Rate My Professor Mawera Karetai

Karetai's research specializations encompass decolonising computer science education, Māori pedagogical practices, sustainable business, and indigenous education. Key publications include "Decolonising Computer Science Education - A Global Perspective" (with Samuel Mann, Dhammika Dave Guruge, Sherlock Licorish, and Alison Clear; Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2023), "Educational Design Fictions: Imagining Learning Futures" (with Samuel Mann et al., 2022), "Bricolage as a Method in Professional Practice" (with Martin Andrew; Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Work-Based Learning) 3, 2022), "Social Dreaming Together - Envisioning Decolonised Computer Science Education" (2022), "Pākeha Facilitators Explore Journeys Into Māori Pedagogical Practices" (Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Learning and Teaching) 13, 2024), and the book chapter "F You I Won't Do What You Tell Me" (2024). She co-hosts the Blowing Bubbles podcast on sustainability topics, edits the Te Maea newsletter for Māori and Indigenous Economy and Enterprise, and extends her influence through community-engaged scholarship in media, blogging, and public discourse. Karetai is affiliated with Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi as a Research Fellow and traces her heritage to Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, and Waitaha.