Role

Madoka guides, supports and tutors our tauira in the Heretaunga area.

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Education Background

Madoka’s background includes Education Policy-making, running Education Organisation (Japan), Special Education Teaching, Secondary School Tutoring, Adult Teaching and 18 years of Early Childhood Teaching in both Japan and New Zealand.

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Research Background

Madoka is interested in intercultural communication and super-diversity has always been an interest of hers. Her Master’s research takes a linguistics perspective on these areas while her Doctorate research takes a cultural perspective guided by SCT and Critical Theory. Madoka is studying towards a Doctor of Education through Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington.

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Teaching Interests

Madoka is passionate about supporting tauira’s positive sense of identity by providing strength-focused guidance and encouraging a tuakana-teina approach of learning to develop belonging.

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Recent Publications

Takemoto, M. (2021). Japanese children’s experiences in New Zealand early childhood education settings. Early Childhood Folio, 14–18. https://doi.org/10.18296/ecf.0097

Takemoto, M., Tait, C., & Gleeson, M. (2017). Much more than talking : an emergent bilingual learner’s interactions in a New Zealand early childhood centre. New Zealand Annual Review of Education, 22(22), 95‐111. https://doi.org/10.26686/nzaroe.v22i0.4147