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Bicultural confidence & competence

07 June 2024

Having bicultural confidence develops awareness and the ability to relate to different ideas. This skill also builds understanding of cultural identity and being able to see how a culture connects with others, how ideas can be influenced, and how it affects the work created. See how we prepare our students for bicultural confidence and competence.

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Engaging and understanding both New Zealand cultures

New Zealand is made up of two distinct cultures and UC aims to prepare its students to work alongside both cultures with confidence and understand how it is relevant to their study and career. Having Bi-cultural confidence develops awareness and the ability to relate to different ideas. This skill also builds understanding of cultural identity, and the ability to see how a culture connects with others, how ideas can be influenced and how it affects the work created.

Kaupapa

Bicultural Competence Kaupapa

Orientation

A process of self-reflection on the nature of ‘knowledge’ and ‘norms’.


Self

The nature of contemporary Māori organisational structures e.g. rūnanga, hapū, iwi, iwi corporations.


Local, place-based

Traditional and contemporary realities of Māori society e.g. tikanga and kawa, te reo Māori.


National

The Treaty of Waitangi and Aotearoa New Zealand’s bicultural history.


National

The processes of colonisation and globalisation.

National and international

Other indigenous models of development, knowledge and behaviours.


International

Application of bicultural competence and confidence in a chosen discipline and career.


Self, local, national and international

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