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Linda Tuhiwai Smith
1950–present · Contemporary · Maori / Aotearoa New Zealand
Research Methodology
Changed how scholars think about research ethics, colonial knowledge extraction, and Indigenous self-determination.
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The life behind Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s ideas
Linda Tuhiwai Smith is presented in the Thought archive through research methodology, maori / aotearoa new zealand, maori / new zealand, contemporary. The recorded life dates are 1950–present. The profile connects this work to Education, Indigenous Thought, Postcolonial Thought, Social Theory.
The central questions gathered here concern decolonizing methodologies, research ethics, knowledge extraction, Indigenous education, self-determination. Together they show the recurring problems, methods, and distinctions that define this thinker’s contribution.
Linda Tuhiwai Smith developed within an intellectual conversation shaped by Maori knowledge, critical theory, Indigenous activism. These names provide context for the traditions and problems surrounding the work; they do not imply simple agreement.
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Examines decolonizing research, Indigenous methodology, knowledge extraction, education, and who controls the questions.
- Era
- Contemporary
- Tradition
- Maori / Aotearoa New Zealand
- Discipline
- Research Methodology
- Life dates
- 1950–present
- Country
- Maori / New Zealand
The questions they explored
What kept them wondering
- 01
Decolonizing methodologies
- 02
Research ethics
- 03
Knowledge extraction
- 04
Indigenous education
- 05
Self-determination
Orbit of influence
Everything Linda Tuhiwai Smith is connected to
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Ideas
- Citizenship education over workforce preparationholds this idea · 1 debate
- Decolonizing education is essentialholds this idea · 1 debate
- Decolonizing education through homeschoolingholds this idea · 1 debate
- Existence precedes essenceholds this idea · 1 debate
- Homeschooling as liberationholds this idea · 1 debate
- Reclaiming Indigenous epistemologiesholds this idea · 1 debate
- Women's education empowers societal progressholds this idea · 1 debate
Debates
- Should Education Focus on Citizenship More Than Workforce Preparation?took part in this debate
- Is Homeschooling a Viable Alternative to Traditional Education Systems?took part in this debate
Ideas Linda Tuhiwai Smith holds in the debate record
- Citizenship education over workforce preparation1 debate
- Decolonizing education is essential1 debate
- Decolonizing education through homeschooling1 debate
- Existence precedes essence1 debate
- Homeschooling as liberation1 debate
- Reclaiming Indigenous epistemologies1 debate
- Women's education empowers societal progress1 debate
- Decolonizing methodologies
- Indigenous education
- Knowledge extraction
- Research ethics
- Self-determination
Influences and connections
Who shaped them, and whom they shaped
Shaped by
- Maori knowledge
- critical theory
- Indigenous activism
Went on to shape
- Indigenous research methods
- education theory
- decolonial scholarship
Ideas in motion
Debates featuring Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Should Education Focus on Citizenship More Than Workforce Preparation?
With Jyotirao Phule, Neil Postman
Is Homeschooling a Viable Alternative to Traditional Education Systems?
With Jiddu Krishnamurti, John Langalibalele Dube
Left open: How can homeschooling ensure educational equity?
Religion, Meaning & Morality — The oldest human questions — faith and doubt, good and evil, suffering, forgiveness and the search for meaning.
With Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir
The Indispensable Role of Women’s Education in Avoiding Societal Mistakes
With Mary Wollstonecraft, Pandita Ramabai
Left open: how does education integrate diverse cultural contexts?
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