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Äwhina Revolution: A Bayesian Analysis of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Completion Rates from a Program for MÄori and Pacific Success in STEM Disciplines
MÄori and Pacific students generally do not attain the same levels of tertiary success as New Zealanders of European descent, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Te RÅpÅ« Äwhina (Äwhina), an equity initiative at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand between 1999 and 2015, aimed to produce MÄori and Pacific professionals in STEM disciplines who contribute to MÄori and Pacific community development and leadership. A hierarchical Bayesian approach was used to estimate posterior standardized completion rates for 3-year undergraduate and 2-year postgraduate degrees undertaken by non-MÄori-Pacific and MÄori-Pacific students. Results were consistent with an Äwhina effect, that is, Äwhina's positive influence on (combined) MÄori and Pacific success