ABSTRACT Addressing the underrepresentation of Māori in the health workforce is expected to improve Māori health status and contribute to a reduction in Māori health inequities. This research aimed to understand the strengths, challenges and opportunities of the Whakapiki Ake Project (WAP) – an Indigenous tertiary recruitment programme that engages with Māori secondary school students (and their whānau) who wish to pursue a career in health. Two workshops framed within a Kaupapa Māori research approach were used for (1) current WAP students and (2) WAP whānau members attending the 2018 ‘Next STEPS to Uni’ transitioning programme. Fourteen WAP students and 11 WAP whānau members participated. Thematic analysis of the workshop data identified that Indigenous student recruitment, embedded within a tertiary academic and institutional context and framed within a Kaupapa Māori positioning can positively support Indigenous health workforce development. In addition, the inclusion of whānau and whakawhanaungatanga within recruitment interventions over time supports Indigenous student recruitment and enhances cultural identity for students and their whānau members. Our study supports the investment in Indigenous student recruitment as an investment in anti-racism theory and practice.

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土著中学招募进入高等教育健康专业研究：关于 Whakapiki Ake 项目的优势、挑战和机遇的学生和家庭世界观的定性研究

摘要 解决毛利人在卫生人力中的代表性不足问题有望改善毛利人的健康状况并有助于减少毛利人的健康不平等。本研究旨在了解 Whakapiki Ake 项目 (WAP) 的优势、挑战和机遇，这是一项面向希望从事健康事业的毛利中学生（及其家庭）的土著高等教育招聘计划。在 Kaupapa Māori 研究方法框架内举办的两个研讨会用于 (1) 目前的 WAP 学生和 (2) WAP whānau 成员参加 2018 年“下一步到大学”过渡计划。14 名 WAP 学生和 11 名 WAP whānau 成员参加了会议。研讨会数据的专题分析表明，土著学生招募、嵌入在高等教育学术和机构环境中，并在 Kaupapa 毛利人定位框架内，可以积极支持土著卫生人力的发展。此外，随着时间的推移，将 whānau 和 whakawhanaungatanga 纳入招聘干预措施支持土著学生招聘，并增强学生及其 whānau 成员的文化认同。我们的研究支持对土著学生招聘的投资，作为对反种族主义理论和实践的投资。