Sonja Macfarlane

New Zealand academic
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Sonja Macfarlane

Summary

Sonja Macfarlane is a human[1]. She worked as a researcher[2]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Sonja Macfarlane was married to Angus Macfarlane[4].
  • Sonja Macfarlane is identified as part of the Māori ethnic group[5].
  • Sonja Macfarlane is identified as part of the Ngāi Tahu ethnic group[6].
  • Sonja Macfarlane is identified as part of the Kāti Waewae ethnic group[7].
  • Sonja Macfarlane worked as a researcher[2].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's field of work was pedagogy[8].
  • Sonja Macfarlane was employed by Massey University[9].
  • Sonja Macfarlane was educated at University of Canterbury[10].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's doctoral advisor was Dean Sutherland[11].
  • Sonja Macfarlane received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[12].
  • Sonja Macfarlane received the Dame Marie Clay Award[13].
  • Sonja Macfarlane received the Herbison Lecture[14].
  • Sonja Macfarlane received the Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award[15].
  • Sonja Macfarlane is recorded as female[16].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Sonja Macfarlane supervised Te Hurinui Renata Karaka-Clarke as a doctoral student[18].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's Commons category is recorded as Sonja Macfarlane[19].
  • Sonja Macfarlane earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's family name is recorded as Macfarlane[21].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's family name is recorded as Bateman[22].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's given name is recorded as Sonja[23].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's given name is recorded as Lee[24].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's academic thesis is recorded as In Pursuit of Culturally Responsive Evidence Based Special Education Pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand: Whaia ki te ara tika[25].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[26].
  • Sonja Macfarlane's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Books of Mana[27].

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Origins and Family

Ethnic identities include Māori[5], an ethnic group[28], in New Zealand[29]; Ngāi Tahu[6], an iwi[30], in New Zealand[31]; and Kāti Waewae[7], a hapū[32], in New Zealand[33].

Education

Sonja Macfarlane was educated at University of Canterbury[10]. Her doctoral advisor was Dean Sutherland[11]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].

Career and Affiliations

Sonja Macfarlane worked as a researcher[2]. Her field of work was pedagogy[8]. Among her employers was Massey University[9]. She supervised Te Hurinui Renata Karaka-Clarke as a doctoral student[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[12]; Dame Marie Clay Award[13]; Herbison Lecture[14], an award[34], in New Zealand[35], founded in 2000[36]; and Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award[15].

Personal Life

Sonja Macfarlane was married to Angus Macfarlane[4].

Why It Matters

Sonja Macfarlane ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

Who was Sonja Macfarlane married to?

Sonja Macfarlane's spouses include Angus Macfarlane[4].

What did Sonja Macfarlane do for work?

Sonja Macfarlane worked as researcher[2].

Where did Sonja Macfarlane go to school?

Sonja Macfarlane was educated at University of Canterbury[10].

What awards did Sonja Macfarlane receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[12], Dame Marie Clay Award[13], Herbison Lecture[14], and Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved . nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . In Pursuit of Culturally Responsive Evidence Based Special Education Pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand: Whaia ki te ara tika. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . psychology.org.nz. psychology.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . nzare.org.nz. nzare.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . nzare.org.nz. nzare.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . royalsociety.org.nz. royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . In Pursuit of Culturally Responsive Evidence Based Special Education Pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand: Whaia ki te ara tika. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . rnz.co.nz. rnz.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . researchprofile.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved . researchprofile.canterbury.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . researchprofile.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved . researchprofile.canterbury.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Ethnic group Māori, Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Waewae
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    Family name Macfarlane, Bateman
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