervasive and historical discourses that perpetuate educational disparities for Māori students and disrupt these through school leadership and reform initiatives. In my research, I combine understandings from kaupapa Māori and critical theories and I have published widely in this field. In 2016, I was a recipient of the New Zealand Honour, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education and to Māori in education.
Papers Taught
Research Supervised
Research Interests
Kaupapa Māori and Critical theories; Culturally Responsive Methodologies; Relational and Responsive inclusion; School and Home-community relationships; Cultural Relationships for Responsive Pedagogy.
Recent Publications
Berryman, M., Kay Rameka, L., & Mauria Togo, T. (2022). Unlearning colonial constructs: conception, pregnancy, birth and infancy. AlterNative, 18(1), 173-181. doi:10.1177/11771801221088931
Berryman, M. (2020). Teacher-student relationships. In Oxford Bibliographies. Oxford Press. doi:10.1093/OBO/9780199756810-0232
Townsend, T., Berryman, M., Gurr, D., & Drysdale, L. (2020). Leadership for learning in diverse settings: School leaders setting the agenda. In J. Hall, A. Lindorff, & P. Sammons (Eds.), International Perspectives in Educational Effectiveness Research (pp. 327-359). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-44810-3_12
Berryman, M. (2019). Lead to succeed: Relational and responsive inclusion. In Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Assistant and Deputy Principals’ Conference. Tauranga, New Zealand.
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Keywords
Assessment and Evaluation in Education; Culture; Education; Education Policy; Education Research; Inclusive Education; Indigenous Education; Leadership; Learning and Education; Maori Development and Education; Reform in Education; Te Kotahitanga; Teacher Education; Teacher Professional Learning/Development; Teaching and Learning