Separate but equal? : Māori schools and the Crown, 1867-1969 / John Barrington.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-314) and index.

'Self-help schooling' : the Crown's primary schools for Māori -- Schooling for assimilation and 'civilisation' -- Assimilation reinforced 1904-1930 -- Schooling together: Pākehā pupils in native schools -- Learning 'the dignity of manual labour': the Māori denominational boarding colleges 1881-1930 -- Māori culture and language: the primary schools 1930-1940 -- 'The majority must remain in their own communities as farmers, labourers, mechanics, or in domestic duties': secondary education 1930-1940 -- Māori schools and the war: effects and expectations -- 'Second best schooling'?: Māori district high schools and denominational boarding colleges 1940-1969 -- Final decades: Māori primary schools to 1969 -- Separate no longer: Education Department to Education Boards.