Pasifika Learning and Teaching Hub
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Welcome to the Pasifika Learning and Teaching hub. Material relating to effective teaching of Pasifika students and topics will be added here.
General Teaching Resources
For information about pronouncing Samoan words and phrases click here [1]
Journal Articles Related to Teaching Pasifika Students
The following are all relatively recent papers about teaching Pasifika students in tertiary institutions in New Zealand.
Airini, Curtis, E.T., Townsend, S., Rakeha, T., Brown, D., Sanni, P., Smith, A., Luatua, F., Reynolds, G., and Johnson, O., 2011. Teaching for student success: Promising practices in university teaching. Pacific-Asian Education, 23:1, 71-90. Read more here [2]
Benseman, J., Coxon, E., Anderson, H., and Anae, M., 2007. Retaining non-traditional students: lessons learnt from Pasifika students in New Zealand. Higher Education Research and Development, 25:02, 147-16. Read more here [3]
Burnett, G., 2012. Research paradigm choices made by postgraduate students with Pacific education research interests in New Zealand. Higher Education Research & Development, 31:4, 479-492. You can access this article here [4]
Gray, S., 2012. Are they really at risk? Students' stories of success. MA Ed, University of Waikato. You can read the full thesis here [5]
Rolleston, A., & Anderson, H., 2004. Attrition and retention: The voice of missing students. Paper presented at the AVETRA Conference, Canberra, April 2004. Read more here [6]
Success for Pacific Learners: The Impact of Tertiary Education Strategies
Find out about the impact that the last three Tertiary Education Strategies appear to have had on Pacific learners in higher education. Click on the link here to download the report [7]
Pacific Languages Compendium
The Pacific Languages Compendium is a web-based directory of New Zealand government resources that are written or delivered in a Pacific language. You can access the Compendium at http://www.mpia.govt.nz/pacific-languages-compendium
