Change of classification and revision of Māori Geography unit standards

FIELD SOCIAL SCIENCES

Change of classification and revision of Māori Geography unit standards

Existing classification name

FIELD	Subfield	Domain	Id
Social Sciences	Social Science Studies	Māori Geography	6137-6151, 19670, 19671

New classification name

FIELD	Subfield	Domain	Id
Māori	General Education Māori	Māori Geography	6137-6151, 19670, 19671

At the request of the NZQA Māori Qualifications Services Māori Geography (General Education) Whakaruruhau, the Qualifications Authority has changed the classification of the unit standards referred to above. The new domain, which has the same name as the one it replaced, is in field Māori, subfield General Education Māori, rather than in the Social Sciences field. The domain in the Social Sciences fieldhas been designated as lapsed.

Date new versions published October 2004

Rationale for the change

Consultation took place with the Māori Geography Whakaruruhau and they concluded that it would be in the best interests of potential candidates to transfer the Māori Geography unit standards to Field Māori so that Māori Qualifications Services is better able to:

· Provide schools, particularly kura kaupapa, wharekura and mainstream schools incorporating kaupapa Māori within their teaching programmes, with more options for the attainment of the certification such as National Certificate in Māori (Te Waharoa) (Level 2).

· Promote usage.

The opportunity of the reclassification was taken to correct references to legislation and clarify wording of the unit standards.

Summary of main changes to standards" classification, titles, levels, and credits

The following unit standards have been affected by the change. They have been amended to show the new subfield name and published as new versions. Changes are in bold

Field Social Sciences

Māori

Subfield Social Science Studies

General Education Māori

Domain Māori Geography

ID	Title	Level	Credit
6137	Describe tapu, noa, and mana in relation to the way Māori interact with the natural world	1	3
6138	Explain the role of whakatauki in relation to how Māori manage the environment	1	2
6139	Describe aroha in relation to the way Māori interact with the natural world	1	2
6140	Explain Māori hekenga and whakanohonoho	2	6
6141	Describe whanaungatanga in relation to the way Māori interact with the natural world	2	3
6142	Explain kaitiakitanga in relation to the way Māori interact with the natural environment	2	3
6143	Carry out a local kaitiakitanga activity with direction	2	6
6144	Explain wāhi tapu in relation to how Māori manage the environment	3	6
6145	Explain mahinga kai in relation to the way Māori use taonga of the natural world	3	3
6146	Carry out a local mahinga kai activity with direction	3	3
6147	Analyse the different views Māori and Pākehā have in relation to the natural world	3	4
6148	Explain tino rangatiratanga in relation to the way Māori interact with the natural world	4	4
6149	Describe the effects of social policy changes on Māori in an urban and a rural environment	4	4
6150	Analyse and explain the effects of ture Pākehā on the way Māori interact with the natural world	4	6
6151	Carry out mahi rangahau with guidance in relation to a local Māori resource management issue	4	6
19670	Identify and describe the role of atua Māori in the natural world	1	2
19671	Identify and describe a Māori view of the natural world	1	4

Impact on existing accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level	Nature of accreditation	Domain in Māori/General Education Māori	Level
Field	Social Sciences	4	Domain	Māori Geography	4
Subfield	Social Science Studies	4
Domain	Māori Geography	4

The new Māori Geography domain has been added to the list of Base Scope of Accreditation for Schools (BSAS) subjects (until March 2004 these were referred to as conventional school subjects (CSS) subjects). This means that all schools with BSAS accreditation will automatically be granted accreditation for the domain referred to above to level 4.

FIELD	Subfield	Domain	To Level
Māori	General Education Māori	Māori Geography	4

Impact on existing qualifications

The following qualification is not materially affected and it will be updated when it is next reviewed or revised.

Qualification Title	Classification or Id
National Diploma in Surveying (Level 6) with an optional strand in Mine Surveying [Ref: 0453]	6147

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

AMAP 0226 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the classification of the standards.