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Talking Tertiary Education TALKING TERTIARY EDUCATION Transforming lives, communities, and economies The People’s Report on Tertiary Education in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2017 Photo credits Page 10: "Graduation" by Alan Light, used under CC BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/7184218434/ Page 14: "crosses de fougère" by marthe lellevre, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/127683502@N02/33662141883 Page 24: "Family" by Kat Grigg, used under CC BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/katgrigg/10156703466/ Page 37: "Egmont National Park" by Department of Conservation, used under CC BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/docnz/6488926649/ Page 38: Audrey Angelo, used with permission of Anton Angelo, used under CC BY Page 42: "Where Do We Stand with String Theory" by goddard studio 13, used under CC BY 2.0 https://www. flickr.com/photos/99008361@N05/12843125613/ Page 47: "Learning" by Mike Confrancesco, used under CC BY-ND 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/29350563@N08/32497337093/ TERTIARY EDUCATION UNION Te Hautū Kahurangi o Aotearoa Contents Talking tertiary education ............................................................................................4 The first ones ................................................................................................................10 Second chances ............................................................................................................14 Tangata whenua and te reo Māori .............................................................................19 Making a better life .....................................................................................................24 Building careers ...........................................................................................................34 Following your passion ..............................................................................................37 Opening minds ............................................................................................................42 Lifelong learning ..........................................................................................................47 Keep It Public ...............................................................................................................52 3 The People’s Report on Tertiary Education Talking tertiary education It’s a question of being something more than “just business", it’s about growing humankind. Nearly 5,000 people have told the government In 2014, the Tertiary Education Union to keep tertiary education public over the published Te Kaupapa Whaioranga: The past few months. Here we share some of Blueprint for Tertiary Education. In this their stories about the power of publicly blueprint staff working in ITPs, universities, funded tertiary education to change lives and and wānanga spoke of the transformative transform communities. power of education in reducing inequity and contributing to lifelong learning This short report gathers nearly one opportunities, and how accessible tertiary hundred stories from across New Zealand, education allows us to fulfil our potential representing people who studied any time as individuals and as members of whānau/ in the last 40 years at ITPs, universities, and families and communities. Here we give space wānanga. Each story is a reminder that high to the stories of those who have benefited quality public tertiary education brings a from public tertiary education. wide range of social, political, and economic As staff we are constantly buoyed by the ways benefits to the people of Aotearoa. in which education changes the lives of the students we work with, by the positive impact Talking tertiary education 4 on the communities we work within, and In this first section, we describe the key by the social and economic outputs that are themes in the stories we received, which ranged from the level closest to the individual generated from our public tertiary education right up to the contribution gaining a tertiary system. In an era where the market is seen education made to a person’s community and as a solution to so many problems, this our democracy. collection shows the positive impact public Some of the contributors were happy to be tertiary education has on our nation. named, others for personal, political, or job- related reasons have asked us to share their stories anonymously. Tertiary education transformed my life For some it was a new and fresh start, and they grabbed it with both hands. For many who contributed to this report, now it took me to hit my lowest to find strength it was the impact on their life, their well- enough inside to say "I want to live" (Aaron being, and their sense of self that was most Dunn). important to share. While these stories are about individual growth, our society cannot Having been a very wilful young person … I be healthy unless those within feel connected sabotaged my own high schooling [and ended and valued. What these contributers up in] very soul destroying work. … a liberal intuitively speak about is recognised by the arts education broadened my mind, restored Treasury’s inclusion of social and human my very damaged self-esteem and I went on to capital in factors that aim to improve living become a teacher and a good one at that (Juliet standards. Neill). Tertiary education turned my life around … I am Samoan. I am a woman. I am a statistic. I knew I needed something to keep my mind I am a statistic of educational success. It is occupied otherwise I would have committed because of tertiary education (J., Auckland) suicide … If it wasn't for FREE education, I would either not be here, or I would still be on My horizons broadened immensely. The the invalids benefit. I use to scoff at a poster at opportunities, then and since, to study the Community College that said "If it wasn't at university have been emotionally and for education, I would be dead" but I realise intellectually liberating (Katherine Brown). Growth for and as Māori I learned about me as well, I learned how full and rich being Māori is, instead of trying to hide that part of me that could never be hidden anyway because it's obvious! A number of participants spoke about the education for Māori as tangata whenua. importance of publicly funded tertiary Access to publicly-funded and high-quality 5 The People’s Report on Tertiary Education tertiary education can help us reduce social Communities who are labelled "low income" disparity and enact our Tiriti relationship. have grown immensely, not in the finance area but in the tikanga area. A lot more whanau Because I was in training, I decided it was time are now returning to their Marae with a better to learn my language - Te Reo Māori (there understanding of "what to do without getting were no fees yet, so I was able to do this). … growled at or frowned upon by the whanau My father is a native speaker. I learned also whanui (wider family)" (L., Gisborne). why he had not taught us our language, I learned about the real past of our country, and For a long time I was the sole Māori IT Tutor I grieved, but it made me stronger (P., Bay of at the institute now we have four Māori IT Plenty). tutors. And this is the value of public institutes (George Tongarairo). From first in family many flourish Of course this affected more than just me, I after the kids. … She would often want me to was able to light a flame in my daughter....who miss school but I used to run away to school dropped out of three high schools and is now a and would get a good hiding for doing so. … researcher for eye cancer in Perth (Toni Daly). What tertiary education has done for me and my whanau is changed our world, our future In launching its ‘first in family’ scholarship and our way of living. … We can help other proposal NZUSA presented literature families … and we can contribute positively to to demonstrate that “a key barrier for our communities. We have great self-esteem underrepresented groups in tertiary and know that education and knowledge education is the lack of understanding of the is very powerful and is worth working for benefits of tertiary education and the lack of (Maraea Van Gent). familial support for potential students from backgrounds where higher level tertiary At the age of 44 and after being employed by education is not traditionally common.” The the same company for 10 years … I completed importance of the first in family accessing the course and gained a certificate in Business public tertiary education and then lighting Management and proudly graduated in the a fire for others was reflected time and time University Graduation Ceremony, a real again by contributors to this report. achievement for someone who scraped through secondary school! I wanted my kids to know All she [my mother] wanted for me was to you are never too old to study … (Fiona Pace). know how to clean the house, cook and look Moving out of poverty ...education is everything and if you're overcome inequality by improving the lives determined it lifts you out of poverty and into of the poorest and marginalised the most. a good wage and coffee on the side! (Maureen Education is vital to achieve this goal because Stewart). it can help ensure that the benefits of growth are fairly shared.” There has long been international recognition of the importance of education in overcoming At 22 I was pregnant and unemployed having poverty and deprivation. Analysis by the just been laid off from job in a factory. I Global Education Monitor Report shows that went to uni and
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