Introduction
The perception of New Zealanders to newcomer immigrants is varied and can
be vocal! In this unit we have looked at how past and current events
play a role in the responses people have to other cultural groups. In this
inquiry, you will be asking people about their responses to newcomer
immigrants and why they feel as they do. You can focus on any cultural
groups of your choice - as newcomers and as resident New Zealanders.
It may be helpful to focus on just one group - eg
Afrikaans, Chinese Asians, etc. Work in groups and collate information
collected and delegate parts of the inquiry. Here are some resources to
help you:
Part A: Planning Framework
Download a template to record your framework of inquiry steps.
Create VOX POPS (Voices of the people) by:
- Writing questions to find out current responses to newcomer immigration
- Searching the internet sites given for answers from a
range of
perspectives, ie. points of view
- Arrange to talk to people at, eg. Chinese societies - have guest
speakers visit from Chinese societies, Iwi groups.
- Search NZ histories.
Part B: Presentation
Write a magazine article to communicate findings and present information
about New Zealanders' response to newcomers. Include fact files,
statistics and quotes that link your findings of the current situation
to influences of past cultural interaction.
Your article will:
- identify the different cultural groups involved.
- Identify the responses of New Zealanders to newcomer immigrants
- Attempt to explain why they hold these perceptions, linked
to their own culture
Support your presentation with evidence in the form of graphs, statistics,
timelines, maps, cartoons, active links to the actual pages of sites
that contain relevant information such as articles, reports, images,
analyses, radio excerpts, video clips, music etc.
Part C: Conclusions
Draw valid conclusions based on your Inquiry.
Link your conclusions to significant ideas about cultural integration.
Part D: Evaluation
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of:
- your planning framework;
- the information you gathered;
- your conclusions.
- Suggest what you could have done to improve on your Inquiry.
- Suggest how you could further develop your
Internet Research skills.
- Suggest how you might further investigate your topic.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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