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Margie Hohepa

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Margie Hohepa
Born
Margie Kahukura Hohepa

1960 (age 63–64)
Other namesMargie Ratapu
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Scientific career
FieldsMāori education, Kaupapa Māori
InstitutionsUniversity of Waikato
Theses

Margie Kahukura Hohepa (born 1960), sometimes Margie Ratapu (which is her married name),[1] is a New Zealand education academic specialising in Māori education. She is Māori, of Te Māhurehure, Ngāpuhi and Te Ātiawa descent and are currently a full professor at the University of Waikato.[2]

Early life

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Hohepa was born in Auckland in 1960. She received her primary and secondary education at Matipo Primary in Te Atatū Peninsula, Te Atatū Intermediate, Wainuiomata College, Wellington East Girls' College and Rutherford High School.[1] She studied at the University of Auckland for a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts (Hons) in Education, with the title of her 1990 master's thesis Te Kohanga Reo hei tikanga ako i te reo Maori = Te Kohanga Reo as a context for language learning.[1][3] She then obtained a Diploma in Teaching from the Auckland Teachers' College.[1]

Academic career

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After a 2000 PhD titled 'Hei tautoko i te reo : Maori language regeneration and whānau bookreading practices' at the University of Auckland,[4] she continued lecturing at Auckland and in Whangarei. In 2010 she moved to an associate professorship at the University of Waikato, rising to full professor.[2]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Underhill, Bridget. "Margie Kahukura Hohepa". Kōmako. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Professor Margie Kahukura Hohepa". University of Waikato. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019.
  3. ^ Hohepa, Margie (1990). Te Kohanga Reo hei tikanga ako i te reo Maori = Te Kohanga Reo as a context for language learning (Masters thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/2935.
  4. ^ Hohepa, Margie (2000). Hei tautoko i te reo : Maori language regeneration and whānau bookreading practices (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/517.