Ako Aotearoa Individual/Group Good Practice Publication Grants:

Good Practice that benefits Māori and Pacific Learners and their communities

Application Form 2015

Applications can be submitted in either English or te reo Māori. Please delete the instructions in italics before submission. Information exceeding page/word limits will not be considered. No additional information can be submitted with this application.

Section 1: Publication focus (please select one)Māori learner focusPacific learner focusYounger learner focusOther, please identify focus:

Section 2: Working title of your publicationMaximum of 12 words

Section 3: Contact Applicant DetailsThis person will be the designated contact person for the grant if successfulFull name (including title if applicable)OrganisationOrganisation type (e.g. university/PTE)Organisation postal addressEmail addressContact phone number

Section 4: Are you applying on your own behalf or nominating other(s)?Please select one

My own behalfNominating others

Section 5: Additional applicants/nominee details (if applicable)Full name (including title if applicable)

Organisation

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Section 6: Please describe the practice your publication would be on Please be specific and focus on a specific practice, rather than, for example, a course or programme within an organisation.

Section 7: What language do you expect to publish in?EnglishTe reo Māori

Section 8: What format do you expect to publish in?Please select one

2000 word document with digital imagesMulti-media presentation

Section 9: If you have chosen to apply to develop a multi-media presentation describe how this will add value over and above a written account.

Section 10: Please provide an overview of your proposed publication?If you are proposing a word document publication please include a summary of the content, or if you are proposing a multi-media publication please describe the content and the media used (e.g. for a digital video you may include an overview of the script).

Section 11: How has the practice been recognised within your organisation?It is important that the applicants host organisation has recognised the benefit of the practice to learners. This may come in may forms and may include but is not limited to a formal award for the practice, or promotion of the practice to other disciplines, recognition from colleagues regarding the practice, or explicit support from budget holders/managers.

Section 12: Describe what is interesting and creative about this practice 200 word maximum. This section predominantly informs criterion 1.

Word count Please specify

Section 13: Describe how this practice could influence other tertiary educators 200 word maximum. This section predominantly informs criterion 2.

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Section 14: Describe the reasons why this practice was developed500 word maximum. This may include reference to relevant research and/or background information on the practice. For example, how and why did this practice develop? This section predominantly informs criterion 3.

Word count Please specify

Section 15: Describe the evidence that this practice is enhancing learningThere is no word limit on section 14. This section predominantly informs criterion 4. Particular weight is given to this criterion. The publication must include evidence of learner benefit from systematic collection of evidence: this may be through learner evaluations triangulated against data for learner achievement, or via independent evaluation or research.Please describe the type of evidence which has been gathered to show the practice is enhancing learners (e.g. achievement data; focus groups) as well as an overview of the method used and results found (e.g. sample size, key findings).

Section 16: Describe the organisational context in which the practice occurs200 words maximum. For example, what factors support the practice and what barriers needed to be overcome for the practice to be successful?

Word count Please specify

Section 17: BudgetFunding sought

Description (please provide detail e.g. number of staffing hours, type of equipment, type of travel)

Amount

Staffing $Equipment $Operational Costs

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$Subtotal $GST $TOTAL $Please expand table as required. Note that the maximum budget allocation for word documents if $3,000 (GST Inc) and the maximum for multi-media publications is $5,000 (GST Inc).

Section 18: Contact Applicant DeclarationI declare that to the best of my knowledge the information I have provided in this application is correct and I meet the eligibility criteria stated in the Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grant Guidelines 2014-2015I declare that any additional applicants or nominated applicants listed in this application have committed to partaking in this publication, and their associated organisations endorse their inclusion.Date

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Section 19: Organisational Endorsement of Contact Applicant (to be completed by the host CEO/Tumuaki of delegated managerI support this application for an Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grant. I verify that the applicant meets the eligibility criteria stated in the Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grant Guidelines 2014-2015.DateNameSignature

For 2015 this scheme will operate as an open fund - there are no set closing dates.

Applications must be emailed as a PDF file Rhonda Thomson, R.Thomson@massey.ac.nz, Research Manager, Ako Aotearoa.

On receiving an application, email notice will be sent to the application’s contact person. Applicants will be notified of decisions with 25 working days of receipt.

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