Paul Whitinui
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| Paul Whitinui | |
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| Born | New Zealand |
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Paul Whitinui is a professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical Health and Education at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Academic Career[edit]
Whitinui earned his BEd, BLS, Dip.Tchg, and MLS(Hons) at the University of Waikato, and his EdD degree at the University of Auckland. His 2007 thesis entitled, “The Indigenous Factor: Exploring Kapa Haka as a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment in Mainstream Secondary Schools in New Zealand,”. is a critical and social-cultural analysis of the role Kapa Haka plays in the educational engagement and success of Māori students who attend public high schools in New Zealand.
Whitinui held faculty positions at the University of Waikato (2007–2010), the University of Canterbury (2010–2012), and was Associate Professor of Maori Teacher Education in the College of Education – Te Kura Akau Taitoka at the University of Otago (2012–2015).[1]
In 2016, he moved to the University of Victoria where he took up his current appointment as a Professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical Health, and Education. Before beginning a career in post-secondary education, he worked in New Zealand high schools for eleven years as a Physical Education High School Teacher and a Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB).[2]
Whitinui was co-chair of the World Indigenous Research Alliance (WIRA) from 2014–2021, and the former Editor-in-Chief for WINHEC Journal (2018–2021) operating under the auspices of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC).[3]
Research Contributions[edit]
With a diverse background in sport and leisure, Indigenous health and development, and teacher education, Whitinui’s career has centered around advancing the social and academic aspirations and needs of Indigenous Peoples and their communities.[4] Whitinui’s work related to these topics has resulted in a number of impactful scholarly publications including peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, commissioned reports, and edited books (see selected works below).
Awards and Honours[edit]
- Whitinui is a two-time recipient of the Te Amorangi National Māori Academic Excellence Award from the University of Waikato which recognized the important contributions of both his master’s and doctoral research in 2002 and 2007[5]
- In 2021, he was bestowed The Order of Service to Indigenous Education from the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium.[6][7]
- He was also a visiting scholar at three distinguished Canadian universities including Queen’s University as Faculty of Education Indigenous Scholar; University of Victoria as Faculty of Education Distinguished Lansdowne Visiting Scholar (2013)[8] and the University of Saskatchewan College of Education as a John Ranton McIntosh Visiting Scholar (2008).[9]
Selected Works[edit]
- Whitinui, P., Dick, S., Hancock, R., Alan, B., Loppie, C., Erb, T., Duerksen, R., & Baldwin, C. (2021). Between the Tides: Developing an Indigenous-Informed Cultural Safety Training Impact Assessment Survey Tool for Post-Secondary Institutions on Vancouver Island, BC. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 16(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.20355/jcie29454
- Whitinui, P. (2021). Decolonizing Sports Sociology is a “Verb not a Noun”: Indigenizing Our Way to Reconciliation and Inclusion in the 21st Century. Sociology of Sports Journal, 38(1), pp 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2020-0148
- Whitinui, P., Rodriguez de France, C., & McIvor, O. (2018). Promising Practices: Indigenous Teacher Education (20 chapters). Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-6400-5
- Whitinui, P. (2017). Te Whakahōnere ngā Wawata o te Whānau: Honouring the Educational Aspirations of Whānau Māori in Two English-medium Primary Schools in the Otago-Southland regions. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 1-14, https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2017.38
- Whitinui, P., McIvor, O., Robinson, B., Morcom, L., Cashman, K., & Arbon, V. (2015). The World Indigenous Research Alliance (WIRA): Mediating and Mobilizing Indigenous Peoples’ Educational Knowledge and Aspirations. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 23(120), 1-25. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v23.2052
- Whitinui, P. (2014). Indigenous Autoethnography: Exploring, Engaging, and Experiencing “Self” as a Native Method of Inquiry. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 43(4), 456-487. doi: 10.1177/0891241613508148
- Whitinui, P., Glover, M., & Hikuroa, D. (Eds.). (2013). Ara Mai he Tētēkura - Visioning Our Futures: New and Emerging Pathways of Māori Academic Leadership. University of Otago Press. ISBN 978-1-877578-60-1
- Whitinui, P. (Ed.). (2011). Kia tangi te titi - Permission to Speak: Successful Schooling for Māori Students in the 21st century: Issues, Challenges and Alternatives. New Zealand Council of Educational Research. ISBN 978-1-877398-98-8
- Whitinui, P. (2011). The ‘Treaty' and ‘Treating' Māori Health: Politics, Policy and Partnership. AlterNative: Special Edition, 7(2), 134-151.
- Whitinui, P. (2010). Indigenous-based Inclusive Pedagogy: The Art of Kapa Haka to Improve Educational Outcomes for Māori students in Mainstream Secondary Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 6(1), 3-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/ijpl.6.1.3
References[edit]
- ↑ "Associate Professor Paul Whitinui | Australasian Human Development Association". Confer.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ↑ "Paul Whitinui". University of Victoria.
- ↑ "EXECUTIVE BOARD". WINHEC. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "Team names 'must build positive relationships,' UVic professor says". Times Colonist.
- ↑ "National Māori Academic Excellence Awards 2007 - Pro-Vice Chancellor Māori: University of Waikato". University of Waikato. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) - Honours 2021". WINHEC. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "WINHEC 2021 Awards". University of Victoria.
- ↑ Board, Otago Bulletin. "Recognition a "humbling experience" for educator". University of Otago. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "Internal Faculty Grants and Awards - College of Education | University of Saskatchewan". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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