MAI Review Editorial: Welcome

Haere mai! Tomo mai!

Welcome again to this online journal. MAI Review publishes quality material that contributes to the body of knowledge about Māori and Indigenous development. It seeks to do so in a way that also assists in advancing the capabilities of Māori and Indigenous people who are engaged in research and scholarly training. For further information about the aims, objectives and scope of this publication, go to our ‘About’ section.

This issue is devoted to Pacific Research in Education with a particular focus on new directions. The collection of papers by leading and emerging scholars is introduced by Eve Coxon and Tanya Wendt Samu who provide an excellent overview of their content, directions and contributions. Embedded in the work are implications for the future, which also have relevance more generally to Indigenous development.

In Research Notes we also have Dr Coxon’s tribute to the life and scholarly career of Futa Helu, a distinguished Pacific educationist; and a paper by Dr Selina Marsh that examines the relationship between Pacific Island research and literary criticism.
 
Te Kokonga (the workshop corner) rounds out the collection with a paper on how to find resources and information on Pacific research models (McFall-McCaffrey) and a consideration of resources and strategies for teaching Pacific literature (Selina Marsh).

Please note that you are always invited to share or ask about other aspects of practical knowledge and scholarly work (for more background go to Author Information and then to its Te Kokonga sub-section).

The Resources section offers efficient access to nation-wide repositories of E-theses, a link to the MAI Central portal hosted by Massey University, glossaries for translations, a radio link to Hawaii, a link to Ako Āotearoa and a customised Google search that covers the journal and the wider MAI network.

We are always pleased to receive feedback and suggestions regarding any aspect of this journal. Further, if you have any queries about the suitability of any material for consideration, please contact us.

We hope you enjoy this issue.

With best wishes,

Les R. Tumoana Williams
Nathan Mathews
Adreanne Ormond
Helen Sword
Editors