Submission details

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Background to this assessment

This assessment allows you to critically examine these contexts by engaging with scholarly literature and presenting your findings in the form of an annotated bibliography.

Assessment Task

Your annotated bibliography should:

1.       Identify and justify a specific health or social issue relevant to Aotearoa (e.g., diabetes, mental health, housing, smoking, alcohol harm, youth suicide).

2.       Discuss the historical and political underpinnings of this issue, including:

o    Pre-European Māori health and wellness o         Role of colonisation and its impacts on Māori o Historical trauma arising from colonisation

o    Impacts on both Māori and non-Māori populations up to the present day

3.       Provide a critical evaluation of socio-economic and socio-cultural changes in Aotearoa since 1840, linking these to the health issue you have chosen.

4.       Draw on Māori and Pacific models of health to explore culturally grounded perspectives.

5.       Examine the implications of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for health and healthcare in relation to your chosen issue.

1.       Full APA 7th reference

2.       Annotation (150 words each) that:

a.       Summarises the key arguments or findings

b.       Explains how the source contributes to your understanding of the issue and addresses the assessment focus

Your annotations should go beyond description and demonstrate critical engagement (analysis, comparison, reflection). Conclude with a synthesis/ critical conclusion (300 words) summarising the insights gained across all sources and how they help to critically examine the chosen issue in Aotearoa.

Structure of Annotated Bibliography: 

1. Introduction (200 words):

o   Introduce your chosen health or social issue (e.g., diabetes, youth suicide, housing, mental health, smoking, alcohol harm).

o   Justify its significance in the Aotearoa New Zealand context (e.g., prevalence rates, inequities, relevance for Māori and Pacific peoples).

o   Set out the scope of your annotated bibliography.

2. Annotated Bibliography:  For each entry:

2.1   Reference (APA 7th format)

Provide the full reference (e.g., journal article, book, government report).

2.2   Annotation (150 words each)

Each annotation should include:

a.       Summary – What is the article/chapter/report about? What is the main argument, finding, or perspective?

b.       Relevance to your chosen issue – How does this source help you understand your health/social issue within the Aotearoa context?

3.       Synthesis / Critical Conclusion (300 words):

o Identify patterns and themes across your annotations.

i.        What common arguments or findings emerged?

ii.      Where do authors agree or disagree?

o   Discuss gaps in the literature (e.g., lack of Māori-led research, limited Pacific perspectives, gaps in policy evaluation).

o   Link back to the assessment focus:

i. Historical and political underpinnings of the issue ii. Effects of colonisation and historical trauma

v. Implications of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in addressing the issue

4. General guidance o Explanations should be concise – brief and focused on the point you are making.

o   In all sections, please ensure that you provide evidence from highquality sources to support your discussions.

o   Use academic journal articles, professional journals, books as the main information sources.

(40%)

(20%)

Implications (15%)

Pacific health models; strong application of Te Tiriti principles; clear relevance to chosen issue.

Conclusion (10%)

Structure and

Referencing (5%)